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ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/22 - Sunday Charles Ugwuaba v. Senegal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Implementation of Decisions
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 28, 2022
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/22 - Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project v Nigeria (SERAP) v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 25, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/22 - Incorporated Trustees of Center for Peace and Conflict Management & 8 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/22 - Dr. Jacob Abdullahi & 5 Ors v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/22 - Gabriel Messan Kodjo v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 24, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/22 - Aissaitou Alidou v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 25, 2022
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/22 - Francis Elie Gnimagnon & 9 Ors v. ECOWAS Commission

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 28, 2022
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/22 - Cherif Madi v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Terrorism
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 1, 2022
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

045/2016 - Charo Said Kimilu & Mbwana Rua Kubo v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

011/2021 - Lehady Vinagnon Soglo v. Benin

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/09/19 - Registered Trustees of GAN ALLAH Fulani Development Association of Nigeria v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Dec 10, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/05 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Rachad Laleye

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Movement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 27, 2005
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/21 - Djegui Djanka & 102 Ors v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Provisional/interim measures
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 30, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05 - Mrs.Tokunbo L. Oyemade v. Executive Secretary of ECOWAS & 2 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 10, 2005
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/08 - Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Niger

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2008
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/24 - Chukwuemeka Edeh v. Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 14, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

015/2018 - Kija Nestory Jinyamu v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

037/2020 - Harouna Dicko & Ors v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

025/2018 - Bonifance Alistedes v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/25 - Mrs. Afanvi Akuyo v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Privacy
  • Women in prison
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/25 - Cassandra Garber & Ors v. Sierra Leone

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/19 Justice Joseph Wowo v. Gambia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/16 AZIAGBEDE Kokou & 33 Ors, TOMEKPE Abra Lanou & 29 Ors, & ATSOU Komlavi & 4 Ors v. Togo

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 6, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/15 - Bourama Sininta & 119 Ors v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 30, 2015
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/16 Djibril Yipéné BASSOLE v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Insurrection
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 1, 2016
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/17 Ousmane Guiro v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Corruption
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2017
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/18 - Agbetognon Koffi v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 17, 2018
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/18 - Nazare Gomes de Pina v. Guinea Bissau

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea Bissau
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 24, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/18 Khalifa Ababacar SALL & 5 Ors v. Sénégal

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/31/18 Festus A.O. Ogwuche & Crownfield Solicitors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Mar 31, 2015
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/13/18 Haidara Ismaila v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 21, 2018
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/19 Nancy Bohn-Doe v. Liberia

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/19 - Rev. Fr. Solomon Mfa & 11 Ors v. Nigeria & 5 Ors

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Insurrection
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Investigation
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Terrorism
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/19 Martha Adamu & 7 Ors v Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 9, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2017 - Alfred Agbes Woyome v. Ghana (Dissenting Opinion of Judge Gérard Niyungeko)

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Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/20 Tahirou Djibo & 3 Ors v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2020
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/20 The Reg. Trustees of Jama'a Foundation & 5 Ors v. Nigeria & The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of The Federation

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Impunity
  • Insurrection
  • Inter-Religious Disputes
  • Internal Displacement
  • Investigation
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/APP/07/10 - SERAP v. Nigeria & Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Adequate Standard of Living
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 14, 2012
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/21 - Hamma Hiya & Anor v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extension of Time
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Mar 9, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/21 - Counsellor Kabineh Muhammad JaNeh v. Liberia & ANOR

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jun 4, 2021
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/21 - Illia Malam Mamane Saidat v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 22, 2021
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/21 Fodi Mohamed & Ors v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • IHRDA
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 24, 2021
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/37/21 - Daniel Makolo ESQ. v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/21 - Kenneth Roberts & 4 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/23 - Nana-Jo N'dow v. The Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

033/2016 - Makungu Misalaba v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

022/2018 - Youssouf Traore & 9 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/58/23 - Ismaila Haidara & Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

003/2016 - John Lazaro v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/24 - Amadou Cellou Dalein Diallo & 50 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/24 - Momodu Khalifa Cham v. ECOWAS Commission & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/24 - Komlan Raymond Koudo v. ECOWAS Parliament

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/ 02/20 - Ansoumana Dione v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Provisional/interim measures
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jan 30, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/03/20 - Société Togolaise de Stockage de Gaz & 5 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2020
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/ CCJ/JUD/07/21 - Miles Investments (SL) LTD & Anor v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2021
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/05 - Hon. Dr Jerry Ugokwe v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2005
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/07 - Prof. Etim Moses Essien v. Gambia & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Oct 29, 2007
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/07 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Mr Rachad Laleye & Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Nov 2, 2007
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/07 - Alhaji Hammani Tidjani v. Nigeria & 4 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 28, 2007
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/07 - Alice R. chukwudolue & 7 Ors v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/08 - Qudus Gbolahan Folami & Piyahara Diamoutene v. ECOWAS Parliament & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 28, 2008
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/37/24 - Hassan Kargbo & 7 Ors v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • IHRDA
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Public Protest
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 14, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/33/24 - Advocaid Ltd v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Police Brutality and Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 7, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

017/2019, 018/2019, & 019/2019 - Goh Taudier & Ors v. Cote d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

001/2022 - Misozi Charles Chanthunya v. Malawi

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

029/2019 - Doumbia Moussa v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

012/2018 - Glory Cyriaque Hossou v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2017 - Kabalabala Kadumbagula & Daud Magunga v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Life imprisonment
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/25 - Mr. Edwin Lenyie & 25 Ors v. Nigeria & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Land Expropriation
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/25 - Patrick Eholor (on behalf of victims brutalised during Lekki Toll Gate incident) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Public Protest
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/25 - Zadi Philipe v. Authority of Heads of State and Government & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Reparations / Remedies
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 14, 2025
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/25 - Abdourahamane Sanoh & 8 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Public Protest
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

024/2018 - Gerald Koroso Kalonge v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

030/2018 - Edison Simon Mwombeki v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/11 Ocean King NIG LTD v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Year Decided
Jul 8, 2011
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/15 - Gnassinbe Kpatcha & 6 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 24, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/18 Vision Kam Jay Investment Limited v. Chairperson of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 7, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/18 Festus A.O. Ogwuche ESQ v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 13, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/18 Alhaji Oba Amasa v. ECOWAS & 5 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Rent Disputes
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 14, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/18 FAJ & Ors v. The Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 13, 2018
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/19 - Taakor Tropical Harwood Company LTD v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jan 24, 2019
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/19 DEXTER OIL LTD v. Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/13 Assima Kokou Innocent, Azanlekpo Dossey K. Narcisse & Da-Silveira Hertnes & 5 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2013
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/19 Lieutenant Colonel Silas Jock Santoi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Jan 23, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/14 - Registered trustees of Avocats sans Frontières France & Thankgod Ebohs v. Nigeria & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Tribunals
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 31, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/13 Aziagbede Kokou & 33 Ors, Atsou Komlavi & 4 Ors, & Tomekpe Lanou & 29 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Investigation
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 3, 2013
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/14 SERAP & 10 Ors v. Nigeria & 4 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Investigation
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/15 Stella Ifeoma N. & 20 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death in custody
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2015
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/19 - SGT. Mikah Rango & 243 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/25/19 Sunday Charles Ugwuaba v Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 28, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/20 The Incorporated Trustees of Laws and Rights Awareness Initiatives v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/20 - Ajami Yasmine Marie Jeanne v. Cote d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2020
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/20 Société BEDIR SARL v. Niger

Preview
Keywords
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 1, 2020
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/20 SGT. Mikah Rango & 243 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
  • Revised Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 25, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/11 Petrostar (Nigeria) Limited v Blackberry Nigeria Limited & Anor.

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 8, 2011
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/APP/01/04 - Chief Frank Ukor v. Rachad Laleye and Alinnor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Case Headnotes
No value
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 27, 2005
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/APP/05/06 - Moussa Leo Keita v. Republic of Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/22 - Tahirou Djibo & Ors v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Land Expropriation
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2022
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/23 - Mahawa Cham & Sarjo Cham v. The Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • IHRDA
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/23 - Hassan Abdou Nohou v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Forced Eviction
  • IHRDA
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/22 - Incorporated Trustees of Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa, Rehink Africa Foundation & 3 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

020/2017 - Igola Iguna v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

052/2016 - Marthine Christian Msuguri v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

013/2021 - Symon Vuwa Kaunda & Ors v. Malawi

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
AfCHPR Decision

031/2016 - Umalo Mussa v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

037/2016 - Jackson Godwin v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/24 - Mohamed Morlu v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • IHRDA
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2024
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/50/23 - Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho) v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal security
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

039/2020 - Legal and Human Rights Centre & Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

058/2016 - Niyonzima Augustine v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

041/2016 - Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits de l'Homme & Ors v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

012/2021 - Landry Angelo Adelakoun & Ors v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

026/2017 - Mauridi Swedi alias Mswezi Kalijo v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/24 - Abayomi Babalola v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Death in custody
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/24 - Abiguime Maguiliwè & 52 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Association
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/24 - Mme Akolly Hanou Woetru v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/12/24 - Djedjey Deret Yves Marcel v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 29, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/24 - Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 30, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/24 - Incorporated Trustees of Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja & Anor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/24 - Jack Rockson & Global Agriculture Development v. Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/24 - Obianuju Catherine Udeh & 2 Ors. v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Investigation
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

044/2016 - John Mwita v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/RUL/02/18 - Sana Canté v. Guinea Bissau

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea Bissau
Year Decided
Nov 7, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/19 - Khalifa Ababakar Sall v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Participation in Government
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 8, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/06/19 - Johnny King & 10 Ors v. Nigeria & 9 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Human Rights Violations
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 16, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/08/19 - Ahounou Ambroise v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Year Decided
Nov 11, 2019
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/07/20 - Alex Nain Saab Moran v. Cape Verde

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extradition
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Money Laundering
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Health
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 2, 2020
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/42/24 - Association des victimes de la torture (ASVITTO) & Anor v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/24 - Glory Okolie & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

009/2023 - Safinaz Ben Ali & Lamia Jendoubi v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

023/2018 - Rashidi Romani Nyerere v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/25 - The Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation & Anor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/25 - Bathily Modibo v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
ECOWAS Court declares itself incompetent
Year Decided
Feb 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/25 - Portia Otto Alagba & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Military Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/25 - Jonas Kugblenu Adunkpe v. ECOWAS Commission & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2025
ECOWAS Court

020/2020 - Houngue Eric Noudehouenou v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/25 - Ibrahim Cherif Bah & 4 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

019/2018 - Centre for Human Rights & 2 Ors v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Education
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • IHRDA
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/ CCJ/ADD/05/16/REV - L’Association des travailleurs partants volontaires à la retraite (ATVR) v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 21, 2016
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/16 Godswill Tommy Udo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Oct 12, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/16 Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (RTD) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 4, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/16 Vision Kam Jay Investment Limited v. Chairperson of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 6, 2016
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/19 His Lordship Justice Paul Uuter Dery & 2 Ors v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Impeachment
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Apr 29, 2019
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/19 - Registered Trustees of Association of Former TELECOM Employees of Nigeria & Pastor Oluti Aremu Gabriel v. Nigeria & Attorney General of Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Liquidation of Company
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 15, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/19 Dr. George S. Boley v. Liberia & 3 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Year Decided
Jun 28, 2019
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/14 Private Alimu Akeem v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 28, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/19 - Private Barnabas Eli v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Oct 11, 2019
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/31/19 - Hama Amadou v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • res judicata
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 30, 2019
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

001/2020 – Alfred Agbesi Woyome v. Ghana (Application for Review)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

001/2017 – Alfred Agbes Woyome v. Ghana (Order for Provisional Measures)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Order for Provisional Measures
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/12 - Sikiru Alade v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 11, 2012
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUD/01/22 - Mr. Nnamdi Chukwu v. President of ECOWAS Commission & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Fraud
  • Investigation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 2, 2022
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/22 - Jean-Pierre Fabre v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/23 - Woamede Tetevi Kokou & Or v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Forced Eviction
  • IHRDA
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 13, 2023
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/23 - Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law & 2 Ors v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • IHRDA
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 8, 2023
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

001/2022 - Houngue Eric Noudehouenou v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

015/2017 & 011/2018 - Reuben Juma & Gawani Nkende v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

007/2016 - Matoke Mwita & Masero Mkamien v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Life imprisonment
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

028/2016 - Shija Juma v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

018/2017 - Yassini Rashid Maige v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

038/2019 - Amina Soumare v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/45/23 - Adam Latif & 14 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2023
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

017/2016 - Deogratius Nicolaus Jeshi v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

030/2016 - Romward William v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

043/2016 - Shabani Menge v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2018 - Lameck Bazil v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/25 - Patrick Eholor (on behalf of Makia Media ltd) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Constitutional Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jan 27, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/25 - Priestess Lovina Amina Adonor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

014/2024 - Aliyu Suleiman v. African Union & African Union Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • AU/AU Organ
AfCHPR Decision

JUD/ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/05 Tokumbo L. Oyemade v. ECOWAS Executive Secretary & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Outcome Inconclusive
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/08/11 Cheikh Abdoulaye Mbengue v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Fraud
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2011
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/16 AMETEPE Koffi v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Investigation
  • Military Offences
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 20, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/ADD/02/16 Alhaji Dr. Man M. Man M. B. Joof v. President of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 9, 2016
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/15 Société AGRILAND v. Côte d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 24, 2015
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/15 Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (RADDHO) v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 20, 2015
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/16 MEDAGBE Rita, épouse ABALO v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Year Decided
Apr 20, 2016
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/17 Thankgod Legbara David (minor) & 4 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 23, 2017
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/17 His Excellency the Vice-President Alhaji Samuel Sam-Sumana v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Fraud
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal security
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Year Decided
Nov 27, 2017
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/18 - Bintou Cissé v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death in custody
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/14 Tidjane Konte v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 13, 2014
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/14 Boureima Sidi Cissé v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Peace and Security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 12, 2014
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/10/12 - Haruna Warkani & Anor, Joshua Iyamu & Anor v. President of ECOWAS Commission & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Amicable Settlement
Year Decided
Oct 9, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/10 Daouda Garba v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 17, 2010
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/19 Karim Meissa Wade v Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 4, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/20 Ousainou Darboe & 31 Ors v Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death in custody
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

001/2017 – Alfred Agbes Woyome v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/20 Ibrahima Kassus Diuoubate & K ENERGIE S.A. v Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2020
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/20 Lays Catherine Josephine Claire Ghislaine v Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extradition
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/21 - Alex Nain Saab Moran v. Cape Verde

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Extradition
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Money Laundering
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Cape Verde
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 15, 2021
Country Geolocation
Cape Verde: 16° 32′ 20″ N, 23° 2′ 30″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/21 - Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Accountability Project (SERAP) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 26, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/21 - Kodjo Alain Victor Claude v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 26, 2021
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/21 - Aircraftwoman Beauty Igbobie Uzezi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 30, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/21 - Pastor Ekpemsidem Dan Ekpemsidem & 6,499 Ors v. Vincent Agu & Ors and Nigeria & 5 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 25, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/39/21 - Komlan Raymond Koudo v. ECOWAS Parliament

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/22 - Mado Fidégnon Frédéric v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Rejected at Seizure Stage
Year Decided
Mar 30, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

027/2017 - Mamadou Dabo & Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

042/2020 - Tike Mwambipile & Equality Now v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Education
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Education
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/44/23 - True Whig Party v. Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 24, 2023
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/49/23 - Guinea v. Ibrahima Kassus & K-Energie S.A.

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Non-State Actor
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 5, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

019/2020 - Baedan Dogbo Paul & Baedan M’Bouke Faustin v. Côte d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/52/23 - Maître Moussa Traoré v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 7, 2023
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ:JUD/57/23 - Mohamed Bazoum & 2 Ors v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/56/23 - Barry Abdoulaye Sadio & 3 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/24 - Jean Edoh v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jan 30, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

057/2016 - Mulokozi Anatory v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

036/2016 - Ibrahim Yusuph Calist Bonge & 2 Ors v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

032/2019 - Oulai Marius v. Côte d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

029/2016 - Kachukura Nshekanabo Kakobeka v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

034/2016 - Haruna Juma v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

050/2016 - Crospery Gabriel & Ernest Mutakyawa v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/24 - Al-Hassan Dibassi Fadia v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/24 - Kone Mamourou v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 10, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/24 - Portia Otto Alana & 2 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/24 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Jun 6, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/24 - The Registered Trustees of Heda Resource Centre (Human & Environmental Development Agenda) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 4, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/24 - Société Agro-Industrie Benin S.A & Mr Carlo Tesei v. Benin & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 29, 2024
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/24 - Suleiman Muhammad Hussaini v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 30, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/04 - Mr Olajide Afolabi v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Jurisdiction
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Apr 27, 2004
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/44/24 - Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/08 - Mrs. Tokunbo L. Oyemade v. ECOWAS Council of Ministers & 4 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jun 4, 2008
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/24 - SERAP v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal security
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 13, 2024
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/18 - The Registered Trustees of Original Inhabitants Development Association & Anor v. Nigeria & Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Indigenous Communities
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 1, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/24 - Isaac Mensah & Ors v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 12, 2024
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

023/2017 - Amadou Dembele & 3 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/43/24 - Melville Roberts v. Gambia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Gambia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 3, 2024
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
ECOWAS Court

017/2018 - Dadu Sumano Kilagela v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

048/2016 - Dominick Damian v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

015/2016 - Habiyalimana Augustino & Muburu Abdulkarim v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

034/2019 - N'guessan Yao Ange v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/40/24 - Ramaglia Guiseppe & Vicenzo Giuliano v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 21, 2024
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/01/25 - Khalifa Abiola & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 28, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

004/2021 - Kouadio Kobena Fory v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/19 - Alhousseine Camara v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • IHRDA
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 7, 2019
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/15 Maitre DJELOU Kodjovi Agbelengo & 2 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 6, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/15 Wiyao Gnandakpa, 7 Ors & the Heirs to Late Wandoua Dena v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 7, 2015
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/15 - 167 Ex- agents of Société Nigérienne des Produits Pétroliers (SONIDEP) v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Jun 30, 2015
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/27/16 - Nnenna Obi (On behalf of other death row Prisoners in Nigeria) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Nov 9, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/16 Sahabi Moussa v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Struck Out
Year Decided
Dec 6, 2016
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/18 Alaza Y. Pawimondom v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 19, 2018
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/18 Claude Akotegnon v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/18 CHIEF Ambrose Osuan v. Nigeria & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Land Rights
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Dec 11, 2018
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/16/19 Djibril Yipénè Bassolé v. Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2019
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/19 N’diaga Soumaré v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/12 Badini Salfo v. Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery Allegations
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 31, 2012
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/14 Maimuna Abdulmuni v. Nigeria & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Child Marriage
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 10, 2014
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/08/12 Groupe RACECO v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 7, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/20 Hon. Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Land Rights
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Year Decided
Jul 14, 2020
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/20 Siny Dieng v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/20 Cheihk Gueye v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Sep 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/21 Kadiatou Siby & Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 22, 2021
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/21 - Dedjo Komla Sena v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2021
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/21 - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development VS Cross River State

Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/21 - Registered Trustees of Committee for the Defence of Human Rights v. ECOWAS & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 25, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/36/21 - Abu Dennis Uluebeka & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 26, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/22 - Mrs. Helen Joshua v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 15, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/22 - Ms. Rose Breivogel & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Investigation
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 21, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/20 - Counsellor Muhammad Kabine Ja'Neh v. Liberia & Anor

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 20, 2020
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/22 - Registered Trustees of Faculty of Peace Organisation & 3 Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 21, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/19/22 - Société Togolaise de Stockage de Gaz (STSG) & 5 Ors v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 29, 2022
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/22 - Adama Vandi v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Investigation
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 13, 2022
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/22 - La Ligue Sénégalaise des Droits Humains & Amnesty International Senegal v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 31, 2022
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

001/2022 - Kouadio Kobena Fory v. Côte d'Ivoire (Application for Review of Judgment)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Review
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
AfCHPR Decision

011/2020 - Bob Chacha Wangwe & Legal and Human Rights Centre v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2019 - Thomas Mgira v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

024/2020 - Conaïde Togla Latondji Akouedenoudje v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

027/2016 - Marwa Rugumba Kisiri v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Theft
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

032/2016 - Hoja Mwendesha v. Tanzania

Processing
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

032/2017 - Amos Kabota v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

033/2017 - Leonard Moses v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

054/2019 - Mama Seidou Samiratou v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/43/23 - Isaac Olamikan & Or v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 24, 2023
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/23 - Association des Blogueurs de Guinée & 3 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 31, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/46/23 - Adou Kouame & 14 Ors v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 30, 2023
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/51/23 - Patrick Eholor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 7, 2023
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/42/23 - Ousmane Sonko v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 17, 2023
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ:JUD/54/23 - Souleymane Bah v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 11, 2023
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/24 - Mrs. Dorothy Etim v. President of ECOWAS & ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jan 30, 2024
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/24 - Barry Abdoulaye Sadio & 3 Ors v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Feb 29, 2024
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/24 - Stella Kubagee & 4 Ors v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • IHRDA
  • Military Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 15, 2024
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

049/2016 - Chrizant John v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

014/2017 - Hassan Bundala Swaga v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Life imprisonment
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

021/2018 - Boukary Waliss v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2019 - Lompo Bahanla v. Burkina Faso

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Life imprisonment
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
AfCHPR Decision

010/2024 - Joseph Letuya & 14 Ors v. Kenya

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
AfCHPR Decision

016/2021 - Samia Zorgati v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Self-Determination
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

051/2016 - Nzigiyimana Zabron v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Life imprisonment
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

003/2018 - Ladslaus Chalula v. Tanzania

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
AfCHPR Decision

008/2019 - Brahim Ayed v. Tunisia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/25 - Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation & Anor v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/41/24 - Shalimar Abbuisi v. Ghana

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Ghana
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 22, 2024
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/10 - Hissein Habre v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Work
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Nov 18, 2010
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25 - Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

Protocol A/SP1/12/01

Preview
Case Headnotes
No value
Year Decided
Dec 21, 2001
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/APP/08/08 - SERAP v. Nigeria & Universal Basic Education Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Jurisdiction
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 27, 2009
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/15 - Georges Constant Amoussou v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Interpretation of Ruling/Judgment
Keywords
  • Interpretation of Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Apr 23, 2015
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/21 Martin Gegenheimer & 4 Ors v. Nigeria & Anor.

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 4, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD04/21 - Daniel Agada Okoh & 42 Ors. v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Dismissed Without Notice
  • Equality
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Jul 7, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/21 - Mrs Sarah Kingsley Odoro v. ECOWAS Commission & 2 Ors

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 10, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/21 - Abel Faton v. West African Power Pool (WAPP)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 7, 2021
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/29/21 - Madam Sessi Mélé v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2021
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/31/21 - Sonon Fidèle v. Benin

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Participation in Government
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Oct 20, 2021
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/32/21 - Heirs of Ibrahim Maïnassara Baré v. Niger

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Niger
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 21, 2021
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/34/21 - Diawara Oumar v. Côte d'Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 22, 2021
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/22 - E.I. v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 24, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/22 - Chief Ambrose Albert Owuro & Ors v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 2, 2022
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/17 - Monsieur Jamal Olivier Kane v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extradition
  • Fraud
  • Right to Dignity
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Oct 16, 2017
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/18 SYNECOCI & Ors v. Cote d’Ivoire

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 19, 2018
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/18 Yoda Yakouba v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 20, 2018
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/18 Jean Pierre Ezin v. ECOWAS Commission

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 29, 2018
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/30/18 - Chude Mba v. Ghana & 15 Ors (All ECOWAS Member States & ECOWAS Commission)

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Implementation of Decisions
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Dec 11, 2018
Country Geolocation
Guinea-Bissau: 11° 48′ 13″ N, 15° 10′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/19 - Bekaye Traore & 10 Ors, Bekaye Traore & 7 Ors v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Property
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/19 - Bloc pour l’Alternance en Guinée (BAG) v. Guinea

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Guinea
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Feb 26, 2019
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/19 - Assane Diouf & Serigne Cheikh Mbacke Gadiaga v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 27, 2019
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/13 Abdoulaye Baldé & 5 Ors v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Democracy
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 22, 2013
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/09/12 Valentine Ayika v. Liberia

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Investigation
  • Money Laundering
  • Right to Property
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Liberia
Year Decided
Jun 8, 2012
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/20 Prof. Joseph Adelegan v ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • ECOWAS / ECOWAS Organ
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 3, 2020
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/20 Amnesty International Togo & 7 Ors v Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Insurrection
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • State Internal Security
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 25, 2020
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/20 Union of former Post and Telecommunications Civil Servants and Agents (UEFA POSTEL) v. Côte d'Ivoire & Côte d'Ivoire Telecom

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Côte d'Ivoire
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Jul 9, 2020
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUG/06/12 Isabelle Manavi AMEGANVI & Autres v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
Case Headnotes
No value
Year Decided
Mar 12, 2012
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/05/13 - Hissein Habré v. Senegal

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Implementation of Decisions
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Senegal
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Nov 5, 2013
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/13 - Sow Bertin Agba v. Togo

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Fraud
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Togo
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Jun 11, 2013
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/RUL/04/16 - Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) v. Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Ruled admissible
Year Decided
Apr 11, 2016
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25 - Satta Lamin Banya v. Sierra Leone

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 20, 2025
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation & Prince & Princess Charles Offokoja Foundation v Federal Republic of Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Actio popularis
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Democracy
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Public Protest
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
ECOWAS Court

ABDOURAHAMANE SANOH AND 7 ORS V. STATE OF GUINEA

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Use of force
Case Headnotes
No value
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Mar 17, 2025
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/25 Incorporated Trustees of Expression Now Human Rights Initiative v. Federal Republic of Nigeria – ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws and Human Rights

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Death Sentence
  • Due Diligence
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Case Headnotes
No value
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 9, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

002/2011 Request for Advisory Opinion by Marcel Ceccaldi

Preview
Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
Keywords
  • Non Compliance
Case Headnotes
A letter dated August 22nd 2011 was received by a registrar at the court, where advocate Marcel Ceccaldi requested an advisory opinion from the court on behalf of the Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The court instructed the registrar to ask the author of the request to show proof that he was acting on behalf of Libya, but unfortunately the author declined to respond to this request. The attitude of the author of the request for advisory opinion, showed unwillingness to pursue the matter further. As a result of this behavior, the court unanimously decided to remove the request from the general list of the court.
Country
  • Libya
Country Geolocation
Libya: 32° 33′ 21″ N, 13° 16′ 48″ E
AfCHPR Decision

042/2016 - Collectif des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire ALS v. Mali

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Workers' Rights
Case Headnotes
According to the records, on 1 February 2012,ihe Applicants, who claim to have been victims of lead poisoning during their service, seized the Prosecutor at the Commune lll Court of First instance of the District of Bamako of a criminal complaint, followed by a letter addressed to the Attorney General at the Court of Appeal of Bamako on the same subject. The Applicants allege that the Australian Laboratory, which specializes in the chemical analysis of samples to determine the content of gold and other metals, used in this respect, toxic products such as acid, butyl isobutyl (DIBK), and solvents such as nitrate, sodium, lithium, borax, sodium carbonate, sodium oxide and lead.
Country
  • Mali
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
AfCHPR Decision

ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/25- Lawyers Alert Initiative for Protecting the Rights of Children, Women and the Indigent v. of Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Women's Rights
Case Headnotes
Challenge to vagrancy and criminal provisions in Nigeria’s Penal Code (1963, Northern Nigeria) and Criminal Code Act (1916, Southern Nigeria). Alleged arbitrary arrests, dehumanization, and imprisonment of vulnerable groups, especially sex workers. Claims of violations of human rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 18, and 19. Focus on protection of vulnerable groups, women, and children. Issues around inadequate/inappropriate legal provisions and freedom from discrimination. Involvement of civil society as amicus curiae (Alliance for the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Nigeria – ADPON).
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 14, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/25 - The Incorporated Trustees of Prince & Princess Charles Offokoja Foundation & Anor. v Nigeria

Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Parties to a Suit
  • Reasonable Period of Time
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
Case Headnotes
ECOWAS Court has jurisdiction over human rights violations under Article 9(4) of its Protocol. Mere allegation of human rights violation is sufficient to confer jurisdiction. The Court is not an appellate body for national court decisions but can hear claims of human rights violations arising from domestic proceedings. Cause of action exists when facts disclose a legal right, even if not yet legally maintained. Admissibility requires claimants to have victim status, not be anonymous, and not have the matter pending in another international court. NGOs with legal personality can represent victims in human rights claims. Representative actions require proof of victim status of grantor; indirect victims must provide credible evidence of relationship. Application dismissed due to lack of locus standi; grantors of mandate were neither direct nor indirect victims. Parties bear their own costs.
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Case Dismissed
Year Decided
May 13, 2025
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
ECOWAS Court

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