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JUDGMENT SUMMARY
ABDUL OMARY NONDO & OTHERS
V.
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
APPLICATION Nos. 040/2020 & 043/2020
(CONSOLIDATED APPLICATIONS)
JUDGMENT ON MERITS AND REPARATIONS
6 MARCH 2026
A DECISION OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Arusha, 6 March 2026: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) today
delivered a judgment in the case of Abdul Omary Nondo & Others v. United Republic of
Tanzania.
Abdul Omary Nondo, Deusdedit Valentine Rweyemamu and Paul Revocatus Kaunda
(hereinafter referred to as “the First Applicant,” “the Second Applicant,” and “the Third
Applicant” respectively or “the Applicants” jointly) are all nationals of the United Republic of
Tanzania (“the Respondent State”). They filed their Applications against the Respondent State
challenging various provisions in the Tanzanian electoral laws. The Court, acting suo motu,
ordered the joinder of the two Applications having noted the similarity of the Applicants’
grievances and the reliefs sought.
The Respondent State objected to the jurisdiction of the Court as well as to the admissibility
of the Applications.
Concerning the Court’s jurisdiction, the Respondent State objected to the Court’s temporal
jurisdiction. Specifically, the Respondent State argued that the Applications were based on
constitutional provisions adopted in 1977 and 1984, predating the entry into force of the
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“the Protocol”). Additionally, the Respondent
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