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705/18 Emil Touray and Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA and Sagar Jahateh) v The Republic of The Gambia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Sep 2, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
637/16 and 639/16 Mr. Mohammed Abdel Hay Faramawy and 2 Ors (Represented by Dr. Abdel Hay Faramawy and 4 Ors) v Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Sep 2, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
653/17 Desmond Nunugwo v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death in custody
  • Equality
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Sep 2, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
569/15 Digbeejaye Koonjul v The Republic of Mauritius
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Mauritius
Country Geolocation
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date added
Sep 1, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
736/20 Lado James Paul, Ayume Dada & others (Represented by John Gerry Emmanuel) v The Republic of South Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Abuse of Presidential Powers
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
May 31, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
742/20 African Freedom of Expression Exchange & 15 Others (Represented by FOI Attorneys) v Algeria & 27 Others
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Algeria
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date added
May 31, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
623/16 Miles Investments & 2 Others v. Republic of Sierra Leone
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
Date added
May 31, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
426/12 Agnes Uwimana-Nkusi & Saidati Mukakibibi v. Rwanda
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Rwanda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Rwanda: 1° 56′ 25″ S, 29° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
May 27, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
344/07 George Iyanyori Kajikabi v Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
May 19, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
398/11 IHRDA & OCDH v Congo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death in custody
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date added
May 19, 2021
ACmHPR Decision
211/98 Legal Resources Foundation v. Zambia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Participation in Government
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Date added
Nov 18, 2020
ACmHPR Decision
341/2007 Equality Now and Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association v Federal Republic of Ethiopia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Child Marriage
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 16, 2020
ACmHPR Decision
Communication 670/17 Fadhl Al Mawla Husni Ahmed Ismail and 19 Ors (represented by Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt) v Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Nov 4, 2020
ACmHPR Decision
603/16 Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny (represented by Dalia Lotfy) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Aug 5, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
658/17 - Shareen Said Hamd Bakhet v. Arab Repiublic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Jul 9, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
445/13 Human Rights Council and Others v. Ethiopia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
427/12 - SERAP (on behalf of Daniel Nsofor & Osayinwinde Agbomien) v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
416/12 –Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Fraud
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Theft
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
400/11– Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs des Droits Humains & Coalition Ivoirienne des Défenseurs des Droits de l’Homme v Côte d’Ivoire
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
389/10 - Mbiankeu Geneviève v. Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
349/07: Simon Weldehaimanot v. Eritrea
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
302/05 - Mr Mamboleo M. Itundamilamba v Democratic Republic of Congo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • actio popularis
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Jurisdiction
  • pacta sunt servanda
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
351/2007 - Givemore Chari (represented by Gabriel Shumba) v Republic of Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Investigation
  • Non Compliance
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
278/2003 - Promoting Justice for Women and Children (PROJUST NGO) v Democratic Republic of Congo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Pregnant women / mothers (with infant) in conflict with the law
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women in prison
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
277/2003 - Spilg and Mack & DITSHWANELO (on behalf of Lehlohonolo Bernard Kobedi) v Botswana
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
361/08: J.E Zitha & P.J.L.Zitha (represented by Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Zegveld) v Mozambique
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Investigation
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
334/06 - Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Interights v Arab Republic of Egypt.
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
306/05 – Samuel T. Muzerengwa and 110 Others (represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights) v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • amicus curiae
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
284/03 - Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights & Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe v Republic of Zimbabwe.
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
383/10 –MOHAMMED ABDULLAH SALEH AL-ASAD v.THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Djibouti
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Djibouti: 11° 49′ 30″ N, 42° 35′ 25″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
274/03 and 282/03 – Interights, ASADHO and Madam O. Disu v Democratic Republic of Congo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
295/04 - Noah Kazingachire, John Chitsenga, Elias Chemvura & Batanai Hadzisi (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Immorality
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
375/09 - Priscilla Njeri Echaria (represented by Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya and International Center for the Protection of Human Rights) v. Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Inheritance/Succession
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
338/07 - Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) v the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
305/05 - ARTICLE 19 and Others v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Coercion / Duress
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
333/06 - Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network and Others v Tanzania
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Interpretation of Judgement
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
313/05 - Kenneth Good v Republic of Botswana
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Regional Judicial Bodies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 18.2: Assistance to family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
310/05 - Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Impunity
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Non Compliance
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
276/03 - Centre for Minority Rights Development (Kenya) and Minority Rights Group (on behalf of Endorois Welfare Council) v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 21: People's Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
272/03 - Association of Victims of Post Electoral Violence & INTERIGHTS v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
279/03-296/05 - Sudan Human Rights Organisation & Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Internal Displacement
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
266/03 - Kevin Mgwanga Gunme et al v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
268/03 - Ilesanmi v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Fraud
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Impunity
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
263/02 - Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists, Law Society or Kenya and Kituo Cha Sheria v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
248/02 : Interights and World Organisation against Torture / Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
197/97 : Bah Ould Rabah / Mauritania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Land Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
256/02 - Samuel Kofi Woods, II and Kabineh M. Ja'neh v Liberia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Liberia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
250/02 - Liesbeth Zegveld & Mussie Ephrem v Eritrea
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Specific Violation not Provided
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
240/01 - Interights et al. (on behalf of Mariette Sonjaleen Bosch) v Botswana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
261/02 - Interights et al v Egypt
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
254/02 - Mouvement des réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal pour la defense des droits de l'Homme v Senegal
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
247/02 v Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of Jean Simbarkiye) v DRC
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
244/01 : Arab Organization for Human Rights / Egypt
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
241/01 - Purohit and Moore v Gambia (The)
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.4: Protection of the aged and the disabled
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
233/99-234/99 : Interights (on behalf of Pan African Movement and Citizens for Peace in Eritrea) v Ethiopia and Interights (on behalf of Pan African Movement and Inter African Group) / Eritrea
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right of Women to Inheritance
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
228/99 - Law Offices of Ghazi Suleiman v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Impunity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
222/98-229/99 - Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
157/96 - Association pour la sauvegarde de la paix au Burundi v Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zaire (DRC), Zambia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
239/01 : Interights (on behalf of Jose Domingos Sikunda) / Namibia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Namibia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Namibia: 22° 57′ 28″ S, 18° 29′ 25″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
220/98 - Law Offices of Ghazi Suleiman v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
155/96 - Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) and Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 21: People's Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 24: Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
207/97 - Africa Legal Aid v Gambia (The)
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Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
231/99 - Avocats Sans Frontières (on behalf of Gaëtan Bwampamye) v Burundi
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Jurisdiction
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
205/97 : Kazeem Aminu / Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
153/96 - Constitutional Rights Project v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Armed Robbery
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
148/96 : Constitutional Rights Project / Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
48/90-50/91-52/91-89/93 - Amnesty International, Comité Loosli Bachelard, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East Africa v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
159/96 : Union interafricaine des droits de l'Homme, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'Homme, Rencontre africaine des droits de l'Homme, Organisation nationale des droits de l'Homme au Sénégal and Association malienne des droits de l'Homme / Angola
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
135/94 - Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Kenya
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
129/94 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Military Offences
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
101/93 - Civil Liberties Organisation (in respect of the Nigerian Bar Association) v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
87/93 - Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Zamani Lakwot and six others) v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Death Sentence
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
260/2002 - Bakweri Land Claims Committee (BLCC) v. Cameroon (Review on Admissibility)
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
64/92-68/92-78/92_8AR : Krishna Achuthan (on behalf of Aleke Banda),Amnesty International (on behalf of Orton and Vera Chirwa), Amnesty International (on behalf of Orton and Vera Chirwa) / Malawi
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Malawi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
45/90 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Forced Eviction
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
374/08-Morin Family (Represented by Small Island Institute) v. Seychelles
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Seychelles
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Seychelles: 4° 40′ 46″ S, 55° 29′ 31″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
340/07 - Nixon Nyikadzino (represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum) v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Rape
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
372GTK/2009 - Interights (on behalf of Gizaw Kebede and Kebede Tadesse) v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
42/90 : International PEN / Malawi
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
288/04 Gabriel Shumba v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
227/99 - Democratic Republic of Congo v Burundi, Rwanda & Uganda
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Rape
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Sexual Offences
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 19: Right of All Peoples to Equality and Rights
  • ACHPR 20 : Right to Self-Determination
  • ACHPR 21: People's Right to Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 23: Right to National and International Security and Peace
  • ACHPR 23.1: Right to national and international peace and security
  • ACHPR 23.2.a: Non-involvement of asylees/refugees in subversive activities against their country of origin or State parties to the Charter
  • ACHPR 23.2.b: Prevention of subversive or terrorist activities against other State
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
25/89-47/90-56/91-100/93 : Free Legal Assistance Group, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme, Les Témoins de Jehovah v DRC
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Feb 8, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
434/12 Filimao Pedro Tivane (represented by Dr. Simeao Cuamba) v. Mozambique
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Land Expropriation
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Rent Disputes
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Mozambique
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
Country Geolocation
Mozambique: 18° 39′ 57″ S, 35° 31′ 46″ E
Date added
Feb 8, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
612/16 Ahmed Mohammed Aly Subaie v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 8, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
661/17 Amir Fam & 141 Others v The Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Fraud
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Rent Disputes
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 8, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
428/12 - Dawit Isaak v Republic of Eritrea
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
596/16 Romy Goornah (represented by Dev Hurnam) v. The Republic of Mauritius
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Mauritius
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
Country Geolocation
Mauritius: 20° 20′ 54″ S, 57° 33′ 8″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
339/2007 Patrick Okiring and Agupio Samson (represented by Human Rights Network and ISIS WICCE) v. Republic of Uganda
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
355/ 07 - Hossam Ezzat & Rania Enayet (represented by Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights & INTERIGHTS) v The Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to an Identity
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
640/16 Mr Sharif Hassan Jalal Samak v. The Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
431/12 Thomas Kwoyelo v. Uganda
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
543/15 European Alliance for Human Rights (AED) and 3 Others v. Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
614/16 Mr. Eid Mohammed Ismil Dahrooj amd two others (represented by AED and 4 others) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
592/15 Hesham Hamid Elshenna (represented by Prof. Mostafa Metwaly) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
544/15 European Alliance for Human Rights (AED) and 3 Others v. Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
615/16 Medhat Mohammed Bahieddin Ahmed (represented by the Organisation of European Alliance for Human Rights and Ors) v. Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
656/17 Anas Ahmed Khalifa v. Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
625/16 Basem Kamali Mohammed Odeh (represented by AED and 4 ors) v. Arab Republic of Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extension of Time
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
524/15 Peter Odiwuor Ngoge & 3 Others v. The Republic of Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Theft
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56: Admissibility requirements for communications
  • ACHPR 56.3: Suitable language
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • ACHPR 56.6. Submission within reasonable period
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Feb 7, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
336/07 AFTRADEMOP & Global Welfare Association (on behalf of the Moko oh Indigenous Peoples of Cameroon) v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Inter-Tribal Disputes
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Feb 5, 2019
ACmHPR Decision
393/10: IHRDA and Others v DRC
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Sep 10, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
301/05 Haregewoin Gabre-Selassieand IHRDA (on behalf of former Dergue Officials) v Ethiopia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extension of Time
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Aug 23, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
002 2016 George Maili Kemboge v. United Republic of Tanzania Summary
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • amicus curiae
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Rape
  • Relationship between AU Mechanisms
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Revision of Judgment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Jul 5, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 17: Right to Education
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
44/90 Peoples' Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism v The Gambia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Fraud
  • Participation in Government
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
International Pen v Burkina Faso
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
55/91 International Pen v Chad
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Death of party in a case
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
63/92 Congress for the Second Republic of Malawi v Malawi
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
83/92 Degli and Others v Togo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Togo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (on behalf of Madike) v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Opinion
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
38/90 Wesley Parish v Indonesia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Indonesia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
Achuthan and Another (on behalf of Banda and Others) v Malawi
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Workers' Rights
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
88/93 Union Interafricaine des Droits de l’Homme and Another v Togo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Togo
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
43/90 Union des Scolaires Nigériens and Another v Niger
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Niger
Country Geolocation
Niger: 17° 36′ 28″ N, 8° 4′ 54″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
35/89 Seyoum Ayele v Togo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
Country
  • Togo
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
108/93 Monja Joana v Madagascar
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Madagascar
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Madagascar: 18° 46′ 1″ S, 46° 52′ 9″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
65/92 Ligue Camerounaise des Droits de l'Homme v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Serious and Massive Violation of Human Rights
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
66/92 Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights v Tanzania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
83/92 Jean Yakovi Degli (on behalf of Caporal N. Bikagni) v Togo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Personal security
  • Provisional/interim measures
Country
  • Togo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Togo: 8° 37′ 10″ N, 0° 49′ 29″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
55/91 International PEN v Chad
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Chad
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
126/94 Centre of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Algeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
03/93 International PEN v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
57/91 : Tanko Bariga v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
11/88 Henry Kalenga v Zambia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
37/90 Georges Eugene v USA
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • USA
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
4/88 Coordinating Secretary of the Free Citizens Convention Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
63/92 Congress for the Second Republic of Malawi Malawi
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Malawi
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
29/89Commission française Justice et Paix Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Ethiopia
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
40/90 Bob Ngozi Njoku v Egypt
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Egypt
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Jul 4, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
72/92 - Aturu v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Education
  • Right to Education
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
31/89 - Maria Baes v DRC
Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
28/89 Association internationale des juristes démocrates v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • False Imprisonment
Country
  • Ethiopia
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
75/92 : Congrès du peuple katangais / DRC
Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Self-Determination
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
41/90 Andre Houver v Morocco
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Morocco
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
127/94 - Sana Dumbaya v Gambia (The)
Preview
Type of Document
  • Ruling
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Gambia
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
69/92 Amnesty International v Tunisia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Tunisia
Country Geolocation
Tunisia: 33° 53′ 13″ N, 9° 32′ 15″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
71/92 : Rencontre Africaine pour la Défence des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO) v Zambia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
103/93 Alhassan Abubakar v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
13/88 Hadjali Mohamad v Algeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
131/94 Ousman Manjang v Gambia (The)
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 3.1: Equality before the law
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
162/97 - Mouvement des réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal v Senegal
Preview
Type of Document
  • Declaration
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
144/95 - William A. Courson v Equatorial Guinea
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Equatorial Guinea: 1° 39′ 3″ N, 10° 16′ 4″ E
Date added
Jul 3, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
138/94 International PEN (on behalf of Senn and Sangare) / Côte d'Ivoire
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Jan 29, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
318/06 – Open Society Justice Initiative v. Côte d’Ivoire
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Land Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual Offences
  • Statelessness
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 22: Peoples' Right to Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Jan 29, 2018
ACmHPR Decision
272/03 Association of Victims of Post Electoral Violence & Interights v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
224/98 Media Rights Agenda and Others v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
259/02 Working Group on Strategic Legal Cases v Democratic Republic of Congo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Children in conflict with the law
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
242/01 Interights, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, and Association Maurianienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
236/00 Curtis Francis Doebbler v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Immorality
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
235/00 Curtis Francis Doebbler v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Dec 15, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
275/03 Article 19 v Eritrea
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Dec 5, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
293/04 Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Dec 5, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
281/03 Marcel Wetsh’okonda Koso and others v Democratic Republic of Congo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Dec 5, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
300/05 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Corruption
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Education
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Fraud
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immorality
  • Investigation
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Money Laundering
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Education
  • Theft
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Dec 5, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
308/05 Michael Majuru v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Investigation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Non Compliance
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
262/02 Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH) v Cote d'Ivoire
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
246/02 Mouvement Ivoirien des Droits Humains (MIDH) v Cote d'Ivoire
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Participation in Government
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to an Identity
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3.2: Equal protection of the law
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
292/04 Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa v Angola
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 12.5: Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
297/05 Scanlen & Holderness v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Democracy
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Work
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Dec 4, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
225/98 Huri - Laws v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 30, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
54/91_61/91_96/93_98/93_164/97 _196/97 _210/98 Malawi African Association, Amnesty International, Ms Sarr Diop, Union Interafricaine des Droits de l'Homme and RADDHO, Collectif des Veuves et Ayants-Droit, Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l'Homme v Mauritania
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Impunity
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Rights of Minority Communities
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
230/99 Motale Zacharia Sakwe v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
223/98 Forum of Conscience v Sierra Leone
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Death Sentence
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sierra Leone
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Sierra Leone: 8° 27′ 38″ N, 11° 46′ 48″ W
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
219/98 Legal Defence Centre v Gambia (The)
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 56.5: Exhaustion of local remedies
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
201/97 Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights v Egypt
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Military Offences
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 20 : Right to Self-Determination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
  • ACHPR 7.2 : Legal Offense without Retrospection
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information:
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
97/93_14AR John K. Modise v Botswana
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Nov 29, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
106/93 Amuh Joseph Vitine v Cameroon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
73/92_13AR Mohammed Lamin Diakité v Gabon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Sexual Offences
Country
  • Gabon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
294/04 Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (on behalf of Andrew Barclay Meldrum) v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Regional Human Rights Laws
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12.4: Condition for Expulsion on Non-Nationals
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information:
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
73/92_7AR Mohamed L. Diakité v Gabon
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Expulsion from a State
Country
  • Gabon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gabon: 0° 48′ 13″ S, 11° 36′ 34″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
70/92_9AR Ibrahima Dioumessi, Sekou Kande, Ousmane Kaba v Guinea
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Military Offences
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
70/92_7AR Ibrahim Dioumessi, Sekou Kande, Ousmane Kaba v Guinea
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Guinea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Guinea: 9° 56′ 44″ N, 9° 41′ 48″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
47/90 Lawyers Committee for Human Rights v Zaire
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
33/89 Simon B. Ntaka v Lesotho
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Lesotho
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Lesotho: 29° 42′ 54″ S, 28° 25′ 38″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
26/89 Austrian Committee against Torture v Burundi
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
24/89 Union Nationale de Libération de Cabinda v Angola
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
21/88 Centre Haitien des Libertés Publiques v Ethiopia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
20/88 Austrian Committee Against Torture v Morocco
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Morocco
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Morocco: 31° 47′ 30″ N, 7° 5′ 33″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
19/88 International PEN v Malawi, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Malawi: 13° 15′ 16″ S, 34° 18′ 5″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
15/88 Mpaka Nsusu Andre Alphonse v Zaïre (DRC)
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
14/88 Dr Abd Eldayem A. E. Sanussi v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
12/88 Mohemed El Nekheily v OAU
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • AU / AU Organ
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
10/88 Gatachew Abebe v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
9/88 International Lawyers Committee for Family Reunification v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
6/88 Dr Kodji Kofi v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
4/88 Coordinating Secretary of the Free Citizens Convention v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
2/88 Iheanyichukwu A Ihebereme v USA
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complaint against non-State Party
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • USA
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
1/88 Frederick Korvah v Liberia
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Corruption
Country
  • Liberia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Liberia: 6° 25′ 41″ N, 9° 25′ 46″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
218/98 Civil Liberties Organisation, Legal Defence Centre, Legal Defence and Assistance Project v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
142/94 Muthuthurin Njoka v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
136/94 William A. Courson v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • LGBTIQ
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Privacy
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
135/94 Kenya Human Rights Commission v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Jurisdiction
  • Personal Liberty
  • Specific Violation not Provided
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
107/93 Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
104/93 Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Algeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
Country
  • Algeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Algeria: 28° 2′ 2″ N, 1° 39′ 35″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
92/93 International PEN (in respect of Kemal al Jazouli) v Sudan
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
90/93 Paul S. Haye v Gambia (The)
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
86/93 M. S. Ceesay v Gambia (The)
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
Country
  • Gambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Gambia: 13° 26′ 35″ N, 15° 18′ 37″ W
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
74/92 Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme et des libertés v Chad
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Insurrection
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Chad
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Chad: 15° 27′ 15″ N, 18° 43′ 56″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Military Tribunals
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Use of force
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
59/91 Embga Mekongo Louis v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
53/91_8AR Alberto Capitao v Tanzania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
53/90_7AR Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
01 2012 Frank David Omary and others v. Tanzania Order
Preview
Type of Document
  • Advisory Opinion
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
Country
  • Tanzania
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
39/90_8AR Annette Pagnoulle v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
39/90_10AR Annette Pagnoulle (on behalf of Abdoulaye Mazou) v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
8/88 Nziwa Buyingo v Uganda
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Uganda
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Uganda: 1° 22′ 24″ N, 32° 17′ 25″ E
Date added
Nov 28, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
232/99 John D. Ouko v Kenya
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Investigation
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
226/99 Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal (UNSAS) v Senegal
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
221/98 Alfred B. Cudjoe v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Ghana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
215/98 Rights International v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Personal Liberty
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
212/98 Amnesty International v Zambia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
  • Use of force
Country
  • Zambia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of women and children
  • ACHPR 18.2: Assistance to family
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 8: Right to Freedom of Conscience
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Zambia: 13° 8′ 2″ S, 27° 50′ 58″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
206/97 Centre for Free Speech v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Tribunals
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
198/97 S.O.S. Esclaves v Mauritania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Use of force
  • Women's Rights
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • Mauritania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Mauritania: 21° 0′ 28″ N, 10° 56′ 27″ W
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
151/96 Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Military Tribunals
  • Peace and Security
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
143/95-150/96 Constitutional Rights Project and Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • 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
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
140/94-141/94-145/95 Constitutional Rights Project, Civil Liberties Organisation and Media Rights Agenda v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information:
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
137/94-139/94-154/96-161/97 International PEN, Constitutional Rights Project, Civil Liberties Organisation and Interrights (on behalf of Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr) v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Extension of Time
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10.1: Freedom of association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
  • ACHPR 7.1.b : Innocent Until Proven Guilty
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
102/93 Constitutional Rights Project v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Military Dictatorship
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 13.1: Right to participate freely in government
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
323/06 Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights & INTERIGHTS v Egypt
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Corruption
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Divorce
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Egypt
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 16.1: Right to Enjoy the Best Attainable State of Physical and Mental Health
  • ACHPR 18.3: Protection of Rights of Women and Children
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Egypt: 26° 49′ 14″ N, 30° 48′ 9″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
322/06 Tsatsu Tsikata v Ghana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Admissibility
  • Competence of the Court
  • Corruption
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Retro-activity of offence
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Ghana
Country Geolocation
Ghana: 7° 56′ 47″ N, 1° 1′ 23″ W
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
307/05 Obert Chinhamo v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Education
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Protection of Privacy
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Privacy
  • Right to Property
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
304/05 FIDH, Organisation Nationale des Droits de l'Homme (ONDH) and Rencontre Africaine pour la Defence des Droits de l'Homme v Senegal
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Amnesty
  • Competence of the Court
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Impunity
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Senegal
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Senegal: 14° 29′ 51″ N, 14° 27′ 9″ W
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
299/05 Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Death Sentence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Insurrection
  • Internal Displacement
  • Investigation
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Rape
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Ethiopia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Ethiopia: 9° 8′ 42″ N, 40° 29′ 23″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
290/04 Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Pius Njawè Noumeni) v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Application Withdrawn
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
283/03 B v Kenya
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
273/03 Centre for Advancement of Democracy, Social Justice, Conflict Resolution and Human Welfare v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Due Diligence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Personal Liberty
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
264/02 Association Que Choisir Bénin v Benin
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Corruption
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Fraud
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Mismanagement of Public Resources
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Benin
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
260/02 Bakweri Land Claims Committee v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Internal Displacement
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • Rights of Minority Communities
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
258/02 Miss A v Cameroon
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Corruption
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
Country
  • Cameroon
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
255/02 Garreth Anver Prince v. South Africa
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Practice a Profession
  • Right to Work
  • Trafficking / Use of contraband
  • Workers' Rights
Country
  • South Africa
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
253/02 Antonie Bissangou v Congo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Implementation of Decision
  • Insurrection
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
  • State Internal Security
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
252/02 Stephen O. Aigbe v Nigeria
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Nigeria
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
251/02 Lawyers for Human Rights v Swaziland
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Competence of the Court
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Immunity / Privileges (Diplomatic, Presidential, Parliamentary, etc)
  • Offences by State agents in private capacity
  • Participation in Government
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Swaziland
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 10: Right to Freedom of Association
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 26 : Duty to Guarantee Independence of Courts
Country Geolocation
Eswatini: 26° 31′ 21″ S, 31° 27′ 57″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
245/02 Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Armed Robbery
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Fraud
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Kidnapping/Sequestration
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Rape
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual Offences
  • Theft
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
243/01 Women's Legal Aid Center (on behalf of Sophia Moto) v Tanzania
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Divorce
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Tanzania
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.a: Right to Sue for Remedy before a Competent Tribunal
Country Geolocation
Tanzania: 6° 22′ 9″ S, 34° 53′ 20″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
199/97 Odjouoriby Cossi Paul v. Benin
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Complicity in Crime
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Benin
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Benin: 9° 18′ 28″ N, 2° 18′ 57″ E
Date added
Nov 27, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
319/06 Interights & Ditshwanelo v Botswana
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Procedure
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
464/14 Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (represented by Innocence Project Africa) v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Competence of the Court
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Personal Liberty
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
457/13 Pastor Key Mwand v Democratic Republic of Congo
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
435/12 Eyob B. Asemie v Lesotho
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Equality
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
  • Statelessness
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
Country
  • Lesotho
Country Geolocation
Lesotho: 29° 42′ 54″ S, 28° 25′ 38″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
414/12 Lawyers for Human Rights (Swaziland) v The Kingdom of Swaziland
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Democracy
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Swaziland
Country Geolocation
Eswatini: 26° 31′ 21″ S, 31° 27′ 57″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
413/12 David Mendes (represented by the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria) v Angola
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Personal Liberty
  • Personal security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Provisional/interim measures
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Angola
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
409/12 Luke Munyandu Tembani & Benjamin John Freeth (represented by Norman Tjombe) v Angola & 13 Others
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Seychelles: 4° 40′ 46″ S, 55° 29′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
407/11 Artur Margaryan & Artur Sargsyan v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
386/10 Dr. Farouk Mohamed Ibrahim (represented by REDRESS) v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
379/09 Monim Elgak, Osman Hummeida & Amir Suliman (represented by FIDH and OMCT) v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Freedom of Association
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Information
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 12:2: Right to leave any country including his own, and to return to his country
  • ACHPR 12.1: Right to freedom of movement and residence within borders of State of legal residence
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 9.1: Right to Receive Information:
  • ACHPR 9.2: Right to Express and Disseminate Opinions Within the law
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
368/09 Abdel Hadi, Ali Radi & Others v Sudan
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Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Judgement
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Damages and Compensation
  • Forced Eviction
  • Internal Displacement
  • Personal Liberty
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Violations Resulting from Warfare and Military Operations
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
  • ACHPR 7.1.c: Right to Defence
  • ACHPR 7.1.d: Right to be tried within a Reasonable Time by Impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
335/06 Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front v South Africa
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Work
Country
  • South Africa
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
South Africa: 30° 33′ 34″ S, 22° 56′ 15″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
331/06 Kamanakao Association, Reteng & Minority Rights Group v Botswana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Dissenting Opinion
  • Revised Judgement
  • Separate Opinion
Keywords
  • Admissibility
  • Exhaustion of Local Remedies
  • Procedures of Regional Judicial Mechanisms
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Botswana
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
328/06 Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda v Angola
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Angola
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Country Geolocation
Angola: 11° 12′ 10″ S, 17° 52′ 26″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
321/06 Law Society of Zimbabwe et al v Zimbabwe
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Competence of the Court
  • Constitutional Amendment
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Land Expropriation
  • Land Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Nov 24, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
317/06 Nubian Community in Kenya v Kenya
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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Education
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Participation in Government
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Kenya
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 12: Right to Freedom of Movement
  • ACHPR 13: Right to Participate in Government
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 15: Right to Work
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 2: Freedom from Discrimination
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Kenya: 0° 1′ 25″ S, 37° 54′ 22″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
289/04 Mr Brahima Koné & Mr Tiéoulé Diarra v. Côte d'Ivoire
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Type of Document
  • Decision
  • Dissenting Opinion
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Expulsion from a State
  • Extra-Judicial Killings
  • Free Disposal of Wealth and Natural Resources
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Freedom of Opinion
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Participation in Government
  • Peace and Security
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to Life
  • Right to Property
  • Right to Work
  • Rights of Non-Nationals
  • State Internal Security
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Cote d'Ivoire
Country Geolocation
Côte d'Ivoire: 7° 32′ 24″ N, 5° 32′ 49″ W
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
286/04 Dino Noca v Democratic Republic of the Congo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7: Right to Fair Trial
  • ACHPR 14: Right to Property
  • ACHPR 3: Right to Equality before the Law and Equal Protection of the Law
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
285/04 Mr Kizila Watumbulwa v Democratic Republic of the Congo
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Due Diligence
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Forced Eviction
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Property
Country
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
Country Geolocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4° 2′ 18″ S, 21° 45′ 31″ E
Date added
Nov 20, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
7/88 Committee for the Defence of Political Prisoners v Bahrain
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • False Imprisonment
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
Country
  • Bahrain
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
5/88 Prince J N Makoge v USA
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
Country
  • USA
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
3/88 Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers v Yugoslavia
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Complaint against non-State Party
  • Right to Practice a Profession
Country
  • Yugoslavia
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • None Indicated
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
Interights & Ditshwanelo v. The Republic of Botswana
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Death Sentence
  • Murder/Assassination
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Botswana
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Country Geolocation
Botswana: 22° 19′ 43″ S, 24° 41′ 6″ E
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
53/90 Albert T. Capitao v Tanzania
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Economic, Social and Cultural Development
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision
428/12 Dawit Isaak v Eritrea
Preview
Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality Before the Law
  • False Imprisonment
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Work
Country
  • Eritrea
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 7.1: Right to be Heard
  • ACHPR 9: Right to Receive Information and Free Expression
  • ACHPR 18: Protection of the Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • ACHPR 5: Cruel Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
  • ACHPR 6 : Right to Personal Liberty and Protection from Arbitrary Arrest
Country Geolocation
Eritrea: 15° 10′ 46″ N, 39° 46′ 56″ E
Date added
Nov 6, 2017
ACmHPR Decision

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