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Communication 636/16 - IHRDA & Ors v. Burundi

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Civil and Political Rights
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Democracy
  • Elections / Referendums
  • Freedom of Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression / Digital Rights
  • Massive Human Rights Violations
  • Military Offences
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Personal security
  • Police Brutality and Offences
  • Refugees / Asylum Seekers
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Family
  • Right to Health
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
  • Use of force
Country
  • Burundi
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 11: Right to Freedom of Assembly
  • ACHPR 16: Right to Health
  • ACHPR 18.1: Protection of the family
  • 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
Burundi: 3° 22′ 23″ S, 29° 55′ 8″ E
Date added
Sep 4, 2023
ACHPR Decision

Communication 470/14 Ibrahim Almaz Deng & 6 Ors (represented by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Administration of Justice
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Death Sentence
  • Detention Facilities/Conditions
  • Equality
  • Insurrection
  • Militia operations / Armed conflicts
  • Right to Dignity
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Health
  • Right to Life
  • Terrorism
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Transitional Justice
Country
  • Sudan
Rights Violated (ACHPR Provisions)
  • ACHPR 1: General Obligations
  • ACHPR 4: Right to Life and Integrity
  • 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 an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Sudan: 12° 51′ 46″ N, 30° 13′ 3″ E
Date added
Sep 4, 2023
ACHPR Decision

001/2020 – APDF & IHRDA (on behalf of AS) v. Mali

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Abuse/Exploitation
  • Freedom from Discrimination
  • Rape
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Torture and Ill Treatment
  • Women's Rights
State Accused
  • Mali
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Dec 1, 2022
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1: Obligation of States Parties
  • ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture
  • ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
  • ACRWC 4: In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration
Date added
Jun 21, 2023
ACERWC Decision

001/2019 – Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. Tanzania

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Child Marriage
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Right to Education
  • Right to Health
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Sexual and Gender Based Violence
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
State Accused
  • Tanzania
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Apr 1, 2022
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 1: Obligation of States Parties
  • ACRWC 10: Prohibition to subject child to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family home or correspondence, or to attacks upon his honour or reputation, provided that parents or legal guardians have the right to exercise reasonable supervision over the conduct of their children
  • ACRWC 11: Education
  • ACRWC 14: Health and Health Services
  • ACRWC 16: Protection against child abuse and torture
  • ACRWC 21: Protection against Harmful Social and Cultural Practices
  • ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
  • ACRWC 4: In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration
Date added
Mar 7, 2023
ACERWC Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Reparations / Remedies
  • Review
  • Revision of Judgment
Country
  • Nigeria
Outcome
Decided on Merits
Year Decided
Feb 5, 2021
Country Geolocation
Nigeria: 9° 4′ 55″ N, 8° 40′ 31″ E
Date added
Sep 6, 2021
ECOWAS Court

705/18 - Emil Touray & Saikou Jammeh (represented by IHRDA and Sagar Jahateh) v. 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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 an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Republic of the Congo: 0° 13′ 41″ S, 15° 49′ 40″ E
Date added
May 19, 2021
ACHPR Decision

Communication 307/07 - Mr. Obert Chinhamo v Zimbabwe

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Freedom of Movement
  • Right to Dignity
Country
  • Zimbabwe
Country Geolocation
Zimbabwe: 19° 0′ 56″ S, 29° 9′ 17″ E
Date added
Mar 4, 2021
AfCHPR Decision

Burkinabe Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Burkina Faso

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Enforced disappearance
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Functioning and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Human Rights Violations
  • Right to Fair Trial
  • Right to Life
Country
  • Burkina Faso
Country Geolocation
Burkina Faso: 12° 14′ 18″ N, 1° 33′ 42″ W
Date added
Mar 3, 2021
AfCHPR Decision

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Country
  • Mali
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
Mar 22, 2007
Country Geolocation
Mali: 17° 34′ 14″ N, 3° 59′ 46″ W
Date added
Feb 2, 2021
ECOWAS Court

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

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Outcome
Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 27, 2005
Date added
Feb 2, 2021
ECOWAS Court

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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR Decision

App. No. 008/2011 – Ekollo M. Alexandre v. Republic of Cameroon and Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • AfCHPR Manifest Lack of Jurisdiction
  • Cruel and Degrading Treatment
  • Equality Before the Law
  • Participation in Government
  • Personal Liberty
  • Right to Fair Trial
Country
  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Jun 1, 2020
AfCHPR Decision

001/2016 - Dalia Lotfy (on behalf Ahmed Bassiouny) v Egypt

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
State Accused
  • Egypt
Outcome
  • Ruled Inadmissible
Year Decided
May 31, 2017
Date added
Sep 24, 2019
ACERWC Decision

001/2015 - African Centre of Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and People’s Legal Aid Centre (PLACE) v. Sudan

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Type of Document
  • Decision
Keywords
  • Best Interest of the Child
  • Citizenship/Nationality and Related Rights
  • Domestic/National Laws
  • Inadequate/Inappropriate Legal Provisions
  • Protection of Family and Vulnerable Groups
  • Right to be Heard before a Competent Court
  • Right to Dignity
  • Rights and Welfare of the Child
  • Statelessness
State Accused
  • Sudan
Outcome
  • Decided on Merits
Year Decided
May 31, 2018
Rights Violated (ACRWC Provisions)
  • ACRWC 11: Education
  • ACRWC 3: Every child is entitled to enjoyment of rights and freedoms in irrespective of race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status
  • ACRWC 4: In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration
  • ACRWC 6.3: Every child has the right to acquire a nationality
Date added
Sep 24, 2019
ACERWC 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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
ACHPR 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 Decisions
  • 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 an impartial Court
Country Geolocation
Cameroon: 7° 22′ 11″ N, 12° 21′ 17″ E
Date added
Apr 17, 2019
ACHPR Decision

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