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Case Law
374 cases across 4 courts
374 cases
Communication 612/16 | 2018-03-06
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint against Egypt regarding Ahmed Mohammed Aly Subaie. The complainants allege that Subaie was abducted, tortured, denied fair trial rights, and...
Communication 656/17 | 2018-02-23
A complaint was filed with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Egypt on behalf of Anas Ahmed Khalifa. The complainants allege he was arbitrarily arrested, tortured into confessing, subjected to...
Communication 615/16 | 2018-02-22
This communication concerns a complaint lodged against the Arab Republic of Egypt by the Organization of European Alliance for Human Rights and others on behalf of Medhat Mohammed Bahieddin Ahmed. The complaint alleges...
Communication 574/15 | 2018-02-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint alleging that Egypt committed human rights violations following a 2013 military coup. The complaint detailed the alleged killing of one...
Communication 625/16 | 2018-02-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights formally received a complaint from Basem Kamali Mohammed Odeh against the Arab Republic of Egypt, alleging widespread human rights violations following a military...
Communication 524/15 | 2018-02-22
Peter Odiwuor Ngoge and three others filed a complaint against the Republic of Kenya, alleging violations of their human rights. The complaint details issues with their arrest, detention, and bail, as well as...
Communication 543/15 | 2018-02-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights struck out a complaint brought by the European Alliance for Human Rights and others against Egypt. The complaint, which alleged human rights violations including...
Communication 592/15 | 2018-02-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint against Egypt alleging widespread human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and denial of legal rights, against opponents of...
Communication 614/16 | 2018-02-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Mr. Eid Mohammed Ismil Dahrooj and two others against the Arab Republic of Egypt, alleging widespread human rights violations. These...
Communication 615/16 | 2018-02-22
Medhat Mohammed Bahieddin Ahmed and others filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Egypt, alleging widespread human rights violations following a military coup. The complaint...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/17 | 2017-10-30
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice adopted a settlement agreement as its final judgment in a case brought by Nigerian Civil War mine victims and affected communities against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other...
[2017] ACHPR 139 | 2017-10-23
The complaint alleges that the State of Mozambique unlawfully seized Filimao Pedro Tivane's house in 1976 and leased it out. Despite a national court ruling in Tivane's favor and the property's re-registration to him,...
Communication 661/17 | 2017-08-07
Amir Fam and 141 others filed a complaint against Egypt, alleging that the government, since 1952, imposed uncompensated rent reductions and highly restrictive tenancy laws. These measures allegedly deprived landlords...
288/2004 | 2017-06-30
Gabriel Shumba, a human rights lawyer, filed a complaint against Zimbabwe, alleging he was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, and denied legal representation in 2003 after taking instructions from an opposition...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/28/16 | 2016-12-06
This judgment from the ECOWAS Court of Justice addresses a dispute brought by Sahabi Moussa against the Republic of Niger concerning the annulment of his candidacy for a traditional chieftaincy, following a criminal...
[2016] ECW/CCJ/JUD/24 | 2016-10-06
Vision kam Jay Investment Limited sued the ECOWAS Commission for allegedly failing to pay the remaining N20,698,920.00 for a completed contract to supply and install power equipment. The company seeks this unpaid...
Citation pending | 2016-09-05
A union representing former employees who claimed lead-contamination and unfair dismissal brought a case against the Republic of Mali before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Court registered the...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/16 | 2016-06-07
The Incorporated Trustees of Fiscal and Civic Right Enlightenment Foundation and others sued the Government of Nigeria, the Nigerian Army, and the Department of State Security Services. They sought reparation and...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
Rwandan opposition leader Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza filed an application against the Republic of Rwanda, challenging her 15-year prison sentence for charges including spreading genocide ideology and undermining state...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on its jurisdiction to hear a case filed by Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza against the Republic of Rwanda. Umuhoza, a Rwandan opposition leader, alleges human...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
This judgment concerns an application by Frank David Omary and others for a review of a previous judgment by the Court against the United Republic of Tanzania. The original case involved the applicants, former...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
This order notes Rwanda's withdrawal of its declaration accepting the Court's jurisdiction to hear cases from individuals and non-governmental organisations. It references an earlier ruling by the Court that such a...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
This order from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerns an application filed by Laurent Munyandilikirwa against the Republic of Rwanda. The Court acknowledged Rwanda's notification of its withdrawal of...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order for temporary measures in the case of Joseph Mukwano, a death row inmate who alleges human rights violations by the United Republic of Tanzania. The court...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights addresses reparations for Lohé Issa Konaté against Burkina Faso. The Court previously found that Burkina Faso violated Konaté's freedom of expression by...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
This document is an Order for Provisional Measures issued by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights in the case of Amini Juma against the United Republic of Tanzania. Mr. Juma, a convict facing a death...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights received an application from Deogratius Nicholaus Jeshi against the United Republic of Tanzania. Jeshi, a death row inmate, alleges human rights violations stemming from...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights addressed Rwanda's attempt to withdraw its acceptance of the Court's jurisdiction for individual applications. The Court ruled that this withdrawal does not affect cases...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order for provisional measures in the case of Cosma Faustin against the United Republic of Tanzania. Faustin, a death row inmate, alleges human rights violations...
APPLICATION NO. 015/2016 | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order for provisional measures in a case brought by two individuals sentenced to death in Tanzania. The applicants allege human rights violations, including an...
APPLICATION 007/2013 | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights delivered a judgment concerning Mohamed Abubakari, a Tanzanian national imprisoned for armed robbery, against the United Republic of Tanzania. Abubakari alleged that his...
Citation pending | 2016-06-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a default judgment in a case brought by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights against Libya. The Commission alleged that Libya violated the rights...
Citation pending | 2015-11-20
Alex Thomas, a Tanzanian citizen imprisoned for armed robbery, brought a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights against the United Republic of Tanzania. He claims his conviction was wrongful because...
Citation pending | 2015-11-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights received an application from Femi Falana against the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, alleging the Commission failed to refer a human rights communication...
Communication 416/12 | 2015-08-08
Mr. Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara complained to the African Commission that Cameroon illegally extended his pre-trial detention beyond the statutory 18-month limit for alleged embezzlement. He argued that new charges and...
[2015] ACHPR 6 | 2015-08-08
A complaint was filed against Egypt on behalf of Ahmed Ismael and 528 others, alleging that 529 individuals were sentenced to death after a mass trial lasting less than one hour. The complainants argue that this trial...
[2015] ACHPR 5 | 2015-08-08
Human Rights Council and co-complainant NGOs filed a complaint against Ethiopia after the state's Charities and Societies Agency froze the Council's assets. The asset freeze occurred following the adoption of a new law...
[2015] ACHPR 4 | 2015-08-07
This document from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights details a complaint filed by Simon Weldehaimanot against Eritrea for alleged human rights violations under the African Charter. It outlines the...
Citation pending | 2015-06-05
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a judgment on reparations concerning the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo and his companions. This judgment follows an earlier ruling that found Burkina Faso...
Communication 317 / 2006 | 2015-02-28
The Nubian community in Kenya filed a complaint alleging that the Kenyan government has systematically denied them citizenship despite their generations-long presence in the country. This alleged denial has resulted in...
Communication 425/12 | 2014-07-29
The Legal Defence and Assistance Project filed a complaint against Nigeria on behalf of Mr. Abiodun Subaru, alleging he was unlawfully arrested, tortured, and has been held in pre-trial detention for a capital offence...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application from Peter Joseph Chacha, a Tanzanian citizen. He alleged that the United Republic of Tanzania unlawfully arrested, detained, charged him, and...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
This ruling from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerns an application filed by Frank David Omary and Others against the United Republic of Tanzania. The applicants, former employees of the East...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
This ruling addresses an applicant's requests for interpretation and review of a previous judgment by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The applicant sought clarification on several points, including...
[2013] ACHPR 10 | 2013-10-18
Mr. Kizila Watumbulwa filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against the Democratic Republic of Congo, alleging he was inhumanly evicted from his residence after a property dispute...
Communication 336/2007 | 2013-10-18
A complaint was filed against Cameroon by representatives of the Moko-oh Indigenous Peoples, alleging a history of oppression and displacement by another tribe, the Bali-Nyonga, which they claim has been facilitated or...
Citation pending | 2013-10-04
This document details an application before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights by Lohe Issa Konate against Burkina Faso. Konate, an editor imprisoned for libel, requested temporary measures for his...
Citation pending | 2013-09-27
An application was brought before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights against Tanzania, but the individuals named as applicants denied filing or authorizing the case. The Court decided it could amend the...
Communication 414/12 | 2013-07-24
Lawyers for Human Rights-Swaziland filed a complaint against the Kingdom of Swaziland, stating that the country has denied free political activity and banned political parties since 1973. This situation allegedly...
Citation pending | 2013-06-21
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights heard a case brought by Urban Mkandawire against the Republic of Malawi, seeking redress for his dismissal as a lecturer from the University of Malawi. The court proceeded...