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Case Law
374 cases across 4 courts
374 cases
Communication No. 255/2002 | 2004-12-07
Garreth Anver Prince, a Rastafarian, filed a complaint against South Africa, alleging that the Law Society unlawfully refused to admit him as an attorney because of his previous cannabis convictions and his intention...
[2004] ACHPR 59 | 2004-12-07
A human rights institute filed a complaint against Guinea, alleging that a speech by the Guinean President incited widespread abuses against Sierra Leonean refugees, including looting, violence, arbitrary detention,...
[2004] ACHPR 55 | 2004-06-04
A Mauritanian man, Mr. Bah Ould Rabah, filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights after national courts upheld his family's expulsion from their home, which was based on a claim that his...
[2004] ACHPR 199/97 | 2004-06-04
Odjouoriby Cossi Paul lodged a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Benin, alleging that the country's judiciary denied him justice and caused undue delay in a property dispute....
[2004] ACHPR 56 | 2004-06-04
Human rights organizations filed a complaint against Mauritania for dissolving the main opposition political party, Union des forces démocratiques-Ere nouvelle (UFD/EN), seizing its assets, and arresting its leaders....
[2004] ACHPR 57 | 2004-06-04
Interights and the World Organisation Against Torture filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Nigeria, alleging systematic extra-judicial executions, state-sponsored violence,...
[2004] ACHPR 53 | 2004-06-04
Miss A filed a complaint with the African Commission alleging that her father and two colleagues have been detained in Cameroon since 1998 without charge, trial, or legal representation, violating the African Charter....
[2004] ACHPR 61 | 2003-11-20
This document details a complaint filed against Kenya by three organizations after a High Court order allegedly barred the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission from discussing or proposing changes to the judiciary....
[2003] ACHPR 52 | 2003-11-20
Dr. Liesbeth Zegveld and Mr. Mussie Ephrem filed a complaint against Eritrea, alleging the illegal arrest and detention of eleven former government officials who were critical of government policies. The complainants...
Comm. 256/2002 | 2003-11-20
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint against Liberia regarding the alleged arbitrary arrest and ongoing detention of three journalists without charges, and the government's failure...
[2003] ACHPR 49 | 2003-05-29
Mental health advocates filed a complaint against The Gambia, alleging that its outdated mental health laws violate patients' rights by lacking safeguards for diagnosis and detention, denying consent to treatment, and...
Comm. 228/99 | 2003-05-29
The Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman filed a complaint against Sudan, alleging that security officials repeatedly violated Mr. Ghazi Suleiman's human rights through actions like preventing travel and multiple arrests. The...
[2003] ACHPR 48 | 2003-05-29
A human rights group complained to the African Commission that Senegal violated the African Charter by banning a refugee demonstration. The Commission declared the complaint inadmissible, finding that the group had not...
[2003] ACHPR 46 | 2003-05-29
The Law Office of Ghazi Suleiman filed complaints against the Government of Sudan, alleging arbitrary detention, torture, and denial of fair trial rights, including access to lawyers, for civilians accused of national...
Comm. 233/99 | 2003-05-29
This judgment addresses a complaint that during the 1998 armed conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, both countries expelled or deported thousands of each other's nationals. The complaint alleges widespread human...
[2003] ACHPR 247/2002 | 2003-05-29
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Jean Simbarakiye, a Burundian refugee, against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Simbarakiye alleges he was dismissed from his job without...
236/00 | 2003-05-29
This judgment concerns a complaint that eight students in Sudan were convicted and received fines and lashes for alleged public order violations during a picnic, based on their dress and conduct. The complainant argues...
[2003] ACHPR 40 | 2003-05-29
An organization filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against several Great Lakes region states. The complaint alleged that an economic embargo these states imposed on Burundi,...
244/01 | 2003-05-29
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights filed a complaint against Egypt, alleging that the country violated the human rights of Professor Saadeddin Mohammed Ibrahim and 27 others. These individuals were convicted of...
Communication No. 252/2002 | 2003-05-29
This complaint was filed by Stephen O. Aigbe, a Master Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army, alleging mistreatment by the army, including arbitrary detention and false mutiny charges, and an unfair trial process. He...
Comm. 238/2001 | 2001-10-27
The Institute for Human Rights and Development filed a complaint against the Democratic Republic of Congo on behalf of Mr. Sedar Tumba Mboyo, alleging arbitrary arrest, inhumane detention, and torture due to his...
Communication No. 204/97 | 2001-05-07
The Mouvement Burkinabe des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (MBDHP) filed a complaint against Burkina Faso, alleging a series of unaddressed human rights violations and injustices, particularly concerning the...
211/98 | 2001-05-07
The Legal Resources Foundation filed a complaint against Zambia, alleging that its 1996 Constitution Amendment Act contains discriminatory provisions regarding presidential eligibility and violates human rights. After...
[2001] ACHPR 30 | 2001-05-07
Nigerian NGOs filed a complaint against Nigeria before the African Commission, alleging an unfair trial by a Special Military Tribunal that led to the conviction and death sentences for Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya and others...
[2001] ACHPR 29 | 2001-05-07
Africa Legal Aid filed a complaint alleging that a minor, Isaac Banda, was fraudulently taken from Malawi to The Gambia and subjected to conditions close to slavery, including being denied education and food. The...
[2000] ACHPR 28 | 2000-11-06
A Senegalese trade union complained that the government unlawfully arrested its leaders and members, repressed protests, and violated their rights during legal proceedings. Although a local court acquitted the...
[2000] ACHPR 26 | 2000-11-06
Motale Zacharia Sakwe alleged that Cameroonian officials abducted, unlawfully detained, and tortured him and his mother, and then forced them to pay for their release without being charged. The Commission is currently...
[2000] ACHPR 27 | 2000-11-06
John D. Ouko, a Kenyan student leader, filed a complaint alleging that he was unlawfully arrested, detained, tortured, and forced to flee his country due to his political opinions and activism. The Commission has...
97/93_14AR | 2000-11-06
John K. Modise claims Botswanan citizenship by descent, but he has been repeatedly declared an "undesirable immigrant" and deported from Botswana, preventing him from pursuing legal challenges. He alleges that these...
Comm. 224/98 | 2000-11-06
Media Rights Agenda filed a complaint against Nigeria concerning the arrest, secret trial, and life imprisonment of newspaper editor Niran Malaolu for alleged coup involvement. The complaint argued that Malaolu was...
[2000] ACHPR 23 | 2000-11-06
Huri-Laws filed a communication alleging that the Nigerian government subjected the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) and its members to continuous harassment, including arbitrary arrests, detentions, denial of...
(2000) AHRLR 293 (ACHPR 2000) | 2000-11-06
The Forum of Conscience, a human rights organization, filed a complaint against Sierra Leone concerning the public execution of 24 soldiers convicted by a court-martial. The complaint alleges that the soldiers were...
215/98 | 1998-10-31
Rights International, an NGO, alleged that Nigerian authorities arrested, tortured, and unlawfully detained Charles Baridorn Wiwa, a Nigerian student, before he was forced to flee the country due to further threats....
[1998] ACHPR 2 | 1998-10-31
After a Nigerian presidential election was widely deemed free and fair, the military government annulled the results and issued decrees preventing courts from reviewing its decision and banning candidates. Subsequent...
39/90_10AR | 1997-04-24
Annette Pagnoulle submitted a complaint against Cameroon concerning Abdoulaye Mazou, who was imprisoned without trial, held beyond his sentence, and later denied reinstatement as a magistrate. The Commission declared...
[1997] ACHPR 1 | 1997-04-24
This judgment addressed a human rights complaint against Cameroon, consisting of allegations of severe abuses by a human rights organization and a separate claim of persecution by an individual. The Commission declared...
[1996] ACHPR 8 | 1996-10-31
The document describes a complaint brought by an NGO against Zambia regarding the expulsion of 517 West Africans in 1992. While Zambia argued the case should be dismissed for lack of exhausted local remedies, the...
27/89-46/91-49/91-99/93 | 1996-10-31
This judgment compiles multiple communications from human rights organizations alleging serious and widespread human rights violations by Rwanda, including arbitrary arrests, massacres, and ethnic-based detentions. The...
Comm. 103/93 | 1996-10-31
Alhassan Abubakar filed a complaint against Ghana, stating he was detained for seven years without charge or trial before escaping. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights found his complaint admissible,...
Comm. 25/89, 47/90, 56/91, 100/93 | 1996-04-04
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights considered multiple complaints alleging widespread human rights violations in Zaire, including torture, arbitrary detention, and suppression of various freedoms. The...
[1996] ACHPR 9 | 1996-04-04
Various human rights organizations and a religious group filed four joined complaints against Zaire (now DRC), alleging widespread human rights abuses including torture, arbitrary arrests, and restrictions on...
25/89-47/90-56/91-100/93 | 1995-10-31
Several human rights organizations and a religious group filed complaints against Zaire (now DRC), alleging widespread human rights violations including arbitrary arrests, torture, extrajudicial killings, and...
[1995] ACHPR 9 | 1995-03-22
The complainant alleged illegal detention, torture, and harassment of his family due to the misuse of colonial-era laws. The human rights commission declared the complaint inadmissible because the alleged events...
[1995] ACHPR 6 | 1995-03-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights declared the case brought by the Constitutional Rights Project against Nigeria admissible. The Commission determined that the seven individuals, sentenced to death by...
[1995] ACHPR 5 | 1995-03-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights closed the file on a complaint by the Civil Liberties Organization against Nigeria concerning alleged wrongful detention. This decision was based on information that...
Baes v. Zaire, Comm. 31/89, 8th ACHPR AAR Annex VI (1994–1995) | 1995-03-22
Maria Baes complained that Zaire unlawfully detained her colleague for political reasons. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights closed the case because Baes failed to respond to inquiries and showed no...
Comm. for the Def. of Human Rights v. Nig., Comm. 62/91, 8th ACHPR AAR Annex VI (1994-1995) | 1995-03-22
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights closed a case concerning the alleged politically motivated detention of an individual in Nigeria. The Commission decided to close the file after the detainee was...
Communication No. 90/93 | 1994-11-03
The complainant alleged that his right to a fair hearing was violated after a default judgment was entered against him without proper notification, and his subsequent attempt to appeal was denied. The African...
Communication No. 127/94 | 1994-11-03
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights declared a complaint inadmissible, in which Mr. Dumbuya alleged wrongful dismissal from his government job. The Commission's decision was due to Mr. Dumbuya's failure...
Comm. 106/93 | 1994-04-27
Mr. Amuh Joseph Vitine alleged wrongful persecution by Cameroon and sought the Commission's intervention to protect his life and secure him refugee status. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ultimately...