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Case Law
250 cases across 3 courts
250 cases
Citation pending | 2023-02-24
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order in the case of Alexander Mgunda, an individual imprisoned for armed robbery, against the United Republic of Tanzania. This order concerns the reopening of...
Citation pending | 2022-12-21
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures concerning a case brought by Éric Noudehouenou against several African states. The applicant claims the Republic of Benin is...
Citation pending | 2022-09-22
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerned an application by Bernard Anbataayela Mornah against several African states, alleging human rights violations. The Court addressed various...
Citation pending | 2022-09-22
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerned an application by Joseph John against the United Republic of Tanzania. The case addressed alleged human rights violations, including the right...
COMMUNICATION 650/17 | 2022-08-02
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a decision regarding the admissibility of a complaint filed by Divine Chi and 74 others against the Republic of Cameroon. The complainants allege historical...
Citation pending | 2022-06-23
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the Republic of Kenya to provide various reparations to the Ogiek community. These reparations include monetary compensation for material and moral damages,...
Citation pending | 2022-06-23
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order to remove the case of Mohamed Ali Abess against the Republic of Tunisia from its list. Abess had challenged the rejection of his 2014 presidential...
Citation pending | 2022-03-24
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling in the case of Rajabu Yusupu against the United Republic of Tanzania. This ruling addressed preliminary objections raised concerning the Court's...
Citation pending | 2022-03-24
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights considered an application from Magweiga Mahiri, a Tanzanian national convicted of murder and serving a life sentence, against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
This ruling concerns an application by Laurent Munyandilikirwa, a Rwandan human rights lawyer, against the Republic of Rwanda. Munyandilikirwa alleges he was unlawfully removed from his leadership role in a human...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
Mohamed Selemani Marwa, a Tanzanian national, filed an application against the United Republic of Tanzania challenging his conviction and 30-year prison sentence for armed robbery. He alleged violations of his rights...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a judgment on reparations, ordering the United Republic of Tanzania to provide compensation to Thobias Mang’ara Mango and Shukurani Masegenya Mango. The Court...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
This is a ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights regarding an application filed by Layford Makene against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court addressed preliminary objections raised by Tanzania...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
This ruling addresses an application by Glory C. Hossou and Landry A. Adelakoun challenging the Republic of Benin's withdrawal of a declaration that allowed individuals to bring cases before the African Court on Human...
Citation pending | 2021-12-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a judgment in the case of Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. United Republic of Tanzania, detailing the monetary and other forms of compensation the State must pay as...
Citation pending | 2021-11-22
This is a ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerning provisional measures requested by Houngue Éric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. Noudehouenou asked the Court to stop the...
Citation pending | 2021-11-22
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures in the case of Houngue Eric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. The applicant sought renewed protective orders, claiming...
Communication 344/07 | 2021-10-20
Interights and Ashraf Ruxi filed a complaint against Egypt on behalf of George Iyanyori and others. They allege that on December 29, 2005, Egyptian authorities surrounded a three-month sit-in demonstration by Sudanese...
Communication 396/11 | 2021-10-20
Human rights organizations filed a complaint against Egypt on behalf of Mohammed Abderrahim El Sharkawi, alleging he was arbitrarily detained for 16 years without charge or trial. The complaint states that Egyptian...
Citation pending | 2021-09-30
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights determines the compensation owed by Tanzania to Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Charles John Mwanini Njoka. The Court awarded them monetary compensation for...
Citation pending | 2021-09-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application from Romaric Jesukpego Zinsou and two others against the Republic of Benin, requesting provisional measures. The applicants sought an independent...
Citation pending | 2021-07-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights previously found that Tanzania violated the human rights, including rights to liberty and a fair trial, of two Kenyan nationals, Kennedy Owino Onyachi and Charles John...
Citation pending | 2021-06-25
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights orders the United Republic of Tanzania to pay reparations to Amir Ramadhani, including financial compensation for material and non-material losses, and...
Citation pending | 2021-03-29
This ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights addresses an application for provisional measures from Houngue Eric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. The applicant sought to temporarily stop the...
Citation pending | 2021-02-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a judgment in the case of Evodius Rutechura against the United Republic of Tanzania. The application alleged human rights violations concerning legal processes,...
Citation pending | 2020-12-04
This judgment by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights addresses an application filed by Sébastien Germain Marie Aïkoue Ajavon against the Republic of Benin. The application alleged violations of human rights,...
Citation pending | 2020-12-04
Houngue Eric Noudehouenou brought a case against the Republic of Benin before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, alleging various human rights violations stemming from provisions of Benin's revised...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerned an application by XYZ against the Republic of Benin. The applicant alleged various violations, including issues with the legitimacy of the...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights rendered a judgment in a case where XYZ accused the Republic of Benin of multiple human rights violations. These allegations primarily concerned the independence and...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures in the case of Houngue Eric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. The applicant requested the court to halt the execution of...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights heard an application by Leon Mugesera against the Republic of Rwanda, alleging violations of his human rights, including the right to a fair trial and protection from...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures requested by Eric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. Noudehouenou sought temporary orders to prevent criminal proceedings...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
This ruling from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights determines whether it has the authority to hear a case filed by Akwasi Boateng and 351 others against the Republic of Ghana. It specifically addresses...
APPLICATION No. 009/2018 | 2020-11-27
This ruling addresses an application by former workers of a Malian gold mine, who claim to have suffered severe lead contamination due to their employment. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is deciding...
Citation pending | 2020-11-27
This document is a ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerning a request for provisional measures. Applicant Sebastien Germain Marie Aikoue Ajavon asked the Court to suspend judgments against...
Citation pending | 2020-11-20
This order from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights addresses a request by Masudi Said Selemani to amend his application against the United Republic of Tanzania. Selemani sought to add more facts and...
APPLICATION NO. 003/2016 | 2020-11-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order to reopen pleadings in the case of John Lazaro against the United Republic of Tanzania. Lazaro, convicted of murder, alleges various human rights...
Citation pending | 2020-11-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures requested by Harouna Dicko and others against Burkina Faso. The applicants alleged that Burkina Faso violated the right to...
Citation pending | 2020-10-30
This ruling concerns a request for provisional measures by the Legal and Human Rights Centre and Tanganyika Law Society against the United Republic of Tanzania. The applicants claim they were wrongly excluded from the...
Citation pending | 2020-10-23
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures in a case brought by Babarou Bocoum against the Republic of Mali. Bocoum claimed he was unable to vote in the 2020 legislative...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered judgment in a case brought by James Wanjara and four others against Tanzania, alleging violations of human rights, including the right to free legal assistance...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered a case brought by Boubacar Sissoko and 74 other Malian police officers against the Republic of Mali. The officers alleged that their rights to equality and...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
This judgment concerns an application by Yacouba Traore against the Republic of Mali, alleging human rights violations stemming from his unlawful dismissal from employment. Traore claims that Mali failed to uphold his...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
This ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights details a second request for interim orders by Houngue Eric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. The applicant claims that the state continues to...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order concerning the Republic of Mauritius's application to intervene in a case. Mauritius sought to join a case initiated by Bernard Anbataayela Mornah against...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an Order striking out the application filed by Benedicto Daniel Mallya against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court took this action because Mr. Mallya, the...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling concerning an application filed by Hamad Mohamed Lyambaka, a Tanzanian prisoner, against the United Republic of Tanzania. The ruling addressed the court's...
APPLICATION No. 039/2016 | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights delivered a ruling in the case of Chananja Luchagula against the United Republic of Tanzania. This ruling focused on the objections raised by Tanzania regarding the...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order striking out the application filed by Abdallah Ally Kulukuni against the United Republic of Tanzania. The application concerned claims of unlawful...
Citation pending | 2020-09-25
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ordered the United Republic of Tanzania to provide reparations to Christopher Jonas. This judgment follows a prior finding that Tanzania violated Jonas's right to a fair...