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Case Law
374 cases across 4 courts
374 cases
Citation pending | 2025-12-04
This document is a ruling on provisional measures issued by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the case between the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and the Republic of Malawi. The...
Citation pending | 2025-12-04
This judgment concerns an application by Elyssa against the Republic of Tunisia before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, alleging violations of her right to terminate marriage and right to a fair trial in...
Citation pending | 2025-12-04
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order assessing the Republic of Kenya's compliance with its previous judgments on the rights and reparations for the Ogiek community. This order reviewed Kenya's...
Citation pending | 2025-12-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order allowing the parties to submit further legal arguments in the consolidated cases of Chacha Jeremiah Murimi and others against the United Republic of...
Citation pending | 2025-08-05
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application from Ado Shaibu and others against the United Republic of Tanzania, alleging violations of their rights to participate in the 2020 general...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/38/25 | 2025-07-07
Kinsougbo Amele sued the Republic of Togo before the ECOWAS Court of Justice, alleging that Togo violated her son's human rights, including prohibitions against torture and the rights to life, physical integrity,...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/35/25 | 2025-07-02
This judgment addresses an application by Eliam Monsedjoueni Potey against the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, alleging a violation of his right to equality for not being promoted to the highest rank of magistrates during...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
This ruling from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights addresses an application filed by an individual against the Republic of Benin. The applicant alleges human rights violations linked to Benin's 2019...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
This ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerns an application from an anonymized Beninese national, XYZ, against the Republic of Benin. The applicant challenges an inter-ministerial order that...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is considering an application from Boukary Waliss against Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Niger. Waliss alleges these states violated human rights by recognizing...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
This judgment concerns an application by two Malian police officers, Salif Traoré and Sékou Oumar Coulibaly, against the Republic of Mali. They allege that the Minister of Internal Security unlawfully refused their...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights heard an application from Guillaume Kigbafori Soro and others, who alleged human rights violations by the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in connection with criminal proceedings...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a judgment on a case brought by Emmanuel Yusufu Noriega against Tanzania, alleging violations of various human rights, including the right to dignity through the...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is hearing a case regarding former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira's claim of persistent judicial persecution by Guinea-Bissau. Pereira alleges that despite...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights heard a case brought by Al'Asaad Milaad against Tunisia, concerning alleged violations of his rights to a fair trial and property. The Court examined the merits of these...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling in a case brought by Ajaye Jogoo against the United Republic of Tanzania. Jogoo claims Tanzania violated his rights to a fair trial and property, and the...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights delivered a ruling in a case between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Rwanda. This judgment specifically concerned the Court's jurisdiction to hear the...
Citation pending | 2025-06-26
This judgment addresses an application by Tembo Hussein, a Tanzanian national sentenced to death for murder, alleging human rights violations during his trial. He brought the case against the United Republic of...
APPLICATION NO. 025/2020 | 2025-06-26
Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Côte d'Ivoire, brought a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. He alleged that the removal of his name from the 2020...
Citation pending | 2025-06-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order to re-open pleadings in the case of Moses Amos Mwakasindile v. United Republic of Tanzania. This decision was made after the Respondent State filed its...
Citation pending | 2025-05-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order to reopen pleadings in the case filed by the Legal & Human Rights Center and Liberatus Mwang’ombe against the United Republic of Tanzania. The case...
Citation pending | 2025-02-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order in the case of Ado Shaibu and Others against the United Republic of Tanzania, reopening the pleadings. This order allows the parties to submit further...
Citation pending | 2025-02-05
This ruling from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerns an application by Houngue Éric Noudehouenou against the Republic of Benin. The applicant alleges violations of his human rights by domestic...
Citation pending | 2025-02-05
This judgment by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights addresses an application from the Centre for Human Rights and others against the United Republic of Tanzania. The case concerned alleged violations of...
Citation pending | 2025-02-05
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights heard a case brought by Kouadio Kobena Fory, who alleged that Côte d'Ivoire violated his right to a fair trial in a domestic legal proceeding. The Court maintained its...
APPLICATION No. 003/2018 | 2025-02-05
This judgment addresses an application by Ladislaus Chalula against the United Republic of Tanzania regarding alleged human rights violations, including the right to a fair trial and the right to life, in the context...
APPLICATION NO. 008/2019 | 2025-02-05
Brahim Ben Abdelhamid Ben Mabrouk Ayed brought a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights against the Tunisian Republic, alleging human rights violations related to how a public prosecutor handled his...
Citation pending | 2025-02-05
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is considering an application from N’GUESSAN Yao Ange against the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Ange, an Ivorian national serving a 15-year prison sentence, alleges that his...
Citation pending | 2025-02-05
This judgment concerns an application by Bonifance Alistedes alleging that the United Republic of Tanzania violated his human rights, specifically regarding his right to free legal assistance and the fairness of his...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/01/25 | 2025-01-27
This judgment from the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice addresses an application by Patrick Eholor against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Eholor challenged provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, arguing they...
ECWICCJIJUD/41/24 | 2024-11-22
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice considered a claim by Shalimar Abbiusi against the Republic of Ghana, alleging unlawful arrest and detention by immigration officials. As Ghana did not properly submit its defence,...
Citation pending | 2024-11-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures in a case brought by Cheick Mohamed Chérif Kone and Dramane Diarra against the Republic of Mali. The applicants allege their rights...
Communication 747/21 | 2024-11-06
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights considered a complaint by Jacobus Stephanus Van Heerden and Amour Technology Systems (Pty) Ltd against the Republic of South Africa. The complainants alleged that...
Citation pending | 2024-10-29
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling on provisional measures concerning an application by three Malian nationals against the Republic of Mali. The applicants claim unlawful arrest, torture...
Citation pending | 2024-10-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order in the case of Tembo Hussein against the United Republic of Tanzania. This order reopens the pleadings, as the Court considers Hussein's allegations of...
[2024] ACHPR 5 | 2024-10-03
This ruling addresses an application from Hasna Ben Slimane against the Republic of Tunisia, alleging human rights violations related to her dismissal from public office and gender-based harassment. She also claims...
[2024] ACHPR 7 | 2024-10-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling concerning provisional measures in the case of Hammadi Rahmani and Others against the Republic of Tunisia. The applicants, former Tunisian judicial...
[2024] ACHPR 2 | 2024-10-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling on a request for provisional measures in a case brought by Moadh Kheriji Ghannouchi and others against the Republic of Tunisia. The applicants alleged...
APPLICATION No. 017/2018 | 2024-09-03
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered a judgment in a case brought by Dadu Sumano Kilagela against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court considered alleged violations of rights including...
Communication 758/21 | 2024-08-02
Queen Ntombikayise Ambe filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against the Republic of South Africa, alleging unlawful termination of her doctoral enrolment at the University of...
Citation pending | 2024-06-04
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application by Nzigiyimana Zabron against the United Republic of Tanzania, alleging violations of his rights to a fair trial, life, and dignity. The Court...
Communication 432/12 | 2024-06-03
Peter Odiwuor Ngoge, a Kenyan lawyer, filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights alleging that his application to become Speaker of the 9th Parliament was blocked. His subsequent legal...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/24 | 2024-05-30
The ECOWAS Court of Justice heard a case brought by the Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The applicant alleged that Nigeria failed to effectively investigate and...
Citation pending | 2024-02-06
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order to strike out the application filed by XYZ against the Republic of Benin. The application concerned alleged human rights violations related to judicial...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/24 | 2024-01-30
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard a case brought by Mrs. Dorothy Etim, a former staff member, against the ECOWAS Commission and its President. She alleged that the respondents violated ECOWAS Staff...
Citation pending | 2023-11-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order on November 20, 2023, in the case of Iddi s/o Amani v. United Republic of Tanzania, to reopen pleadings. This procedural decision allows for further...
Citation pending | 2023-11-07
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling in an application filed by Maulidi Swedi against Tanzania, where he alleged human rights violations during his national criminal proceedings for armed...
Citation pending | 2023-11-07
This is a ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerning an application filed by Maulidi Swedi against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court considered objections regarding its jurisdiction...
Citation pending | 2023-09-05
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerns Mulokozi Anatory's application against the United Republic of Tanzania, alleging violations of his rights to a fair trial, equality, and...
[2023] ACHPR 8 | 2023-08-02
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights considered a complaint from S.A. against the Democratic Republic of Congo, alleging she was raped and extorted by a soldier in 2008. While a domestic military...