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Case Law
374 cases across 4 courts
374 cases
Citation pending | 2013-06-21
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued a ruling addressing initial legal challenges in a case brought by the beneficiaries of Norbert Zongo and others against Burkina Faso. The applicants allege that...
Communication 335/2006 | 2013-04-23
The Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front and its president filed a complaint against South Africa with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. They allege that changes to the Venda Government Service Pension Fund...
Communication 386/10 | 2013-02-25
The complaint before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights alleges that Dr. Farouk Mohamed Ibrahim was arbitrarily detained, tortured, and subjected to inhumane treatment by Sudanese security forces in...
Citation pending | 2012-12-01
An African Union staff member, Atabong Denis Atemnkeng, filed a case arguing that Article 34(6) of the Protocol establishing the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is unlawful because it obstructs justice and...
Communication 286 /2004 | 2012-10-22
Dino Noca filed a complaint against the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding a building owned by his deceased relative, which the state declared abandoned and allocated to others. The complaint alleges these...
[2012] ACHPR 9 | 2012-10-22
Mr. Brahima Koné and Mr. Amadou Tiéoulé Diarra filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights against Côte d’Ivoire, alleging arbitrary arrests, executions, forced expulsions, and property...
APPLICATION 007/2012 | 2012-06-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights decided it lacked jurisdiction to hear the application from Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi against Tunisia. This was because Tunisia had not made the necessary declaration...
Citation pending | 2012-06-26
Femi Falana, a Nigerian human rights lawyer, sued the African Union, claiming he was denied access to the African Court because Nigeria had not made a specific declaration required for individuals to bring cases. He...
Communication 295/04 | 2012-05-02
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum filed a complaint against Zimbabwe, alleging wrongful killings through excessive force by state agents and seeking unjust compensation for the deaths of four persons. The complaint...
Citation pending | 2012-03-30
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights dismissed an application filed by Emmanuel Joseph Uko and others against South Africa alleging human rights violations. The Court found it lacked jurisdiction to hear the...
Citation pending | 2012-03-30
Amir Adam Timan filed an application against The Republic of The Sudan alleging human rights violations. The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights determined it lacked the authority to hear the case because Sudan...
APPLICATION 002/2012 | 2012-03-30
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ruled that it did not have the authority to hear a case brought by Delta International Investments SA and the De Langes against South Africa. This was because South Africa...
Citation pending | 2012-03-30
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights granted the African Commission a second extension until August 31, 2012, to file its reply in a case against Libya, asserting its inherent power to extend deadlines...
Communication 375/09 | 2011-11-05
Application No. 010/2011 | 2011-09-30
Efoua Mbozo'o Samuel sued the Pan African Parliament for allegedly breaching his employment contract and staff regulations. The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights dismissed the case, concluding it lacked the...
Citation pending | 2011-09-30
This ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights determines the reparations owed by Tanzania after the Court found that its law requiring election candidates to be members of and sponsored by a political...
Citation pending | 2011-09-23
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights determined it lacked the authority to hear a case brought by an individual against Cameroon and Nigeria, as neither state had made the necessary declaration accepting the...
Citation pending | 2011-09-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights received an application from Youssef Ababou, who alleged that the Kingdom of Morocco refused to issue him identity documents. The Court ultimately found that it lacked...
Citation pending | 2011-09-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights granted the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights an extension of time to file its reply in a case against the Great Socialist Libyan People's Arab Jamahiriya....
APPLICATION NO. 001/2011 | 2011-06-26
Femi Falana filed a case against the African Union, arguing that a requirement for member states to make a specific declaration before individuals can directly access the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights...
[2011] ACHPR 93 | 2011-03-03
This communication alleges that Mozambican authorities arrested, detained, and caused the disappearance of J.E. Zitha in 1974-1975, violating his human rights and those of his son, P.J.L. Zitha. The complaint asks the...
[2011] ACHPR 110 | 2011-03-03
A complaint was filed against Egypt alleging that three individuals were arrested, tortured, and denied legal access after being accused of bombings in the Sinai Peninsula. They were subsequently sentenced to death by...
Communication 306/05 | 2011-03-03
The complaint alleges that Samuel T. Muzerengwa and 110 families were unlawfully evicted from their village in Zimbabwe after a local council determined they occupied land belonging to another village. Despite...
[2010] ACmHPR 338/2007 | 2010-11-24
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) filed a complaint against Nigeria with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, alleging the state violated the rights of the Awori Community....
[2010] ACHPR 106 | 2010-05-26
Kenneth Good, an Australian professor, was expelled from Botswana after co-authoring an article critical of the government, and his domestic legal challenges to this decision were unsuccessful. Subsequently, a...
333/06 | 2010-05-26
The Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network and other organizations filed a complaint against Tanzania with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. They allege that the Tanzanian Court of Appeal's...
[2010] ACHPR 105 | 2010-03-03
Complainants requested the African Commission review its previous decision on the merits, arguing it failed to address remedies and lacked impartiality due to a national's involvement. The Commission is now considering...
[2009] ACHPR 102 | 2009-11-25
The Centre for Minority Rights Development and others filed a complaint against the Government of Kenya on behalf of the Endorois community. The complaint alleges that the Endorois were forcibly displaced from their...
[2009] ACHPR 103 | 2009-11-25
The complainant alleges that 14,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan, previously granted asylum, faced forced repatriation and the loss of their refugee status and associated rights. This action followed an agreement...
[2009] ACHPR 104 | 2009-11-25
The Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre filed a complaint against Sudan, alleging that the government failed to fully disburse funds intended for 33 Sudanese citizens. These funds were partial payments for unpaid...
272/2003 | 2009-11-25
Two NGOs, representing victims of post-election violence in Cameroon, allege that the state failed to protect citizens, provide compensation for damages, and ensure access to justice when their domestic appeal was...
[2009] ACHPR 100 | 2009-05-27
The Sudan Human Rights Organisation and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions filed complaints against Sudan, alleging gross and systematic human rights violations in the Darfur region. They claimed the Sudanese...
[2009] ACHPR 99 | 2009-05-27
The complainants, individuals and people of Southern Cameroon, allege that Cameroon violated their rights by denying them the option of independence during a 1961 UN plebiscite and subsequently engaging in a "forceful...
[2009] ACHPR 97 | 2009-04-03
Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) challenged a new media law that required them to register with a state commission, but the Supreme Court declined to hear their constitutional claim because ANZ had not complied...
[2009] ACHPR 98 | 2009-04-03
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa complained on behalf of journalist Andrew Barclay Meldrum, who was charged and acquitted of publishing falsehoods. Despite...
Communication 297/2005 | 2009-04-03
A complaint was filed against Zimbabwe by journalistic and human rights organizations, alleging that the country's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act violates freedom of expression. The Act requires...
Communication No. 281/2003 | 2008-11-24
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint against the Democratic Republic of Congo concerning five individuals. The complaint alleged that these individuals were arrested and tried by a...
308/05 | 2008-11-24
Michael Majuru, a judge, filed a complaint against Zimbabwe alleging human rights abuses by state agents. These abuses reportedly occurred after he ruled in favor of a newspaper group that the state had banned, with...
[2008] ACHPR 88 | 2008-07-29
The Mouvement ivoirien des droits humains (MIDH) complained to the African Commission that Cote d'Ivoire's 2000 Constitution contained discriminatory provisions regarding political participation and immunity for coup...
293/04 | 2008-05-22
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa complained against the Zimbabwean government, alleging that its failure to promptly resolve contested election results from...
[2008] ACHPR 83 | 2008-05-22
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) filed a complaint against Angola on behalf of 14 Gambians, alleging their arbitrary arrest, inhumane detention, and deportation during a campaign...
Communication No. 307/2005 | 2007-11-28
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Mr Obert Chinhamo, a human rights defender, alleging that Zimbabwe violated his rights under the African Charter through various acts by...
[2007] ACHPR 79 | 2007-05-30
Article 19 filed a complaint against Eritrea with the African Commission, alleging that the state has unlawfully detained at least 18 journalists without trial since September 2001. The complaint states these...
[2006] ACHPR 77 | 2006-11-29
Tsatsu Tsikata alleged that Ghana violated his rights under the African Charter by trying him for an act that was not a crime at the time it was committed and by denying him a fair trial. He claimed issues with...
[2006] ACHPR 78 | 2006-11-29
Three NGOs filed a complaint with the African Commission against Senegal, challenging the "Ezzan" law. They allege the law, which grants amnesty for politically motivated crimes, violates the African Charter, and the...
[2006] ACHPR 73 | 2006-05-25
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum alleged systematic political violence and human rights abuses by supporters of the ruling ZANU (PF) party, often condoned by officials, following a 2000 constitutional referendum and...
[2006] ACHPR 296/05 | 2006-05-25
An NGO filed a complaint against The Sudan, alleging that the government sponsored the Janjaweed militia to suppress a rebellion in Darfur. The complaint claims this resulted in widespread human rights violations...
Comm. 290/2004, 20th ACHPR AAR Annex IV (2006-2007) | 2006-05-25
The Open Society Justice Initiative filed a complaint against Cameroon, alleging that the government's Ministry of Communications arbitrarily refused to grant a radio station operating license to the Messager Group,...
Communication No. 299/05 | 2006-05-25
The Anuak Justice Council filed a complaint against Ethiopia, alleging that its defense forces committed widespread human rights abuses, including massacres, torture, and displacement, against the Anuak ethnic group in...
[2004] ACHPR 63 | 2004-12-07