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Citation pending | 2019-12-02
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered two separate applications against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to be combined into one proceeding. This decision was based on the cases having similar facts,...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ruled in the case of Ally Rajabu and Others against the United Republic of Tanzania. The judgment addressed alleged violations of the applicants' rights, including the...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights heard a case brought by Robert John Penessis against the United Republic of Tanzania, alleging violations of his rights to Tanzanian nationality, liberty, and freedom of...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights heard a case brought by Kennedy Gihana and others against the Republic of Rwanda. The applicants alleged that Rwanda's revocation of their passports was arbitrary and...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, finding it was being asked to act either as a court of first instance or as an appeals court over national court...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application for provisional measures filed by Suy Bi Gohoré Emile and others against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. The application challenges a new law...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application by Dismas Bunyerere against the United Republic of Tanzania, alleging violations of his rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’...
APPLICATION No. 013/2017 | 2019-11-28
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerns the reparations sought by Sébastien Germain Ajavon against the Republic of Benin. It details the applicant's claims for both financial...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
This judgment from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concerns an application by Jibu Amir and Saidi Ally against the United Republic of Tanzania. The applicants alleged various human rights violations,...
Citation pending | 2019-11-28
This court order addresses an application by Kipsang Kilel and others, members of the Ogiek Community, to join the reparations proceedings of a case previously decided against the Republic of Kenya regarding the Ogiek...
ECW/CCJ/JUG/31/19 | 2019-10-30
The ECOWAS Court of Justice heard a case from Hama Amadou against the Republic of Niger on October 30, 2019. Amadou alleged that Niger violated multiple of his human rights under international treaties, including...
Citation pending | 2019-10-24
This Order from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights addresses an application for review filed by Wilson Barngetuny Koimet and 119 others. They sought to challenge a previous Court order that dismissed their...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights rejected a request from Jean de Dieu Ndajigimana for temporary orders that would have released him from detention and stopped legal proceedings against him. Instead, the...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/26/19 | 2019-09-26
Salifou Sawadogo, a Member of Parliament for both Burkina Faso and ECOWAS, initiated proceedings against the State of Burkina Faso, claiming his parliamentary immunity had been violated. This claim arose after the...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the joinder (combining) of three separate applications filed against the United Republic of Tanzania. This decision was made because the applicants were co-accused...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights examined a case brought by Benedicto Daniel Mallya against the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court considered Mallya's claims that Tanzania violated his rights to...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ordered the joinder of two separate applications filed by Konate Kalilou and Doumbia Ibrahim against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. This decision was made because both...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights re-opened proceedings in the case of Yusuph Hassani v. United Republic of Tanzania. The Court accepted the Respondent State's late-filed response regarding reparations and...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights re-opened proceedings in the case of Chrizostom Benyoma v. United Republic of Tanzania. It accepted the Respondent State's late filing of its response to the Applicant's...
Citation pending | 2019-09-26
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ordered the joining of four separate applications filed by different individuals against Côte d’Ivoire. This decision was made because the cases involved the same...
APPLICATION No. 026/2017 | 2019-08-27
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights considered an application from Maulidi Swedi @ Mswezi Kalijo against the United Republic of Tanzania regarding alleged fair trial violations. The Court ordered the...
Citation pending | 2019-08-19
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights reopened the reparations proceedings in the case of Amir Ramadhani against the United Republic of Tanzania. This action allowed the respondent state's late submission on...
Citation pending | 2019-08-19
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights issued an order in the case of Sadick Marwa Kisase v. United Republic of Tanzania to re-open pleadings. This decision was made after the Respondent State filed its...
Citation pending | 2019-08-19
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order in a case between Deogratius Nicolaus Jeshi and the United Republic of Tanzania. This order re-opened pleadings regarding Jeshi's claim of fair trial...
Citation pending | 2019-08-08
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an Order for Provisional Measures in the case of Thomas Boni Yayi v. Republic of Benin, regarding alleged human rights violations against the former president and...
Citation pending | 2019-08-07
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order in the case of Amir Ramadhani v. United Republic of Tanzania concerning reparations for a previous human rights violation. The Court decided to reopen the...
Citation pending | 2019-07-04
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ordered the combination of two separate applications filed by the same individual against the Republic of Benin. The Court determined that joining the cases was...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/19 | 2019-06-28
Dr. George S. Boley, former Vice-Chairman of Liberia's Transitional Legislative Assembly, sued the Republic of Liberia and its agencies. He claimed that Liberia failed to pay his retirement benefits, which were...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/25/19 | 2019-06-28
Sunday Charles Ugwuaba, a Nigerian businessman, brought a case against the State of Senegal before the ECOWAS Court of Justice. He alleged that Senegal violated his right to free movement of persons, goods, and...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/19 | 2019-04-29
Three Ghanaian Justices brought a case before the ECOWAS Court of Justice, alleging that the process initiated for their removal from office, which included public disclosure of evidence and subsequent salary...
Citation pending | 2019-03-20
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an Order of Provisional Measures in a case brought by Ngasa Nhabi against the United Republic of Tanzania. Nhabi, convicted of murder and sentenced to death,...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/19 | 2019-03-04
Karim Meissa Wade brought a case before the ECOWAS Court of Justice against the Republic of Senegal, alleging violations of his rights to participate in public affairs, vote, and stand for election in the February 2019...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/09/19 | 2019-02-27
Justice Joseph Wowo, a former Chief Justice, sued the Republic of The Gambia, claiming he was unlawfully removed from office due to discrimination and false corruption allegations without proper investigation. He...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/19 | 2019-02-27
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard a case brought by N'Diaga Soumare, a Senegalese customs inspector, against the State of Senegal. Soumare alleged that Senegal violated his human rights by sanctioning him for...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/19 | 2019-02-26
Citizens and an organization from Benue State, Nigeria, brought a case before the ECOWAS Court against the Nigerian government and its officials. They alleged that the government failed to protect them from escalating...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/ 03/19 | 2019-02-06
Dexter Oil Limited sued the Republic of Liberia, alleging its human right to property was violated when Liberia detained $3,000,000 from its bank account, which Dexter Oil claimed was legitimately deposited for...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/04/19 | 2019-02-06
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard a case brought by Bekaye Traore and other individuals against the State of Mali. The applicants alleged violations of their rights, including those related to the status of...
Citation pending | 2019-01-31
This Order from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerns two Burundian nationals convicted of murder in Tanzania. The applicants requested permission to amend their applications, file additional...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/19 | 2019-01-24
Taakor Tropical Hardwood Company Ltd. sued the Republic of Sierra Leone, alleging that the country breached a forest concession agreement by illegally banning logging operations in March 2008. The plaintiff claimed...
ECW/CCJ/APP/01/19 | 2019-01-23
Lieutenant Colonel Silas Jock Santoi sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the ECOWAS Court of Justice, alleging human rights violations and a denial of justice concerning unresolved grievances within the Nigerian...
Citation pending | 2018-12-07
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an order for provisional measures in the case of Sébastien Germain Ajavon v. Republic of Benin. Ajavon alleged that drug trafficking charges, despite his acquittal,...
Citation pending | 2018-12-07
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued an Order for Provisional Measures in the case of Sebastien Germain Ajavon against the Republic of Benin. Ajavon, a businessman, alleged a conspiracy and human...
[2018] ACHPR 124 | 2018-10-18
The European Alliance for Human Rights and others filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against Egypt. The complaint alleges widespread human rights violations, including...
[2018] ACHPR 14 | 2018-09-07
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights declared a communication alleging human rights abuses against Burundi inadmissible. This decision was made because Burundi is not a state party to the African Charter...
[2018] ACHPR 3 | 2018-08-08
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights received a complaint from Mrs. Ayatulla Alaa Hosny against the Arab Republic of Egypt, alleging the arbitrary arrest, torture, and detention of her husband, a...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/24/18 | 2018-07-04
Plaintiffs representing the Ette Community in Kogi State sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria, alleging a failure to protect their community. They claim the community was displaced by attacks from individuals and Enugu...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/23/18 | 2018-07-04
Finance Investment & Development Corporation (FIDC) sued the Republic of Liberia in the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, alleging that Liberia violated FIDC's rights to fair hearing and property. FIDC claimed Liberia...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/18 | 2018-07-03
A Nigerian family from Imo State sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Imo State Government in the ECOWAS Court, alleging that state agents violated their rights by arbitrarily demolishing their homes and arresting...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/21/18 | 2018-06-29
Family members of Ikyase Chia sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, alleging that Nigerian police officers violated Chia's right to life and dignity through brutality that led...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/20/18 | 2018-06-29
Gabriel Inyang and Linus Iyeme, two Nigerian nationals on death row, filed a case with the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice against the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They alleged violations of their rights, including...