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ECW/CCJ/JUD/22/15 | 2015-10-23
Mamadou Baba Diawara, a Malian citizen, brought a case before the ECOWAS Court of Justice concerning his conviction in Mali. After being initially sentenced for embezzlement, a Malian court overturned his conviction...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/18/15 | 2015-10-07
On October 7, 2015, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice issued a judgment concerning a claim by former Togolese armed forces members against the Republic of Togo. The applicants alleged they were arrested around...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/17/15 | 2015-10-06
This judgment from the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice outlines a case brought by a notary, his clerk, and his wife against the Republic of Togo. The case arose after the applicants were arrested and investigated in...
Communication 416/12 | 2015-08-08
Mr. Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara complained to the African Commission that Cameroon illegally extended his pre-trial detention beyond the statutory 18-month limit for alleged embezzlement. He argued that new charges and...
[2015] ACHPR 6 | 2015-08-08
A complaint was filed against Egypt on behalf of Ahmed Ismael and 528 others, alleging that 529 individuals were sentenced to death after a mass trial lasting less than one hour. The complainants argue that this trial...
[2015] ACHPR 5 | 2015-08-08
Human Rights Council and co-complainant NGOs filed a complaint against Ethiopia after the state's Charities and Societies Agency froze the Council's assets. The asset freeze occurred following the adoption of a new law...
[2015] ACHPR 4 | 2015-08-07
This document from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights details a complaint filed by Simon Weldehaimanot against Eritrea for alleged human rights violations under the African Charter. It outlines the...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/15 | 2015-06-30
In this case, Bourama Sininta and 119 other individuals brought a claim against the Republic of Mali before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. They sought a finding that Mali had violated their customary property...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/15 | 2015-06-30
This document introduces a judgment from the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice concerning 167 former employees of SONIDEP against the State of Niger and SONIDEP. The ex-employees sought a declaration that their human...
[2015] ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/15 | 2015-06-30
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice heard a case brought by the Association of Voluntary Retired Workers (ATVR) against the Republic of Mali. The ATVR alleged that Mali violated the human rights of its 402 members,...
Citation pending | 2015-06-05
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a judgment on reparations concerning the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo and his companions. This judgment follows an earlier ruling that found Burkina Faso...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/15 | 2015-05-04
This case concerns a former police superintendent's claim against the Republic of Sierra Leone for his alleged unlawful and unfair dismissal from the police force in 1994 without a hearing, which he contends violated...
ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/15 | 2015-04-24
This ECOWAS Community Court of Justice judgment outlines a case brought by former Togolese minister Bodjona Akoussoulelou Pascal against the Republic of Togo. It details the procedural history of a criminal...
ECEW/CCJ/JUD/04/15 | 2015-04-23
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice ruled on a case where Mr. Eli Haggarmi sued the State of Niger for human rights violations, specifically his right to employment and moral integrity. Mr. Haggarmi, a former customs...
[2015] ECOWASCJ 51 | 2015-04-23
Four individuals sued the Republic of Niger before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, alleging that the composition of Niger's National Assembly Bureau violated human rights and constitutional provisions. They...
Communication 318/06 | 2015-02-28
The Open Society Justice Initiative filed a complaint against Côte d'Ivoire, alleging that the country's "ivoirité" policy caused political divisions, discrimination, and socio-political exclusion of certain ethnic...
Communication 317 / 2006 | 2015-02-28
The Nubian community in Kenya filed a complaint alleging that the Kenyan government has systematically denied them citizenship despite their generations-long presence in the country. This alleged denial has resulted in...
Citation pending | 2014-12-05
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Communication 435/12 | 2014-07-29
Eyob B. Asemie complained that Lesotho unlawfully revoked his citizenship and passport, making him stateless after he had renounced his Ethiopian nationality. He alleged that Lesotho officials disregarded a High Court...
Communication 425/12 | 2014-07-29
The Legal Defence and Assistance Project filed a complaint against Nigeria on behalf of Mr. Abiodun Subaru, alleging he was unlawfully arrested, tortured, and has been held in pre-trial detention for a capital offence...
Citation pending | 2014-06-24
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[2014] ACHPR 3 | 2014-06-04
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum filed a complaint on behalf of Nixon Nyikadzino against Zimbabwe. The complaint alleges that members of the military intelligence abducted, tortured, and interrogated Nyikadzino...
Communication 409/12 | 2014-04-30
This complaint alleges that Zimbabwe failed to comply with judgments from the SADC Tribunal concerning the unlawful seizure of agricultural land. It further argues that the SADC Summit, made up of the respondent...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights considered an application from Peter Joseph Chacha, a Tanzanian citizen. He alleged that the United Republic of Tanzania unlawfully arrested, detained, charged him, and...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
This ruling from the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights concerns an application filed by Frank David Omary and Others against the United Republic of Tanzania. The applicants, former employees of the East...
Citation pending | 2014-03-28
This ruling addresses an applicant's requests for interpretation and review of a previous judgment by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The applicant sought clarification on several points, including...
[2023] GHACA 75 | 2013-11-07
Fred Robert Coleman appealed the dismissal of his claim for land ownership and possession against Joe Tripollen and others, who asserted the land was part of Ankwa Dobro Stool Land. The appeal challenged the trial...
[2013] ACHPR 10 | 2013-10-18
Mr. Kizila Watumbulwa filed a complaint with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights against the Democratic Republic of Congo, alleging he was inhumanly evicted from his residence after a property dispute...
Communication 336/2007 | 2013-10-18
A complaint was filed against Cameroon by representatives of the Moko-oh Indigenous Peoples, alleging a history of oppression and displacement by another tribe, the Bali-Nyonga, which they claim has been facilitated or...
Citation pending | 2013-10-04
This document details an application before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights by Lohe Issa Konate against Burkina Faso. Konate, an editor imprisoned for libel, requested temporary measures for his...
Citation pending | 2013-09-27
An application was brought before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights against Tanzania, but the individuals named as applicants denied filing or authorizing the case. The Court decided it could amend the...
Communication 414/12 | 2013-07-24
Lawyers for Human Rights-Swaziland filed a complaint against the Kingdom of Swaziland, stating that the country has denied free political activity and banned political parties since 1973. This situation allegedly...
Citation pending | 2013-06-21
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights heard a case brought by Urban Mkandawire against the Republic of Malawi, seeking redress for his dismissal as a lecturer from the University of Malawi. The court proceeded...
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...
FAL/502/12 CHRISTIAN NORTEY QUAYE | 2012-07-11
Nortey Quaye was substituted as head of the Amanfu Weku family. It so happened that the plaintiffs in that case, the Amanfu Weku family failed to prosecute their case. Consequently His Lordship E. F. Dzakpasu J....
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...
IRL50/12 VS. | 2012-06-04
Plaintiff pleaded that they have developed a whole community or town with people, football pitches, clinic and all concomitant social a menities provided by no less a body than Electricity Company and Ga West District...
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
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...
[2012] ECOWASCJ 49 | 2012-03-23