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Citation
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Judgment date
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| October 2001 |
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Decision on admissibility deferred pending further information regarding exhaustion of remedies and evidentiary support for rights violations.
African Charter – admissibility of complaints – exhaustion of domestic remedies – alleged violations of Article 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18 and 26 – procedural requirements for communications.
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27 October 2001 |
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The court found the Nigerian government violated the Ogoni people's rights to health, environment, property, life, and participation.
Human rights – Right to health – Right to a satisfactory environment – State obligations – Right to property and housing – Forced eviction – Right to life – Environmental protection – Socioeconomic rights – Duties to respect, protect, promote, and fulfill – State complicity in corporate environmental abuses.
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27 October 2001 |
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Nigeria was found to have violated multiple Charter rights by failing to protect the Ogoni people from environmental harm and human rights abuses.
Human rights – right to health – right to environment – collective rights – state responsibility for private actors – oil exploitation – right to property – right to food – forced eviction – state duty to respect, protect, promote and fulfil rights – African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights – environmental justice
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27 October 2001 |
| May 2001 |
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Communication inadmissible due to non-exhaustion of local remedies for alleged human rights violations by a private individual.
Human rights – exhaustion of local remedies – responsibility for acts of private individuals – admissibility – non-exhaustion of domestic remedies – minor complainant – state obligation under African Charter.
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7 May 2001 |
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Nigeria's use of military tribunals violated fair trial rights under the African Charter by denying legal counsel of choice and appeal.
Human rights – right to fair trial – military tribunals – denial of choice of legal counsel – absence of appeal – in camera proceedings – violation of Article 7 of the African Charter
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7 May 2001 |
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Discriminatory constitutional provisions barring presidential candidates based on parental descent violate equality and participation rights under the African Charter.
Constitutional law – Human rights – Non-discrimination – Political participation – Compatibility of constitutional amendment with regional human rights treaty – State obligation to ensure domestic law complies with international human rights obligations.
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7 May 2001 |
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Burkina Faso was found responsible for systemic human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, disappearances, and denial of fair trial guarantees.
Human rights – equality before the law – right to life and security – forced disappearance – denial of justice – prolonged judicial delay – impunity – right to leave and return to one's country – State accountability for violations of the African Charter.
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7 May 2001 |
