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19 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
December 2006
Yaya Vrs Dugbavie and Others [2006] GHACA 5 (22 December 2006)	22 December 2006
Lava Ltd Vrs Vanose Enterprise and Others [2006] GHACA 22 (15 December 2006)	15 December 2006
November 2006
Bissangou v Republic of Congo (Communication 253 of 2002) [2006] ACHPR 74 (29 November 2006) Refusal to execute a binding court judgment constitutes violations of the rights to fair trial, equality before the law, and property. Human rights – execution of judgments – right to fair trial – equality before the law – right to property – refusal to execute a final court judgment – exhaustion of local remedies – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Articles 2, 3, 7, 14, 21(2).	29 November 2006
Tsikata v Republic of Ghana (Communication 322 of 2006) [2006] ACHPR 77 (29 November 2006) A complaint challenging fair trial rights and judicial independence was dismissed for failure to exhaust all available domestic remedies. African Charter—admissibility—requirement to exhaust local remedies—right to fair trial—prohibition of retroactive criminalization—judicial independence—interference by executive—criteria for provisional measures.	29 November 2006
Siisi Vrs Boateng and Others [2006] GHACA 21 (24 November 2006)	24 November 2006
Grant and Others Vrs Unilever (gh) Ltd and Others [2006] GHACA 11 (17 November 2006)	17 November 2006
Owusua Vrs Akotua [2006] GHACA 19 (3 November 2006)	3 November 2006
July 2006
Mumuni and Others Vrs Adamu and Others [2006] GHACA 13 (26 July 2006)	26 July 2006
Narrow Fishing and Trading Company Vrs Quansah and Others [2006] GHACA 8 (19 July 2006)	19 July 2006
June 2006
Ghana Post Ltd Vrs Sualah [2006] GHACA 17 (23 June 2006)	23 June 2006
May 2006
Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia (Communication 299 of 2005) [2006] ACHPR 69 (25 May 2006) A complaint of human rights violations was found inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies in accordance with the African Charter. Human Rights – African Charter – admissibility of communication – exhaustion of local remedies – effectiveness, availability, sufficiency – requirement not dispensed with merely on apprehension of ineffectiveness – pending domestic proceedings preclude admissibility.	25 May 2006
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions v Sudan (Communication 296 of 2005) [2006] ACHPR 70 (25 May 2006) Communications alleging massive human rights violations in Darfur held admissible as domestic remedies were unavailable, ineffective, and insufficient. Human rights – Admissibility – Exhaustion of local remedies – Massive and systematic violations of rights in Darfur – State complicity and failure to remedy. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 12(1), 14, 16, 18(1), 22.	25 May 2006
Open Society Justice Initiative v Cameroon (Communication 290 of 2004) [2006] ACHPR 72 (25 May 2006) The Commission discontinued proceedings after parties reached an amicable settlement on media licensing and property rights. Freedom of expression – private media – administrative refusal and delay in license granting – amicable settlement – discontinuance of complaint – broadcasting rights – amicable dispute resolution	25 May 2006
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum v Zimbabwe (Communication 245 of 2002) [2006] ACHPR 73 (25 May 2006) A State violates the African Charter by granting blanket amnesty for political violence and foreclosing victims’ right to judicial remedy. International human rights – State responsibility for violence by non-state actors – Clemency/amnesty orders – Right to an effective remedy – Duty to investigate, prosecute, and compensate victims – Violations of Articles 1 and 7(1) of the African Charter	25 May 2006
Hamelrijk and Another Vrs Shenakram [2006] GHACA 18 (19 May 2006)	19 May 2006
Republic Vrs Nii Lante [2006] GHACA 1 (12 May 2006)	12 May 2006
Abdul Vrs Director-general Ghana Prisons and Others [2006] GHACA 12 (6 May 2006)	6 May 2006
March 2006
Boomtrade Company Ltd Vrs Messr Cotecna and Another [2006] GHACA 16 (24 March 2006)	24 March 2006
Konglo and Another Vrs James and Others [2006] GHACA 15 (10 March 2006) Appeals and reviews\|Declaratory Relief\|Injunction\|Plants\|forests and forestry (flora)\|African customary law and rights of indigenous peoples\|EL	10 March 2006