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Citation
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Judgment date
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| March 2014 |
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An application alleging violations of liberty and property rights was declared inadmissible for non-exhaustion of local remedies.
Human rights – Admissibility – Exhaustion of local remedies – Criminal procedure – Prolonged detention – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Whether local remedies were unavailable or unduly prolonged – Admissibility requirements before African regional courts
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28 March 2014 |
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The Court struck out requests for interpretation and review that failed to address the operative judgment and lacked new evidence.
African Court – Procedure – application for interpretation of judgment – must relate to operative provisions of judgment – application for review – requirement of new evidence unknown at time of original judgment – failure to meet substantive requirements – applications struck out.
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28 March 2014 |
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Application dismissed as inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies in claims for benefits and police brutality.
Human Rights – African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – Jurisdiction of African Court – Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Admissibility – Exhaustion of local remedies – Police brutality – Pension and severance benefits – Identity of applicants.
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28 March 2014 |
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26 March 2014 |
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19 March 2014 |
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19 March 2014 |
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19 March 2014 |
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19 March 2014 |
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18 March 2014 |
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18 March 2014 |
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Sudan violated multiple Charter rights of human rights defenders through arrest, torture, forced exile, and closure of their organization.
Human rights – Sudan – torture and ill-treatment by state officials – arrest and arbitrary detention – freedom of expression and association – closure of human rights organization – right to work – right to health – exhaustion of local remedies – immunity of security officials – compensation, investigation, and restitution ordered.
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14 March 2014 |
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The Commission declined to seize a complaint for failure to meet Charter admissibility requirements, including language and exhaustion of remedies.
African Charter – admissibility – Article 56 – disparaging language – exhaustion of local remedies – prima facie violation – victim consent – communication not seized.
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14 March 2014 |
