Tanzania Case Law

centre for human rights and others v united republic of tanzania application no 0192018 2025 afchpr 4 5 february 2025

Court

TANZLII

The Court found that Tanzania violated the rights of persons with albinism by failing to take sufficient measures to prevent, investigate, and punish attacks, killings, and discrimination; by failing to provide adequate education and health services; and by not ensuring the best interests of children with albinism. The State’s legislative and policy measures were found insufficient, and the violations were attributable to the State due to lack of due diligence and effective remedies.

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• Non-discrimination
• Right to life
• Prohibition of torture
• Right to dignity
• Effective remedy
• Rights of the child

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ayed c republique tunisienne requete no 0082019 2025 afchpr 10 5 fevrier 2025

Court

TANZLII

The applicant did not exhaust available domestic remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules, since he could have pursued further judicial actions under national law. The application is therefore inadmissible.

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• Non-discrimination
• Equality before the law
• Fair trial
• Right to information
• Access to public service
• Right to health

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ghannouchi and others v republic of tunisia ruling application no 0042023 2024 achpr 2 3 october 2024

Court

ACHPR

The African Court dismissed provisional-measures requests seeking Ghazi Chaouachi’s release and removal of obstacles to his presidential candidacy in Tunisia.

• Provisional measures
• Political rights
• Detention
• Fair trial
• Judicial independence
• Freedom of expression

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community law centre and others on behalf on the five victims v federal republic of nigeria communication 564 of 2015 2024 achpr 1 23 may 2024

Court

ACHPR

The African Commission dismissed claims that Nigeria’s failure to curb maternal mortality violated rights to life, health, dignity, equality, information, and remedy.

• Maternal mortality
• Right to health
• Right to life
• Non-discrimination
• Women's rights
• Reproductive rights

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democratic republic of the congo v republic of rwanda application no 0072023 2024 afchpr 6 7 march 2024

Court

TANZLII

The African Court dismissed DRC’s request for expedited procedure, holding it could not abridge defence-related time limits, but listed the case for priority handling.

• Expedited procedure
• Right to effective remedy
• Right to life
• Right to dignity
• Prohibition of torture
• Right to liberty

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haidara et autres c republique du mali requete no 0092024 2024 afchpr 22 29 octobre 2024

Court

TANZLII

The applicants demonstrated, through medical certificates and corroborating evidence, that their health is in a precarious state due to alleged torture and inadequate prison medical care, creating a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm. The urgency and extreme gravity conditions are met. The Court, exercising its discretion, finds it necessary to order suspension of detention to allow access to specialized medical treatment until completion of such treatment.

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• Provisional measures
• Torture and ill-treatment
• Arbitrary detention
• Right to health
• Right to liberty
• Right to effective remedy

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republique democratique du congo c republique du rwanda requete n0072023 2024 afchpr 6 7 mars 2024

Court

TANZLII

The Court rejected the request for expedited procedure because the respondent did not expressly waive its right to the 90-day response period, and the complexity of the case did not justify shortening the deliberation period. However, the Court decided to give priority to the examination of the application due to the seriousness of the alleged violations.

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• Expedited procedure
• Right to effective remedy
• Right to life
• Right to dignity
• Prohibition of torture
• Right to education

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lidho and others v republic of cote divoire application 0412016 2023 afchpr 21 5 september 2023

Court

TANZLII

The Respondent State violated Articles 4, 7(1)(a), 16, 24, and 9(1) of the African Charter by failing to prevent the dumping of toxic waste, inadequately investigating and prosecuting those responsible, failing to provide effective remedies and compensation to all victims, not ensuring adequate medical care and information, and not fully remediating the environmental damage. The State’s actions and omissions breached its obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil the rights to life, health, environment, information, and effective remedy. The compensation programme and remedial measures were…

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• Right to life
• Right to health
• Right to environment
• Right to information
• Right to effective remedy
• Toxic waste dumping

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ghannouch and others v republic of tunisia application no 0042023 2023 afchpr 19 28 august 2023

Court

TANZLII

The African Court granted provisional measures in part, ordering Tunisia to remove barriers to detainees’ access to lawyers and doctors and to explain the basis of detention.

• Provisional measures
• Detention
• Access to counsel
• Right to health
• Due process
• Political rights

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ghannouchi et autres c republique tunisienne requete n 0042023 2023 afchpr 19 28 aout 2023

Court

TANZLII

The Court found that, given the age and health of at least one detainee and the lack of clarity regarding the legal grounds and procedures for detention of the applicants’ relatives, there exists a real and imminent risk of irreparable harm. The conditions for provisional measures—urgency, extreme gravity, and risk of irreparable harm—are met regarding access to lawyers and doctors and the need for information on detention. However, the Court found that the merits of the detentions and requests for release must be addressed at the substantive stage, not in provisional measures.

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• Provisional measures
• Detention conditions
• Right to counsel
• Right to health
• Right to information on detention
• Judicial independence

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