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Human rights law said c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0112019 2021 afchpr 23 30 septembre 2021

said c republique unie de tanzanie requete n 0112019 2021 afchpr 23 30 septembre 2021

The application was declared inadmissible because it was not filed within a reasonable time after exhaustion of domestic remedies, and the applicant failed to provide justification for the delay.

  • Right to equality before the law
  • Right to fair trial
  • Admissibility criteria
  • Exhaustion of domestic remedies
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Human rights law mulindahabi v republic of rwanda 2020 afchpr 47 26 june 2020

mulindahabi v republic of rwanda 2020 afchpr 47 26 june 2020

The Court found it had jurisdiction but declared the application inadmissible because the applicant filed two years and three months after exhaustion of local remedies, which was deemed unreasonable under Article 56(6) of the Charter and Rule 40(6) of the Rules.

  • Right to fair trial
  • Judicial independence
  • Equality before the law
  • Execution of judgments
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law mulindahabi v republic of rwanda application no 0062017 2019 afchpr 88 4 july 2019

mulindahabi v republic of rwanda application no 0062017 2019 afchpr 88 4 july 2019

The applicant failed to exhaust available judicial remedies in Rwanda, and his reasons for not doing so do not fall within the exceptions provided for admissibility. Therefore, the application is inadmissible.

  • Right to property
  • Exhaustion of local remedies
  • Jurisdiction of african court
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law johnson c republica do gana processo no 0162017 2019 afchpr 7 28 marco 2019

johnson c republica do gana processo no 0162017 2019 afchpr 7 28 marco 2019

The application is inadmissible because the same parties and issues were previously resolved by the UN Human Rights Committee, fulfilling the non bis in idem principle under Article 56(7) of the African Charter. Admissibility requirements are cumulative; failure to meet one renders the application inadmissible.

  • Mandatory death penalty
  • Right to life
  • Prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Fair trial
  • Exhaustion of local remedies
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law mulindahabi c republique du rwanda requete n 0092017 2019 afchpr 20 4 juillet 2019

mulindahabi c republique du rwanda requete n 0092017 2019 afchpr 20 4 juillet 2019

The applicant failed to exhaust available domestic judicial remedies, and none of the exceptions to this requirement were substantiated; therefore, the application is inadmissible.

  • Right to property
  • Right to effective remedy
  • Right to work
  • Exhaustion of domestic remedies
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law malengo c republica unida da tanzania processo n 0302015 2019 afchpr 16 4 julho 2019

malengo c republica unida da tanzania processo n 0302015 2019 afchpr 16 4 julho 2019

The application is inadmissible because the applicant failed to exhaust available domestic remedies as required by Article 40(5) of the Rules; thus, the Tribunal cannot consider whether the application was filed within a reasonable time or other admissibility conditions.

  • Right to fair trial
  • Exhaustion of domestic remedies
  • Reasonable time for trial
  • Compensation for damages
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law apdh c republica do cote divoire processo n 0032017 2017 afchpr 5 28 setembro 2017

apdh c republica do cote divoire processo n 0032017 2017 afchpr 5 28 setembro 2017

The request was timely but failed to specify dispositive points requiring interpretation and did not seek clarification of the meaning or scope of any dispositive provision; therefore, it did not meet admissibility requirements.

  • Interpretation of judgment
  • Electoral commission independence
  • Admissibility criteria
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Human rights law omary and others v united republic of tanzania application no 0012012 2014 afchpr 47 28 march 2014

omary and others v united republic of tanzania application no 0012012 2014 afchpr 47 28 march 2014

The African Court held that the application was inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies on both compensation and police brutality claims.

  • Exhaustion of local remedies
  • Jurisdiction ratione materiae
  • Police brutality
  • Pension and severance benefits
  • Admissibility criteria
  • Universal declaration of human rights
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