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

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

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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Human rights ajavon c republique du benin requete n 0272020 2021 afchpr 48 1 avril 2021

ajavon c republique du benin requete n 0272020 2021 afchpr 48 1 avril 2021

The Court found that the circumstances reveal urgency and a real risk of irreparable harm to the applicant due to the mandate of arrest and risk of permanent loss of assets, warranting suspension of the execution of the CRIET judgment pending the Court's decision on the merits.

  • Fair trial
  • Right to property
  • Right to housing
  • Provisional measures
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Human rights law fam and others v egypt communication 661 of 2017 2018 achpr 137 6 march 2018

fam and others v egypt communication 661 of 2017 2018 achpr 137 6 march 2018

The African Commission declined to seize a complaint challenging Egypt’s rent control regime, finding no demonstration of exhaustion of domestic remedies or filing within a reasonable time.

  • Exhaustion of domestic remedies
  • Reasonable time for filing
  • Rent control
  • Right to property
  • Right to housing
  • Exhaustion-of-domestic-remedies
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Human rights muzerengwa and others v republic of zimbabwe communication 306 of 2005 2011 achpr 111 3 march 2011

muzerengwa and others v republic of zimbabwe communication 306 of 2005 2011 achpr 111 3 march 2011

The African Commission held the complaint inadmissible because the complainants had not exhausted local remedies before alleging unlawful eviction and related Charter violations.

  • Forced eviction
  • Exhaustion of local remedies
  • Right to housing
  • Right to property
  • Administrative remedies
  • Admissibility
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Human rights law social and economic rights action center serac and center for economic and social rights cesr v nigeria communication no 15596 communication 155 of 1996 2001 achp

social and economic rights action center serac and center for economic and social rights cesr v nigeria communication no 15596 communication 155 of 1996 2001 achp

The Nigerian government, through direct action and failure to regulate or prevent abuses by oil companies and security forces, violated the rights to health, environment, property, housing, food, and life of the Ogoni people under the African Charter by failing to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil these rights, and by facilitating or condoning acts that led to environmental degradation, destruction of property and food sources, forced evictions, and violence.

  • Right to health
  • Right to environment
  • Right to property
  • Right to food
  • Right to housing
  • Right to life
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