Court hears an appeal on alleged failure by Uganda, Kenya and Burundi to make individual Country declarations in acceptance of the competence of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

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AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS BEGINS 37 TH ORDINARY SESSION IN ARUSHA 18 MAY TO 5 JUNE 2015

President of the African Court, Hon. Justice Augustine Ramadhani.

 

10 years ago

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Burundi Government Brought to Court for Alleged Failure to Pay Damages Awarded to its Citizen

The First Instance Division heard a case by a Burundi citizen Mr. Ndorimana Benoit, seeking the Court order that the refusal of the government of Burundi to pay a decretal amount of 1,000,300,000 BIF that has accumulated to BIF 1,660,498,000 to the Applicant is an infringement of Article 6(d) and 7 (2) of the Treaty for Establishment of the East African Community.
The Applicant’s Lawyer, Mr. Horace Ncutiyumuheto, submitted that the Applicant who was imprisoned in 1999 and released in 2002 and...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

02 Nov

African Court On Human Rights Set for Arusha

The Guardian Nigeria
African Court On Human Rights Set for Arusha
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Arusha — The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and African Union (AU) will host a judicial dialogue early this month in Arusha, north of Tanzania. "The continental judicial dialogue offers an opportune occasion for ...
Arusha to host second African judicial dialogueIPPmedia
AU, African Court to begin dialogue on access to justice, others on WednesdayThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release)...

 

10 years ago

KwanzaJamii

10 Sep

Former Chief Justice Elected New African Human Rights Court Head

Chief Justice, Augustino Ramadhani The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has elected its new leadership body placing Tanzania’s Chief Justice Augustino Ramadhani as the new president of Africa’s continental court. The new governing bureau was approved at the beginning of its 34th Ordinary Session here on Monday where Lady Justice Elsie N. Thompson was honoured the new court’s Vice President. The current bureau replaces Hon. Lady Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo and Hon....

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

03 Dec

Convict fighting Tanzania Appeal court decision in African Court

Convict fighting Tanzania Appeal court decision in African Court
IPPmedia
The Alex Thomas versus the Tanzania justice system case comes up before the African Court for Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the case, Thomas, a Tanzanian, is claiming infringement of his basic rights by justice ...
Tanzania: Robbery Convict Seeks Remedy At African CourtAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

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Court hears a case against the Government of Uganda on a hydro power unit construction dispute

The East African Court of Justice First Instance Division, today heard a matter seeking the determination of the Court on a case challenging the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between the Republics of Uganda and China to construct Kaluma Hydro Power Unit 600MW in Uganda. 
The Applicant, Mr. Henry Kyarimpa represented by his Lawyer Mr. Mohamed Mbabazi asked the Court to find that the MoU signed by Uganda and China was an infringement of the provisions of the Treaty for the...

 

11 years ago

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Court dismisses Case on alleged arrest and detention of Kenyan Advocate in Uganda

The EACJ First Instance Division today dismissed a case filed by an Advocate from the Republic of Kenya, Mr. Mbugua Mureith, an accomplished lawyer and human rights defender, against the Republics of Kenya and Uganda.
Mr. Mbugua’s claim his alleged arrest and detention in Uganda and his subsequent deportation by the security agents of Uganda in complicity with the security agents of Kenya without lawful or justifiable cause and in violation of Uganda’s and Kenya’s obligation under...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Nov

African court rejects appeal by Tanzanian

 The African Court of Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR) has dismissed an appeal by a Tanzanian jailed some 20 years ago for armed robbery, saying the evidence adduced and offence he was convicted does not merit release from prison. 

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jan

African rights court valuable

Human rights violations in Africa were once again put in limelight following a case against a Burkina Faso journalist who had been imprisoned for charges filed against him by his government.

 

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