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Landmark Cases

IHRDA through its theme “defend” has had an impact on the development of the interpretation of human rights instruments. Consequentltly,this has helped in making African human rights instruments comprehensible. This is why we identify such cases or communications as landmark cases.

Please find below a list of our landmark cases.

ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsGovernance/PoliticsLandmark CasesLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

ECOWAS Court orders Sierra Leone to revoke policy banning pregnant girls from mainstream school

Banjul, 12 December 2019: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) has ruled that the Republic of…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueDecember 13, 2019
Displacement of Persons / NationalityExtrajudicial Killing / Enforced DisappearanceHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLandmark Cases

Communications: 54/91, 61/91, 98/93,164/97,196/97, 210/98/Mauritania

Close to 100,000 black Mauritanians were forcibly expelled to Senegal and Mali by the then Mauritanian Government, after being stripped of proof of their citizenship.…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueSeptember 30, 2013
ChildrenDisplacement of Persons / NationalityLandmark Cases

IHRDA and Open Society Justice Initiative on behalf of Children of Kenya of Nubian Descent in Kenya v The Government of Kenya- Decision: No 002/Com/002/2009

This is the first decision of its kind to be delivered by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueSeptember 30, 2013
Displacement of Persons / NationalityFair Trial / JudiciaryLandmark Cases

In 2005 on Communication 301/05: Haregewoin Gabre-Salassie and IHRDA (on behalf of Dergue Officials) v Ethiopia)

In this communication the Respondents claimed that IHRDA is not eligible to file a communication on behalf of Ethiopians because, IHRDA is not based in…
Brice Martial Djeugoue
Brice Martial DjeugoueSeptember 30, 2013

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  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Our history
    • Staff
    • What we do
    • Board Members
    • Donors
    • Partners
    • Friends of IHRDA
    • Gallery
  • Legal Work
    • Pending Cases
    • Decided Cases
    • Landmark Cases
    • Implementation of Decisions
  • Capacity Building
    • IHRDA’s Capacity Building
    • Completed Projects
    • Ongoing Projects
  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
    • Blogs
    • Our Books
    • Reports
      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
  • African Human Rights System
    • Main Statutes
    • Main Mechanisms
    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowships
    • Internships
    • Working at IHRDA
      • Open Vacancies
      • Closed Vacancies
  • Themes
    • Children
    • Displacement of Persons / Nationality
    • ESCRs
    • Fair Trial / Judiciary
    • Law Enforcement
    • Massive Human Rights Violations / Transitional Justice
    • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
    • Torture
    • Women / Girls
    • Others
      • Extrajudicial Killing / Enforced Disappearance
      • Forced Eviction
      • Freedom of Expression/Assembly/Association
      • Governance/Politics
      • Human Trafficking / Slavery
      • Right to Life
  • enEnglish
    • frFrench