Uganda Case Law

XYZ v Republic of Benin (Application No. 009/2020)

XYZ v Republic of Benin (Application No. 009/2020) [2025] AfCHPR 26 (26 June 2025)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 009/2020

Judge

Aboud J, Adjei J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula VP, Chizumila J, Gaswaga J, Mengue J, Ntsebeza J, Sacko P, Tchikaya J

The Court held that it has material, personal, temporal, and territorial jurisdiction to hear the application, as the alleged violations concern rights protected by the Charter and the application was filed before the respondent State's withdrawal of its Article 34(6) Declaration took effect. However, the Court found the application inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies. The applicant did not seize the Constitutional Court of Benin, which is an available and effective remedy for constitutional and human rights claims, including challenges to the Amnesty Law. The Court reiterated…

Source excerpt

• Right To Life
• Right To Dignity
• Right To Fair Hearing
• Amnesty Laws
• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies