Uganda Case Law

Nganyi and Others v Tanzania (Judgment - Reparations) (Application No. 006/2013)

Nganyi and Others v Tanzania (Judgment - Reparations) (Application No. 006/2013) [2019] AfCHPR 24 (4 July 2019)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 006/2013

Judge

Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko VP, Matusse J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the Respondent State violated the Applicants’ rights to be tried within a reasonable time and to legal aid, but the violations did not fundamentally affect the outcome of the domestic proceedings for those convicted. Material damages were denied where insufficient evidence was provided, but limited compensation was awarded for proven medical expenses and legal fees. Moral damages were granted to both direct and indirect victims, with quantum determined by equity and proportionality, not by the standards of the Konaté case. The Court denied release of convicted Applicants…

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• Fair Trial Rights
• Legal Aid Entitlement
• Compensation For Unlawful Detention
• Reparations Quantification
• State Responsibility
• Procedural Delay

Akankwasa v Attorney General (HCT-00-CV-CS-0202-2013)

Akankwasa v Attorney General (HCT-00-CV-CS-0202-2013) [2016] UGHCCD 42 (15 June 2016)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

HCT-00-CV-CS-0202-2013

Judge

Musota, J

High Court judgment in a formal proof suit by a public officer against the Attorney General. The court granted declarations and damages, but denied reinstatement and defamation.

• Unlawful Dismissal
• Contempt Of Court
• Compensation For Unlawful Detention
• Damages Assessment
• Public Service Employment
• Procedural Default

A v Cameroon (Communication 258 of 2002)

A v Cameroon (Communication 258 of 2002) [2004] ACHPR 53 (4 June 2004)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 258 of 2002

The African Commission declared the communication inadmissible because local remedies had not been exhausted, noting that the alleged victims had been tried and released in Cameroon.

• Right To Fair Trial
• Arbitrary Detention
• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
• Compensation For Unlawful Detention
• Exhaustion-of-local-remedies
• Human-rights-communication