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Candia v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 158 of 2018) [2024] UGHCCD 40 (18 January 2024)
The High Court found that inaccessible court premises violated disability rights and the applicant advocate’s right to practice his profession, and ordered progressive accessibility measures.
Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) and 3 Others v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 29 of 2017) [2023] UGCC 9 (20 February 2023)
The Constitutional Court determined that the petition primarily seeks enforcement of rights, specifically the rights of persons with hearing disabilities to equality, dignity, health, privacy, and information, due to the alleged failure of Government to provide sufficient sign language interpreters at health facilities. The Court held that its jurisdiction under Article 137 is limited to matters requiring interpretation of constitutional provisions, not enforcement of rights. The Court found that the petition did not present a genuine controversy or doubt regarding the meaning of any constitu…
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Purohit and Anor v Gambia (Communication 241 of 2001) [2003] ACHPR 49 (29 May 2003)
The African Commission found The Gambia’s mental health detention law violated multiple Charter rights, including equality, dignity, fair hearing, health, and disability protection.
