Uganda Case Law

Ogwuche and Others v Republic of Cote D'Ivoire and Others (Application No. 005/2024)

Ogwuche and Others v Republic of Cote D'Ivoire and Others (Application No. 005/2024) [2025] AfCHPR 19 (17 June 2025)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 005/2024

Judge

Aboud J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula VP, Chizumila J, Gaswaga J, Mengue J, Ntsebeza J, Tchikaya J

The African Court struck out non-qualifying parties, held that only six respondent States met jurisdictional requirements, and renamed the application accordingly.

• Jurisdiction Of Regional Courts
• Admissibility Requirements
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Observer Status Of Ngos
• Personal Jurisdiction
• Striking Out Parties

Kajoloweka v Republic of Malawi (Application No. 055/2019)

Kajoloweka v Republic of Malawi (Application No. 055/2019) [2020] AfCHPR 53 (27 March 2020)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 055/2019

Judge

Aboud J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Eno R, Kioko VP, Matusse J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Orè P, Tchikaya J

The African Court granted provisional measures and ordered Malawi to stay enforcement of a Supreme Court of Appeal costs order pending the main case.

• Provisional Measures
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Irreparable Harm
• Stay Of Execution
• Provisional-measures
• Stay-of-execution

Mango and Others v Tanzania (Application No. 008/2015)

Mango and Others v Tanzania (Application No. 008/2015) [2019] AfCHPR 17 (26 September 2019)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 008/2015

The African Court found most claims inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies, but upheld jurisdiction and held the armed robbery sentences lawful.

• Presidential Prerogative Of Mercy
• Minimum Sentences
• Armed Robbery Sentencing
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Fair Trial Rights
• Exhaustion-of-domestic-remedies

Bahieddin Ahmed v Egypt (Communication 615 of 2016)

Bahieddin Ahmed v Egypt (Communication 615 of 2016) [2018] ACHPR 123 (18 October 2018)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 615 of 2016

The African Commission struck out Communication 615/16 against Egypt for lack of diligent prosecution after the complainant failed to file admissibility submissions on time.

• Right To Fair Trial
• Enforced Disappearance
• Judicial Independence
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Diligent Prosecution
• African-commission

Samak v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 640 of 2016)

Samak v Arab Republic of Egypt (Communication 640 of 2016) [2018] ACHPR 131 (17 October 2018)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 640 of 2016

The Commission found that the complainant failed to submit arguments and evidence on admissibility within the prescribed two-month period and did not request an extension. The complainant did not respond to multiple correspondences from the Commission, demonstrating a lack of interest in prosecuting the communication. In accordance with its rules and established jurisprudence, the Commission determined that the communication should be struck out for want of diligent prosecution.

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• Right To Fair Trial
• Torture And Inhuman Treatment
• Prison Conditions
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies

Fam and Others v Egypt (Communication 661 of 2017)

Fam and Others v Egypt (Communication 661 of 2017) [2018] ACHPR 137 (6 March 2018)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 661 of 2017

The African Commission declined to seize a complaint challenging Egypt’s rent control laws because domestic remedies had not been exhausted and the complaint was not filed in reasonable time.

• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Rent Control Legislation
• Right To Property
• Right To Housing
• Effective Remedy
• Reasonable Time Requirement

Ahmed (represented by the Organization of European Alliance for Human Rights and Ors) v Egypt (Communication 615/16)

Ahmed (represented by the Organization of European Alliance for Human Rights and Ors) v Egypt (Communication 615/16) [2018] ACHPR 140 (22 February 2018)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 615/16

The African Commission struck out Communication 615/16 against Egypt for lack of diligent prosecution after the complainant failed to file admissibility submissions on time.

• Admissibility Of Human Rights Complaints
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Diligent Prosecution
• State Responsibility For Human Rights Violations
• Admissibility
• Diligent-prosecution

Collectif Des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire (ALS) v Republic of Mali (Application No. 002/2015)

Collectif Des Anciens Travailleurs du Laboratoire (ALS) v Republic of Mali (Application No. 002/2015) [2016] AfCHPR 59 (5 September 2016)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 002/2015

Judge

Ben Achour J, Bossa J, Eno R, Guissè J, Kioko J, Matusse J, Niyungeko J, Orė J, Ouguergouz J, Ramadhani P, Tambala J, Thompson VP

The African Court struck out this application for failure to reformulate it to meet procedural rules, despite legal assistance and multiple extensions.

• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Procedural Non Compliance
• Workers Rights
• Occupational Health
• Lead Poisoning
• Strike Out Procedure

Syndicat des Anciens Travailleurs du Groupe de Laboratoire et Autres v Mali (Application 2 of 2015)

Syndicat des Anciens Travailleurs du Groupe de Laboratoire et Autres v Mali (Application 2 of 2015) [2015] AfCHPR 30 (1 January 2015)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application 2 of 2015

The African Court struck out the application for failure to reformulate it to comply with procedural rules, despite prior legal assistance and extensions.

• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Procedural Non Compliance
• Striking Out Application
• Procedural-non-compliance
• Strike-out
• Exhaustion-of-domestic-remedies

Kenyatta and Another (represented by Innocence Project Africa) v Republic of Kenya (Communication 464/14)

Kenyatta and Another (represented by Innocence Project Africa) v Republic of Kenya (Communication 464/14) [2014] ACHPR 5 (14 March 2014)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 464/14

The African Commission declined to be seized of a complaint by Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto against Kenya, finding procedural defects and non-compliance with admissibility rules.

• African Charter Compliance
• Exhaustion Of Domestic Remedies
• Right To Fair Trial
• Icc Cooperation
• State Obligations Under Treaties
• African-charter-compliance