Uganda Case Law

Former Somadex SA Employees v Republic of Mali (Application No. 006/2018)

Former Somadex SA Employees v Republic of Mali (Application No. 006/2018) [2021] AfCHPR 9 (2 December 2021)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 006/2018

Judge

Aboud P, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the applicants were sufficiently identified by the list of names provided, satisfying the requirement under Article 56(1) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(a) of the Rules. However, on the issue of exhaustion of local remedies, the Court determined that the applicants did not pursue all available judicial remedies in Mali. Specifically, after adverse decisions from the Court of Appeal and the Sikasso Labour Court, the applicants did not appeal to the Supreme Court as provided for under Malian law. The Court held that the applicants' recourse to non-judicial remedies, such as…

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• Collective Dismissal
• Performance Bonus Dispute
• Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
• Trade Union Rights
• Standing Of Applicants

Fory and Others v Republic of Cote D'Ivoire (Application No. 034/2017)

Fory and Others v Republic of Cote D'Ivoire (Application No. 034/2017) [2021] AfCHPR 14 (25 November 2021)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 034/2017

Judge

Aboud P, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Kioko J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Ntsebeza J, Sacko J, Tchikaya VP

The African Court held that Kouadio Kobena Fory was the sole applicant and ordered the case title amended to remove his wife and children as applicants.

• Standing Of Applicants
• Vicarious Victims
• Amendment Of Pleadings
• Standing-of-applicants
• Vicarious-victims
• Amendment-of-pleadings