Uganda Case Law

kalali v Attorney General

kalali v Attorney General (Miscellaneous Cause 88 of 2022) [2024] UGHCCD 174 (1 March 2024)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Miscellaneous Cause 88 of 2022

Judge

Douglas Karekona Singiza, J

The court held that while the right to access decent shelter is recognized within Uganda's constitutional and legislative framework, its realization is subject to the state's available resources and the principle of progressive realization. The evidence presented by the applicant was insufficient to prove that the respondent had unreasonably failed to provide adequate housing to junior police officers or that the state's interventions were unreasonable. The respondent demonstrated ongoing efforts and reasonable policy measures to address the housing deficit, including construction of new unit…

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• Right To Shelter
• Economic And Social Rights
• State Obligations
• Human Dignity
• Public Interest Litigation

Jonas v United Republic of Tanzania

Jonas v United Republic of Tanzania [2020] AfCHPR 20 (25 September 2020)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Judge

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

The Court found that the applicant was entitled to moral damages as a direct victim of the violation of his right to legal assistance, as established in the judgment on the merits. The Court held that material loss claims were not warranted because the conviction and incarceration were not found unlawful. Claims for moral prejudice by indirect victims were dismissed for lack of causal link to the violation. The Court awarded the applicant a lump sum of TZS 300,000 as fair compensation for moral prejudice, consistent with its established practice in similar cases. Non-pecuniary reparations suc…

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• Right To Fair Trial
• Legal Aid
• Moral Damages
• Reparations
• African Charter Article 7
• State Obligations

Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) and Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v Nigeria (Communication No. 155/96) (Communication 155 of 1996)

Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) and Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v Nigeria (Communication No. 155/96) (Communication 155 of 1996) [2001] ACHPR 35 (27 October 2001)

Court

African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Communication 155 of 1996

The African Commission found Nigeria violated multiple Charter rights in the Ogoni case, arising from oil-related environmental harm, violence, and forced displacement.

• Right To Health
• Right To Clean Environment
• Forced Evictions
• Right To Food
• Collective Rights
• State Obligations