HOUSING RIGHTS IN ABUJA (Yagba Tsav and 6 others v Minister of the FCTA & the FCDA - suit no. cv/437/08)

The 7 Plaintiffs in this case represent all the inhabitants of Tudun Wada village, a community in Lugbe, Abuja. They are suing the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to prevent them from forcefully evicting them.

The Tudun Wada community has existed for over 20 years with the government’s full knowledge. They have built schools, hospitals churches, mosques, markets and other socio-economic infrastructure without government help. The government stationed bulldozers and riot police close by in readiness for eviction. The community made several appeals to the government to follow the due process of law to no avail. Consequently they resorted to the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the government. ...

ZIMBABWE - Decision 294/04 ZLHR and IHRDA (on behalf of Andrew Meldrum)

The African Commission finds Zimbabwe in violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 7(1) (a) and (b), 9, 12(4) and 26 of the Banjul Charter.

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ANGOLA - Decision 292/04 IHRDA [on behalf of Esmaila Connateh and 13 other Gambians]

The African Commission finds Angola in violation of Articles 1, 2, 5, 6, 7(1)(a), 12(4), 12(5), 14 and 15 of the Banjul Charter.

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IHRDA is operating a Legal Defence Fund for individuals/groups litigating cases before the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights. The fund covers travel, accommodation and other related expenses.

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Decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Communications 2002-2007 (including a 48 pg addendum)

Making Complaints to the African Human Rights System

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Tripartite Agreement between UNHCR, Mauritania and Senegal on refugee repatriation (French)

54-91, 61-91, 98-93, 164-197, 210-98 Malawi Africa Association & others / Mauritania

197-97 Bah Ould Rabah / Mauritania (with dissenting opinion)

242-01 Interights, IHRDA and AMDH / Mauritania

IHRDA Statement on World Refugee Day 2009

IHRDA Statement on Mauritania Repatriations before African Commission May 2008

Call for Contributions - Upcoming Publication on Mauritania

IHRDA and Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) are inviting interested Mauritanians to contribute chapters in specific subject areas to an edited book aimed at recording the tragic phase (1986-1992) in Mauritanian history, its causes and context, the efforts at seeking justice thereafter using international law, and the struggle for implementation of the decision of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

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