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Decided Cases

Mechanism:
ACHPR
Year of Decision:
2005
Country:
Eswatini
Issue:

Executive assuming judicial and legislative power, Independent Judiciary, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Assembly, Right to Participate in Government, Right to Fair Trial

Outcome:

Violation of Articles 1, 7, 10, 11, 13, 26

Additional Notes:

This case was not initiated by IHRDA and IHRDA is not mentioned in the case. It is noted on IHRDA’s website that IHRDA “provided support to the authors, either during case research and definition or during its consideration by the ACmHPR.” (https://ihrda.org/2005/05/25102-lawyers-for-human-rights-swaziland/)

Mechanism:
ACHPR
Year of Decision:
2005
Country:
Eswatini
Issue:
Executive assuming judicial and legislative power, Independent Judiciary, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Assembly, Right to Participate in Government, Right to Fair Trial
Outcome:
Violation of Articles 1, 7, 10, 11, 13, 26
Citation

251/02 – Lawyers of Human Rights v Swaziland

Additional Notes:

This case was not initiated by IHRDA and IHRDA is not mentioned in the case. It is noted on IHRDA’s website that IHRDA “provided support to the authors, either during case research and definition or during its consideration by the ACmHPR.” (https://ihrda.org/2005/05/25102-lawyers-for-human-rights-swaziland/)

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