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Incorporated Trustees of Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation, Nigeria and Another v Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/32/23; ECW/CCJ/JUD/14/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 14 (17 March 2025) 17 March 2025
Sanoh and Others v State of Guinea (ECW/CCJ/APP/38/19; ECW/CCJ/APP/49/19; ECW/CCJ/JUD/13/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 5 (17 March 2025) 17 March 2025
Akuyo v Togolese Republic (ECW/CCJ/APP/29/22; ECW/CCJ/JUD/11/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 11 (17 March 2025) 17 March 2025
Garber and Others v Republic of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/22/21) [2025] ECOWASCJ 6 (17 March 2025) 17 March 2025
Bah and Others v State of Guinea (ECW/CCJ/APP/10/21; ECW/CCJ/JUD/10/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 7 (14 March 2025) 14 March 2025
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Recent Legal Instruments

Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Digital Trade 18 February 2024
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa 18 February 2024
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Women and Youth in Trade 18 February 2024
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Intellectual Property Rights 19 February 2023
Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Investment 19 February 2023
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Recent Soft Law

African Union handbook 2023 : A Guide for Those Working with and within the African Union 31 December 2023
Guide De L’ Union Africaine 2023: Ouvrage De Référence Pour Le Personnel Et Les Partenaires De L’ Union Africaine 31 December 2023
Résolution sur la situation des droits de l'homme et la crise humanitaire causée par le conflit armé en cours en République du Soudan 29 December 2023
Resolution on the human rights situation and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of The Sudan 29 December 2023
Décision sur les Leaders Africains Pour L’initiative Pour la Nutrition 29 October 2023
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Newsletter by SRRWA on Advancing Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Africa (May 2025) 7 May 2025
Study on human and peoples’ rights and artificial intelligence, robotics, and other new and emerging technologies in Africa 8 April 2025
H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, African Union Commission, on the 31st Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka’31) Under the Theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew” 7 April 2025
Adopté par le Conseil de paix et de sécurité (CPS) de l'Union africaine (UA) à sa 1271e réunion 1 April 2025
Communique of the 1271st Meeting of the Peace and Security Council 1 April 2025
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Latest Commentary

Addressing prison overcrowding
Addressing prison overcrowding
  • 20 March 2025
  • SALC

Picture Credit: © Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi

The right to vote for prisoners in SADC
The right to vote for prisoners in SADC
  • 19 March 2025
  • SALC

Picture Credit: © Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance, Malawi

Ensuring prisoners’ right to food
Ensuring prisoners’ right to food
  • 19 March 2025
  • SALC

“The conditions are very poor … I can say beyond human living … something you cannot imagine. We would sometimes sleep on an empty stomach for 3-7 days… on the 7th day, we could be provided with some porridge. You could see your fellow inmate dying in front of you.”

Addressing TB in SADC prisons
Addressing TB in SADC prisons
  • 13 March 2025
  • SALC

Addressing Tuberculosis in SADC Prisons

Budgeting transparency for correctional services in SADC
Budgeting transparency for correctional services in SADC

Catering for prisoners’ needs in the national budget

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