Mr X
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD)Mr Y (a pseudonym given to protect Mr Y from reprisals) was arbitrarily arrested in Libya in 2013 and has been kept detained ever since.
Casework database
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Samira Ibrahim and Rasha Abdel-Rahmen
African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)Samira Ibrahim and Rasha Abdel-Rahman were arrested for taking part in a mass protest during the Egyptian popular revolution in 2011. They were detained by Egyptian military officials, beaten, and subjected to electroshocks and forced genital examinations without explanation.
Clément Abaïfouta and 6, 999 Others v the Republic of Chad (Hissène Habré case)
African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)THE CASE Hissène Habré, former president of Chad, presided over a reign of terror in Chad from 1982 to 1990, during which time widespread human rights violations were committed, including enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detentions, and sexual violence. On 22 August 2012 Senegal and the African Union…
Special mission immunity and General Hegazy case
REDRESS intervened in the case regarding Egyptian General Hegazy and the question of "special mission immunity".
Sudanese civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile v Sudan
African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)This case relates to human rights violations committed by the former Government of Sudan, arising from hostilities in South Kordofan and Blue Nile in 2011 and involving the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied forces, as well as the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North. THE STORY In this case, we alleged that in 2011, the SAF and allied militia groups under the then-Government…
The Prosecutor v Jean-Pierre Bemba
International Criminal Court (ICC)News: On 8 June 2018 Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo was acquitted by the ICC Appeals Chamber. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo was the President and Commander-in-chief of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (Movement for the Liberation of Congo) (MLC). He was found guilty, on 21 March 2016, of two counts of crimes against humanity (murder and…
