Tracking cases that protect freedom of expression, association, and assembly
Topic: Democracy / Good governance
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Samira Sabou Case
Samira Sabou, an award-winner journalist from Niger, has been criminalized for publishing posts about issues of public interest on her official accounts on social media. Sabou has published about alleged misuses of funds by the Ministry of Defence and drug trafficking in Niger. Sabou has been charged with “defamation by a means of electronic communication”…
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Abuku & 4 Others v. AG Uganda and the Secretary General of the East African Community
The case discusses violations of civic space in the context of an election. A petition was filed before the East African Court of Justice in the aftermath of the 2021 Uganda General Elections, with the purpose of challenging the presidential election of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, due to electoral malpractices that are deemed to be contrary…
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Ado Shaibu and 5 others v. United Republic of Tanzania
The case discusses the violation of seven Tanzanian citizens’ right to participate in the general elections in Tanzania, after several forms of repression were carried out by different public agents, including the blocking of news outlets and social media apps like Twitter and WhatsApp. The actions of the Tanzanian authorities had the calculated effect of…
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Kushal Devi Seenauth-Sohun v. The Commissioner of Police and Others
This case discusses the unlawful arrest, detention, and imprisonment of Kushal Devi Seenauth-Sohun over a Facebook post criticizing the government’s actions towards the COVID-19 pandemic.