In this case, the arrest of an individual for attempted murder was ultra vires because it was carried out without a warrant and without sufficient evidence for the police to have a reasonable suspicion the defendant committed the crime.
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In this case, the police were ordered to pay R560,000 in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of a young boy. The police arrested the boy as he was walking home from school, he was put in the back of a police van, handcuffed and fell around the back of the van when it […]
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In Kenya, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (“IPOA“) is the independent body which investigates complaints against the police. How to complain: By phoning the complaints management team By emailing the complaints team By writing a letter to the IPOA Or visiting a police station itself. What to include in your complaint: Your name and contact […]
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In this case, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights ruled that the arrest and detention of ethnic tutsis solely on the basis of their ethnicity was a grave violation of the right to liberty and security.
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Nigerian legislation on the scope of police powers of arrest.
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The government of South Sudan and two mining companies have been barred from operating and exporting oil due to spills that have polluted the environment. South Sudan’s Minister for Justice, the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) and Dar Petroleum Operating Company Ltd have been served with a temporary injunction order by the East African Court […]
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A local community challenging the operation of the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone relied on documents disclosed in the Panama papers to argue before the High Court of Sierra Leone that they could serve their claim on the corporate group (including the parent company Octéa Mining Limited registered in the British Virgin Islands) at […]
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The Kanyika Community in Malawi is bringing a claim for compensation against Globe Metals and Mining (Africa) Limited and the Malawi Government for damages to their land, water source and religious and cultural sites. The Community was not consulted before Globe Minerals begin exploration and extraction activities in the community’s area.
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In 2006, a former gold miner suffering from the lung disease silicosis sued AngloGold Ashanti in the South African courts for failing to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment and failing to meet its law duty of care (this legal duty is discussed below). Under South African law, he had to take […]
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Example of a complaint to the IFCCAO regarding an industrial project in the Republic of Guinea.
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