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Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. Tanzania
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights · Tanzania · 2018-03-22 · Regional court or body
Citation: Application 012/2015
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Could Tanzania strip a man of his nationality and expel him to Kenya without a court hearing?
What the court decided
No. The deprivation of nationality was arbitrary, and expelling him without a chance to challenge it breached the Charter and the ICCPR.
In plain language
Tanzania declared a man an illegal immigrant, took his passport and expelled him to Kenya, which also refused him. He was left stateless. The African Court said Tanzania must restore his rights.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Tanzania menyatakan seorang pria imigran ilegal, menyita paspornya, dan mengusirnya ke Kenya, yang juga menolaknya. Ia menjadi tanpa kewarganegaraan. Mahkamah Afrika menyatakan Tanzania harus memulihkan haknya.
Pertanyaan: Bisakah Tanzania mencabut kewarganegaraan seseorang dan mengusirnya ke Kenya tanpa sidang pengadilan?
What happened afterwards
- 2014: Passport seized and expulsion.
- 2018-03-22: Judgment.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/afct-anudo-2018/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.