Okoiti v. Communications Authority of Kenya x Summary Facts In January 2017, Kenya’s Communications Authority (CAK) announced plans to implement a Device Management System (DMS) that would allow access to mobile subscribers’ data—including call records—to combat counterfeit and illegal devices. Okiya Okoiti, executive director of Kenyans for Justice and Development Trust, filed a petition at the…
Association des Blogueurs de Guinee v. Guinea x Summary Facts In October 2020, during Guinea’s presidential elections, the government restricted internet and social media access nationwide. Between October 18–27, there was limited to no internet, and from October 27 until December, Facebook was completely blocked. The applicants, Guinean NGOs advocating for human rights and media freedom, filed a case before…
Patrick George Zaki v. Egyptian State x Summary Facts Patrick George Zaki, a researcher with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was arrested on 7 February 2020 at Cairo International Airport upon returning from Italy, where he was pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Bologna. He had come home for a short…
