• O Ilustre Comissário para os Serviços Internos da Comissão da CEDEAO, Prof. Nazifi Abdullahi Darma, em 15 de novembro 2024, visitou o Tribunal de Justiça da Comunidade da CEDEAO para reforçar a colaboração e prometer apoio para a execução efetiva do seu mandato. ...Read More

  • The Honourable Commissioner for Internal Services of the ECOWAS Commission, Prof. Nazifi Abdullahi Darma, on Friday 15 November 2024, visited the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS to strengthen collaboration and pledge support for the effective execution of its mandate. ...Read More

  • The Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS, has on Thursday 21 November 2024, dismissed the case filed by le Collectif pour la Vérité des Urnes TOGO-DIASPORA et le Réseau de la coordination de la diaspora togolaise indépendante – (CVU- TOGO-DISPORA ET CONSORTS (RCDTI) against the Republic of Togo. The Court ruled the application inadmissible due to the lack of legal standing of the applicants. ...Read More

  • The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS on 3 December 2024 upheld the right to work of a Gambian lawyer and diplomat Mr Melville Roberts but dismissed his claims regarding violations of his rights to presumption of innocence, fair trial, and human dignity including freedom from mental torture. ...Read More

  • A delegation from the ECOWAS Court of Justice, led by its newly elected President, Honorable Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, and Vice-President, Honorable Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, made a courtesy visit to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi on Friday 8th November 2024 in Abuja. This visit marked the formal introduction of the Court’s new leadership and underscored the strong partnership between the ECOWAS Court of Justice and Nigeria. ...Read More

  • The ECOWAS Court of Justice, has on Thursday 21 November 2024, held the Federal Republic of Nigeria accountable for the unlawful detention and mistreatment of Nigerian student Glory Okolie. The Court awarded ₦10 Million in compensation and issued directives to safeguard human rights. ...Read More

  • The ECOWAS Court of Justice has on 3 December 2024, delivered judgment in the case of Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/47/23), ordering the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay ₦5 million in compensation to the Applicant for the violation of his right to freedom from torture. ...Read More

  • The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has initiated a one-day training workshop aimed at enhancing judicial understanding and application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The training, hosted at the Wells Carlton Hotel in Abuja, brought together approximately 30 Court staff to deepen their knowledge and skills in handling cases involving IHL. ...Read More

  • Honourable President Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves has expressed his commitment to the implementation of the resolutions from the three-day Judicial Retreat of the ECOWAS Court of Justice that concluded on 27 November 2024 at Niger State, Nigeria. ...Read More

  • The ECOWAS Court of Justice, has on 22 November 2024 delivered its judgment in the case of Shalimar Abbiusi v. The Republic of Ghana (Application No: ECW/CCJ/APP/03/24), addressing allegations of human rights violations arising from the detention and deportation of Ms. Shalimar Abbiusi, a Belgian citizen residing in Ghana. The Court ruled that the applicant human rights were violated especially the illegal arrest and detention after the withdrawal of the initial charges against her. ...Read More

  • The new leadership of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honourable President Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves and Honourable Vice President Sengu Mohamed Koroma, on 8 November 2024, received a delegation from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who paid a courtesy visit to the Court. ...Read More

  • La Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO a rendu le 22 novembre 2024, son arrêt dans l’affaire n° ECW/CCJ/APP/49/22 opposant l’Association des Victimes de la Torture au Togo (ASVITTO) et son représentant statutaire, M. Atcholi Kao Monzolouwè, à l’État Togolais. ...Read More

  • La Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO a rendu le 21 novembre 2024, sa décision dans l’affaire opposant MM. Ramaglia Guiseppe et Vincenzo Giuliano à l’État de Côte d’Ivoire. Elle a estimé que le droit des requérants d’être jugés dans un délai raisonnable a été violé par l’Etat de Côte d’Ivoire car la Cour d’appel d’Abidjan avait dépassé le délai de trois mois prévu par le Code de procédure pénale ivoirien pour statuer sur leur appel. ...Read More

  • The newly elected leadership of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Honourable President Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves and Honourable Vice-President Sengu Mohamed Koroma, on 14 November 2024 paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Musa Sani Nuhu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to ECOWAS. ...Read More

  • A liderança recém-eleita do Tribunal de Justiça da CEDEAO, o Ilustre Presidente Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves e o Ilustre Vice-Presidente Sengu Mohamed Koroma, realizaram no dia 14 de Novembro de 2024 uma visita de cortesia ao Embaixador Musa Sani Nuhu, Representante Permanente da Nigéria na CEDEAO. ...Read More

  • The Honourable President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, accompanied by the Honourable Vice President Sengu Mohamed Koroma, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, 29 October 2024. The visit underscored the Court’s commitment to foster strong relationships with national courts across the ECOWAS region and strengthen judicial cooperation, particularly in the enforcement of its judgments ...Read More

  • The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the Honourable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves, accompanied by the Honourable Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, Vice-President of the Court, paid a courtesy visit to the Office of the ECOWAS Auditor General on 16 October 2024. This meeting marks the beginning of a strengthened collaboration between the two institutions, in a spirit of transparency and good governance within the Community. ...Read More

  • As part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between Community institutions, the President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the Honourable Justice Ricardo Cláudio Monteiro Gonçalves, accompanied by the Vice-President, the Honourable Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Omar Alieu Tourey, President of the ECOWAS Commission, on Thursday 17 October 2024. The main objective of this meeting was to consolidate ties between the two institutions to promote greater synergy for regional integration. ...Read More

  • O Tribunal de Justiça da Comunidade da CEDEAO, na quinta-feira, 21 de novembro de 2024, negou provimento ao processo movido por le Collectif pour la Vérité des Urnes TOGO-DIASPORA et le Réseau de la coordenation de la diaspora togolaise indépendante – (CVU- TOGO-DISPORA ET CONSORTS (RCDTI) contra a República do Togo O Tribunal declarou o pedido inadmissível devido à falta de legitimidade dos demandantes. ...Read More

  • O Tribunal de Justiça da CEDEAO responsabilizou, na quinta-feira, 21 de novembro de 2024, a República Federal da Nigéria pela detenção ilegal e maus-tratos da estudante nigeriana Glory Okolie. O Tribunal concedeu 10 milhões de nairas de indemnizações e emitiu diretivas para salvaguardar os direitos humanos. ...Read More

  • O Tribunal de Justiça Comunitário, CEDEAO, em 3 de dezembro de 2024, confirmou o direito ao trabalho de um advogado e diplomata gambiano, o Sr. Melville Roberts, mas indeferiu as suas alegações relativas a violações dos seus direitos de presunção de inocência, julgamento justo e dignidade humana, incluindo a ausência de tortura mental. ...Read More

  • Honourable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves, new President of the ECOWAS Court, and the new Vice President, Honourable Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma on 16 October 2024, received a delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who paid a courtesy visit to the new leadership of the Court. ...Read More

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