One year after the ECOWAS Court ruled in favor of Mohamed Morlu, a victim of police brutality during a 2017 student protest in Bo, Sierra Leone, the government has still not taken action to follow through...
The Republic of Sierra Leone is under intense scrutiny at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice after failing to produce crucial police and medical reports in the high-profile case of Satta Lamin Banya...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that the Government of Sierra Leone must compensate two individuals with $15,000 each for violations of their right to security during a police crackdown on protests...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ruled that Sierra Leone must urgently amend or repeal its loitering laws, declaring that the legislation discriminates against vulnerable...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has adjourned a landmark case involving allegations of human rights violations in Sierra Leone. The case, Satta Lamin Banya v. Republic of Sierra Leone, centers around an alleged...
The government of Sierra Leone will be preparing its defense for two significant cases against it as The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) resumed its...
A two-day training program aimed at familiarizing lawyers and law students from Sierra Leone with the ECOWAS Court of Justice commenced on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Freetown. This initiative, organized...
The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Honourable Justice Edward Amoako Asante, set the tone for the four-day international conference by underlining the Court's reliance on national courts...
A high-level delegation of the ECOWAS Court arrives in Freetown on Sunday, 14th April 2024 for talks with senior officials of the government of Sierra Leone and the country’s Bar Association on preparations...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has mandated the Republic of Sierra Leone to pay $25,000 in compensation to Mohamed Morlu, a Sierra Leonean citizen, for infringing upon his fundamental human rights. The case...
