MRA Calls On Federal Government To Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment On Blasphemy Laws - Swift Reporters

MRA Calls on FG to Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to implement and give full effect to the April 9, 2025 judgment of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which declared aspects of Kano State’s blasphemy laws a violation of Nigeria’s obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Urging the Government to promptly comply w…

MRA Urges FG to Implement ECOWAS Court Ruling on Blasphemy Laws

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Nigerian Government to urgently implement a recent ECOWAS Court judgment that declared aspects of Kano State’s blasphemy laws a violation of Nigeria’s human rights obligations. The rights organisation warned that failure to comply with the April 9, 2025 ruling would undermine the rule of law and […]

MRA Calls On Federal Government To Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment On Blasphemy Laws - Swift Reporters

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to implement and give full effect to the April 9, 2025 judgment of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which declared aspects of Kano State’s blasphemy laws a violation of Nigeria’s obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Urging the Government to promptly comply w…