The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has found the Federal Government of Nigeria guilty of human rights abuses during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020.
The court in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel of Justices, ruled on Wednesday, that the government’s response to the protests, particularly the disproportionate use of force at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, violated several international human rights standards.
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