Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws, MRA Urges FG
Implement ECOWAS Court Judgment on Blasphemy Laws, MRA Urges FG Mr. Monday Arunsi, Acting Head of MRA’s Legal DepartmentLagos, Wednesday, July 16, 2025: 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 with the Court’s directive to bring…