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Banya v Republica of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/51/21; ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 16 (20 March 2025)

Banya v Republica of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/51/21; ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 16 (20 March 2025)
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Banya v Republica of Sierra Leone (ECW/CCJ/APP/51/21; ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 16 (20 March 2025)
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[2025] ECOWASCJ 16
Court
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Case number
ECW/CCJ/APP/51/21 ; ECW/CCJ/JUD/15/25
Judges
Asante J, Goncalves PJ, Ouattara J
Judgment date
20 March 2025
Language
English
Summary
State liable for failing to investigate sexual violence; awarded compensation and ordered preventive and victim-support measures.
Flynote
Human rights — ECOWAS Court jurisdiction and admissibility — State due diligence to investigate sexual violence — Preservation of medical and police evidence — Right to effective remedy — Sexual violence as inhuman/cruel treatment — Reparations and victim support obligations.
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State liable for failing to investigate sexual violence; awarded compensation and ordered preventive and victim-support measures.
Flynote
Human rights — ECOWAS Court jurisdiction and admissibility — State due diligence to investigate sexual violence — Preservation of medical and police evidence — Right to effective remedy — Sexual violence as inhuman/cruel treatment — Reparations and victim support obligations.
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