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January 2026
Naomi v State of Togo (ECW/CCJ/APP/28/24; ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/26) [2026] ECOWASCJ 5 (29 January 2026)
Court finds jurisdiction and admissibility, rejects torture claim but finds violation of right to physical integrity and awards CFA 10,000,000.
Human rights jurisdiction — ECOWAS Court competence; admissibility — no requirement to exhaust domestic remedies; victim status; torture threshold requires specific intent/purpose; right to physical integrity (ACHPR Article 4); compensation for bodily injury.
 29 January 2026
Ayivigan v State of Togo (ECW/CCJ/APP/28/24; ECW/CCJ/JUD/03/26) [2026] ECOWASCJ 1 (26 January 2026)
Court dismissed torture claim but found State liable for violation of applicant's physical integrity and awarded damages.
Human rights jurisdiction — admissibility (no exhaustion requirement) — victim status — distinction between torture/cruel treatment and unlawful use of force — violation of physical integrity — compensation awarded.
 26 January 2026
February 2025
Bathily v Republic of Cote D'Ivoire (ECW/CCJ/APP/17/23; ECW/CCJ/JUD/07/25) [2025] ECOWASCJ 10 (14 February 2025)
An application framed as a human-rights claim cannot compel the ECOWAS Court to review or set aside national court decisions.
ECOWAS Court jurisdiction – human rights – right to property – limits of jurisdiction – application as disguised appeal against national court decisions – inadmissibility for lack of competence – costs awarded to respondent.
 14 February 2025