Summary: Transparency International & Ors V Republic of Ghana (the Agyapa Case)
On December 20, 2020, Transparency International (TI), Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), and Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) filed an application at the ECOWAS Court for the enforcement of fundamental human rights under Article 33 of the Rules of the ECOWAS Court, Article 21(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, Article 2(1) and (2), 3(1), 16(1) and 17(3) of the Revised African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The plaintiffs argue...