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Solomon Okedara

@solomonokedara

Digital Rights Lawyer|Partner @OkedaraCo|Co-Founder @DRLI_HQ|Legal Researcher @ColumbiaGFoE

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BIG decision coming out of ECOWAS, finding Kano, Nigeria’s sharia & ā€œsecularā€ blasphemy laws are violations of free expression. Orders Fed govt to repeal laws. Has big implications for prisoners like Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. Huge congrats to Solomon Okedara on his trailblazing win!

BIG decision coming out of ECOWAS, finding Kano, Nigeria’s sharia &amp; ā€œsecularā€ blasphemy laws are violations of free expression. Orders Fed govt to repeal laws. Has big implications for prisoners like Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. Huge congrats to <a href="/SolomonOkedara/">Solomon Okedara</a> on his trailblazing win!
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Amnesty International welcomes the decision of the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States which ruled that Kano State’s blasphemy laws violate international human rights obligations.

TheCable (@thecableng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nigeria’s uneasy press environment is reflected in its 112th ranking out of 180 countries on the #WorldPressFreedom 2024 index. With a score of 49.56 points, Nigeria falls in the ā€œdifficultā€ category, reflecting that journalists are regularly monitored, attacked, arbitrarily

Nigeria’s uneasy press environment is reflected in its 112th ranking out of 180 countries on the #WorldPressFreedom 2024 index. With a score of 49.56 points, Nigeria falls in the ā€œdifficultā€ category, reflecting that journalists are regularly monitored, attacked, arbitrarily
TheCable (@thecableng) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you a journalist, a newsroom manager or an advocate for press freedom? Then join our panelists at 5pm on May 3 as we mark the #WorldPressFreedomDay with a conversation on how journalists and newsroom can prevent SLAPPs and resist legal intimidation.

Are you a journalist, a newsroom manager or an advocate for press freedom? 

Then join our panelists at 5pm on May 3 as we mark the #WorldPressFreedomDay with a conversation on how journalists and newsroom can prevent SLAPPs and resist legal intimidation.
Solomon Okedara (@solomonokedara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Before, During and After the groundbreaking verdict of the ECOWAS Court on Blasphemy laws in Nigeria: The story from the horse’s mouth. westafricanpilotnews.com/2025/05/05/int…

Before, During and After the groundbreaking verdict of the ECOWAS Court on Blasphemy laws in Nigeria: The story from the horse’s mouth.

westafricanpilotnews.com/2025/05/05/int…
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Nigerians can approach ECOWAS court over human rights violations – Okedara Solomon Okedara, a digital rights lawyer, says Nigerians are at liberty to approach the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) court in the event of violations of.. businessday.ng/news/legal-bus…

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The ECOWAS Court is indeed living up to the status of a regional "Protector" of Human Rights and this is the hallmark of my thoughts on adjudication of human rights issues by the regional court as published by the BusinessDayNG businessday.ng/news/legal-bus…

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Yesterday, our landmark judgment on blasphemy laws by the ecowascourt got featured in Cameroon's newspapers of The Guardian Post Daily (Page 9) and the Cameroon Insider (Page 16). This will definitely inspire advancement of freedom of expression beyond our borders.

Yesterday, our landmark judgment on blasphemy laws by the <a href="/ecowascourt/">ecowascourt</a> got featured in Cameroon's newspapers of <a href="/guardian_post/">The Guardian Post Daily</a> (Page 9) and the <a href="/CameroonInsider/">Cameroon Insider</a> (Page 16). This will definitely inspire advancement of freedom of expression beyond our borders.
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ECOWAS @ 50: While I believe the community has made considerable attempts to protect the rights of its citizens, more works still need to be done. This is my thought as perfectly captured in the report by the The Guardian Nigeria below: guardian.ng/news/ecowas-50…

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Today Saturday 7th June 2025, I was at the TVC News to discuss Democracy, Rule of Law and Enforcement of judgments of the ECOWAS Court as part of the assessment of "ECOWAS AT 50" youtube.com/watch?v=efqYR7…