The ECOWAS Court condemns the Republic of Togo for arbitrary detention (ECW/CCJ, Judgment n° ECW/CCJ/JUD/02/16, 16 February 2016, Parounam vs Togo)

The Decision of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Parounam vs Togo concerns the violations of two important human rights contained in the African Charter on Human and People’s rights and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966. The violations in question are the right to freedom from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the right to due process concerning arrest and detention