ECOWAS Court declares Sierra Leone loitering laws discriminatory, orders repeal

Freetown, 7 November 2024: In a landmark judgment, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has ruled in favour of AdvocAid in a case filed against the Republic of Sierra Leone. The case challenged Sierra Leone’s discriminatory loitering laws, which AdvocAid argued unjustly target the poor and vulnerable and violate fundamental human rights.