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8) Unanimously,
Orders the Respondent State to amend its legislation on defamation in order to make it
compliant with article 9 of the Charter, article 19 of the Covenant and article 66 (2)(c)
of the Revised ECOWAS Treaty:
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by repealing custodial sentences for acts of defamation; and
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by adapting its legislation to ensure that other sanctions for defamation meet
the test of necessity and proportionality, in accordance with its obligations under
the Charter and other international instruments.
9) Unanimously,
Orders the Respondent State to report to the Court within a reasonable time, on the
measures taken to implement the orders in 8 above, and in any case, not exceeding
two years, from the date of this Judgment;
10) Unanimously,
Orders the Applicant to submit to the Court his brief on reparation within thirty (30)
days from the date of delivery of this judgment; Also directs the Respondent State to
file its brief in response on the reparation within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
Applicant's brief;
11) Unanimously,
States that each party shall bear its own costs.
Done in Addis Ababa, this fifth day of December, two thousand and fourteen, in
French and English, the French text being authoritative.
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