such as an NGO bringing an action in representative capacity on behalf of direct victims for public interest need no mandate to act. 47.Considering that a mandate to act is pivotal to the admission of an application under this circumstance, it is now appropriate to situate the instant Application within these perimeters to determine whether it is competent with regards to the requirement of mandate to act. This Application was filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa and Rethink Africa Foundation on behalf of 3 death row inmates allegedly convicted for murder by the High Court of Abia State in Nigeria and thereafter sentenced to death. They are further alleged to be 50, 54 and 56 years old and have been on death row for at least 15 years. 48.The instant Application though brought by an NGO in a representative capacity for 3 individuals, same not being on behalf of deceased victims or in pursuance of public interest, requires a mandate to act. The Court however has no record of any authorization by these alleged inmates to the said NGO. 49.The Court at this stage must reaffirm as earlier stated that human rights are victim-centered - NOSA EHANIRE OSAGHAE & 3 ORS V. REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA- Supra. Therefore, victims of human rights violations are the core object of protection of the ECOWAS Court of Justice as well as other similar international human rights Courts. This is achieved by holding Member States accountable to the treaty obligations they signed and providing redress to victims of violations occasioned by them. 16