Human Rights Treaties can be sued before it, for alleged I - - violation of human rights occurring in their territory. See, among others, the decision in Peter David v. Ambassador Uwechue, reported in 201 0 CCJELR, where the Court held that only ECOWAS Member States and Community Institutions can be proper parties in disputes for alleged human rights violation. See also, ECW/CCJ/APP/08/09 Registered Trustees in Suit no. of the Socio- Economic and Accountability Project V. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & 8 Ors, (supra). 68. Applying the above principles to the instant case, and taking into consideration that the Rivers State is neither an ECO\VAS _ Member State, nor a contracting party to the ( ;.:·_",·;.;..> - -- . :- -· African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 01 other similar human right Treaties whose enforcement is sought by plaintiffs, the Court holds that it has no jurisdiction over that defendant, for the same reasons put forth in Peter David, : which also applies to 4th and 5th Defendants, who are mere officials of the said State. Therefore, those three defendants - are not proper parties to this suit.