(ii) Every individual shall have the right to express and disseminate his opinion within the law. The plaintiffs also relied on Article 66 of the Revised Treaty of ECOWAS, jt provides: 1. In order to involve regional integration more closely the citizens process, Member States of the Community agree to co- operate area of information. >, 3 7 a) to maintain within their borders, and between for in the : To this end they undertake as follows: access in the professionals of the one another, freedom of communication industry and for information sources, 4 b) to facilitate promote exchange and of information foster effective between dissemination their press organs, to of information within the Community; } to ensure respect for the rights of journalists; d) to take measures to encourage investment Capital, both public and private, in the communication industries in Member States;. e) to modernize the media by introducing training facilities for new. . information techniques; and f) to promote ; and encourage dissemination of information in indigenous languages, strengthening co-operation between national. pees agencies and developing linkages between them. These provisions guarantee the right to life and also freedom right to life imposes bring pérpetrators of expression. The an obligation on States to investigate all acts of crime and to book. A State will be neglecting its obligation under international law and treaty if it does not carry out effective investigations into crimes committed on its territory. A State also will be in breach of international law and treaty obligations if it fails to protect media practitioners including those Critical of the regime. Criticize the government For freedom of expression also includes the freedom to and its functionaries subject to limitations imposed “i the domestic laws. Article 2(3)(a) of International Covenant on Civil and Politica .