I. JUDGMENT 1. This is the judgment of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS (hereinafter referred to as “the Court”) delivered virtually in open court pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Practice Directions on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Court Sessions, 2020. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTIES 2. The first Applicant, the Registered Trustees of Faculty of Peace Organisation is a Non-Governmental Organisation registered in Nigeria. The second, third, and fourth Applicants namely Comrade Kelly Omokaro, Maxist Kola Edokpayi and Comrade Osemu Ogbidi are human rights activists and Nigerian citizens. The first, second, third and fourth Applicants are hereinafter referred to as “Applicants”. 3. The Respondent is the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a Member State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), signatory to the ECOWAS Treaty and to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other international human rights instruments (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”). III. INTRODUCTION 4. The subject matter of this Application is premised on an allegation by the Applicants that the Respondent violated their rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly when they were restricted from carrying out a protest against the high cost of living and the indefinite suspension of the activities of the National Council of Women Societies in Edo State. They allege that the Respondent’s action violated their rights as guaranteed by Articles 10 and 11 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 3