“…simply invoking human rights violation in a case suffices to establish the jurisdiction of the Court over that case.” 55. In the instant case, the Applicant alleges, on the one hand, the non-compliance of Section 24 of the 2015 Cybercrime Act, adopted by the Defendant State, with the provisions of Articles 1 and 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and 19 of the ICCPR, by imposing restrictions on the right to freedom of expression, on the other hand, that the Defendant State has applied and interpreted its provisions, in the sense of intimidating, harassing, jailing and torturing the Applicants’ members, associates and employees, in violation of their right to freedom of expression guaranteed by the Articles of Articles 1 and 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and 19 of the ICCPR. 56. The Applicant further claims that the same provision has been used to orchestrate arbitrary arrests, against its members and associates, in violation of their human rights, in violation of the provisions of Article 9 of the ACHPR and other relevant international human rights instruments. 57. Therefore, in view of this argument, it was concluded that the case brought before this Court is based on the allegation of violation of human rights, protected by the provisions of Articles 1 and 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), legal instruments ratified by ECOWAS Member States, as is the Defendant State, which binds them and imposes on them the duty to respect and protect the rights proclaimed therein. Cfr. Judgment No ECW/CCJ/APP/01/09 delivered in the case ECW/CCJ/APP/01/09 in the case Amazou Henri against the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. 58. Thus, this Court understands that it is competent to hear the present case. 59. It is also necessary to verify, at this headquarters, whether the Court can examine the contested provisions of Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act as required by the Applicant. 15

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