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Death for Blasphemy? Nigerian State Defies Human Rights Court
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26:16Now PlayingIn a major rebuke to religious repression, the ECOWAS Court of Justice ruled that blasphemy laws in Nigeria violate international human rights commitments, only to be openly defied by Kano State officials. ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is a regional bloc of 15 countries aimed at promoting economic integration and human rights, and its court decisions carry significant weight across West Africa. Yet Kano State, a Muslim-majority region known for enforcing harsh Sharia-inspired laws, dismissed the ruling, vowing to keep criminalizing blasphemy. “We will not be deterred by external pressures,” said Kano’s Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, insisting that the laws “reflect the will” of Kano’s citizens. The case, brought by the Expression Now Human Rights Initiative, challenged the imprisonment of individuals like Mubarak Bala, a Nigerian atheist sentenced to 24 years for social media posts before being freed earlier this year. Despite the ECOWAS court ordering Nigeria to repeal or amend such laws, Kano's defiance underscores a deepening clash between universal human rights and religious authoritarianism within Africa’s largest democracy.
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