The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice today launched its 2025 Sensitisation Outreach and External Court Sessions in Lagos with a resounding call to make justice accessible across West Africa.
Delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony, the Court’s President, Hon. Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Gonçalves, declared that justice must no longer be “the language of the privileged” or “a distant dream” but a right for all from remote villages to bustling cities.
“Justice hidden is justice denied. We are here not just as officers of the court, but as messengers of change.