Africa Between 2012 and 2017, four AU member states decriminalized defamation. Other national courts defended criminal defamation's place in their . Regional courts pressured countries to decriminalize defamation. The ECOWAS Court of Justice, which had jurisdiction over cases pertaining to human rights violations since 2005, set a precedent with two rulings in favour of cases challenging the criminalization of defamation.
Africa Between 2012 and 2017 four AU member states decriminalized defamation. Other national courts defended criminal defamation's place in their . Regional courts pressured countries to decriminalize defamation. The ECOWAS Court of Justice which had jurisdiction over cases pertaining to human rights violations since 2005 set a precedent with two rulings in favour of cases challenging the criminalization of defamation.