EIE Nigeria Revealed Senate Proposed Hate Speech Bill Is A Replication Of Singapore's Protection Bill
Senator Sani Musa The Enough is Enough Nigeria (EIE) has exposed that the "Hate Speech Bill" sponsored by Senator Sani Musa, which has already passed the second reading during the Senate plenary is a carbon copy of Singapore's Protection from online Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019 signed into law in June. The bill which UN Special Expert, David Akaye condemned seen as a "blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression". It has noted that the bill is contrary to Nigeria's international human rights obligations and Nigerian constitution 1999 (as amended), which require government institutions to respect fundamental human rights of Nigerians and promote justice. EIE Nigeria also revealed that Singapore is not a good example to emulate, following its rank of 151 out of 180 in RSF_en World Press Freedom Index While the 9th Senate is rushing to pass the bill, recall that the 8th Senate once moved motion on "Hate Speech Bill...