Tag: Hate Speech
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UN human rights Chief defends online hate speech regulation
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has argued that regulating harmful online content is not censorship.
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2023 Election: INEC warns against bullying, hate speeches
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned Politicians and their supporters against bullying, Cyber sleuth and hate speeches during electioneering campaigns. Dr Hale Longpet, Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) gave the warning during the Commission’s engagement with representatives of political parties, traditional rulers, religious and community leaders in Lokoja, Kogi. Newsmen reports that…
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A minister’s difficult journey to the National Assembly – By Okoh Aihe
It can be exasperatingly helpless when somebody tries to make a point and nobody seems to understand. So it was the other day as the Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made a passionate appeal to the lawmakers at the National Assembly to, at least, add more funds to his 2023 budget to enable…
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‘Hate speech is never ok or excusable’ – Kim Kardashian
42-year-old reality Kim Kardashian has publicly condemned hate speech against the Jewish community, by her ex-husband Kanye West. Taking to her Twitter, she wrote ‘Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric toward them to come to an immediate end,’…
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2023: What the interest of every politician should be – Jonathan
Ahead of the 2023 elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the interest of every politician should be the people first, adding that those who are going into politics to make money should rather go into business.
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Hate speech: Tunde Bakare in trouble as group demands withdrawal of incitement against Igbo
Fiery clergyman, Pastor Tunde Bakare is in trouble as a group under the aegis of Igbo Board of Deputies demands he withdraws his alleged incitement against the Igbo race within the next seven days or face litigation. The group in a letter obtained by TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) stated that : “We have waited reverently for Lent…
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NMA backs striking resident doctors, accuses Ngige of hate speech
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared support for the striking doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The foremost medical body also accused the Minister of Labour and Productivity Dr. Chris Ngige of hate speech for the way he spoke during a Channels Television aired on Friday night. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…
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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday called on Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater consideration to the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities before making decisions over controversial content, particularly involving hate speech. “Minorities are the most likely target of online hate speech, and we know that online hate speech against minorities…
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Lai Mohammed makes U-turn, denies announcing N5m hate speech fine
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increase in the hate speech fine to N5m despite video evidence. Mohammed had announced the increase in hate speech fine during the unveiling of the Reviewed Broadcasting code in August. Days after the announcement, the minister while featuring on a TVC programme on…
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Edo 2020: Purveyors of hate speech, violence should face full weight of the law – NEBPRIL
Ahead of the Edo State Governorship election coming up at the weekend, the Network for Best Practice and Integrity in Leadership (NEBPRIL) has called on political actors and stakeholders in the state to desist from inflammatory comments, violence and other tendencies that could potentially mar the polls. NEBPRIL made the call in Abuja on Sunday…