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Nigerians Urge President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill

February 5, 2019 0

A coalition of civil society organisations on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law. According to a statement signed by the Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative, Sodiq Alabi, the Bill had been in the Parliament since 2016 before being passed by both chambers of the Parliament in 2018. Paradigm Initiative has led the …

African Gov’ts Use Laws To Stifle Internet Freedom – Report

November 13, 2018 0

African governments have rolled out legislation and policies which enforce infringements to freedom of expression and hurt other digital rights, a report has revealed. The report, which is the 2018 edition of the Digital Rights in Africa by Paradigm Initiative, was released in Paris on Tuesday at the Internet Governance Forum and it is titled “Legislating Restriction: How African Governments …