Freedom of the press? Not for the Ugandan press
Author: William Aseka Program Assistant (Human Rights Advocacy for Children with Disabilities), Governance Consulting The freedom to form opinions and express them without fear of repression is a...
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Author: Njiti Lucius Batty Candidate Advocate, High Court of Tanzania; Tutorial Assistant and Coordinator, University of Dodoma Law Society & Moot Court, Tanzania Swaziland is the only absolute and...
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Author: Kudzani Ndlovu Intern, Katiba Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; MPhil candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria The recent arrest and imprisonment of The Nation magazine editor, Bheki...
View ArticleFreedom of expression for a day in Eritrea
Author: Thato Motaung Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: 2 November 2014 In a land where the...
View ArticleOf Tanzania’s cybercrimes law and the threat to freedom of expression and...
Author: Daniel Marari LLM, International Human Rights Law, Lund University, Sweden On May 8th, 2015 a press release revealed that the Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete, has signed the controversial...
View ArticleFreedom of expression: Hopes, anxieties and skepticism in Liberia’s nascent...
Author: Urias Teh Pour Legal Advisor on the Liberia Law Society Land Rights and Freedom of Expression Projects The recent move to repeal Liberia’s Criminal Libel laws by the newly elected Government of...
View ArticleUganda’s blasphemy law is unconstitutional
Author: Nimrod Muhumuza Lawyer and LLD candidate, Dullah Omar Institute, University of Western Cape Laws prohibiting blasphemy are astonishingly widespread worldwide with many countries criminalising...
View ArticleA human rights approach to internet taxes in Africa
Author: Tomiwa Ilori HRDA Alumni Coordinator/Researcher: Democracy, Transparency and Digital Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria Due to increasing underdevelopment in...
View ArticleA socio-legal analysis of Nigeria’s Protection from Internet Falsehoods,...
Author: Tomiwa Ilori HRDA Alumni Coordinator/Researcher: Democracy, Transparency and Digital Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria Introduction The curbing of information...
View ArticleAfrican Commission’s Revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of...
Author: Dunia Mekonnen Almami Cyllah Fellow, Amnesty International, USA The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) revised its Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in...
View ArticleTime to consider decriminalising homosexuality in Ethiopia
Author: Rehim Baharu ElalaIntern, Ethiopian Community Development Council LGBT data in Ethiopia Ethiopia revised its Criminal Code in 2004 and criminalised homosexual or indecent acts both between men...
View ArticleThe role of African governments in the implementation of the Revised...
Authors: Imani Henrick, Bitebo Gogo, Ogah Peter Ejegwoya & Ayowole Olotupa-Adetona The rights to freedom of expression, access to information and opinion are three distinct yet interconnected...
View ArticleFreedom of expression and combating terrorism in Mozambique: the challenge of...
Author: Dércio Tsandzana Researcher / Professor of political science at Eduardo Mondlane University Introduction This article analyses two laws that are undermining freedom of expression (and freedom...
View ArticleSenegal’s future hangs in the balance – #GardonsLesYeuxSurLeSénégal, West...
Author: Nyasha Mcbride MpaniSouthern African project leader, Data for Governance Alliance While the world is still grappling with the complexities arising from power struggles in Sudan, with two...
View Article#gameofphones: Examining the social media regulatory regimes across Africa
Author: Blessing Temitope Oguntuase Lawyer Blood, gore, and broken human bones sprawled across the blood tainted soil for miles and miles, the stereotypical image of a war-torn battlefield. Over a...
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