By Albert Akota
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the commission will set up a National Hate Speech Register to track violators during campaign in the forthcoming general elections.
The Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, SAN who disclosed this during programme: Mobilizing Voters for Election (MOVE) in Abuja yesterday, said partnering with Facebook and Twitter to develop an easy platform for monitoring media outlets for tracking violators.
Ojukwu lso disclosed that the commission is working with relevant security agencies to ensure citizenship access to the voting process and to protect their rights to vote rather than intimidation.
According to the NHRC, the programme was aimed at ensuring the facilitation of citizens’ access to PVC; promoting citizens’ participation in the election through access to permanent voters card (PVC) and ensuring law enforcement and security agencies adopt human rights principles in protection of voters access and participation.
Ojukwu said, “The NHRC is establishing a National Hate Speech Register which will monitor and track hate speeches from all platforms across Nigeria and deploy its enforcement mandate on perpetrators.”
