Advisory Opinion to the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Agencies

Protection of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Nigeria

An Advisory Opinion to the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Agencies issued pursuant to section 5(l)(m)(o) of the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act

1.0 Preamble

The National Human Rights Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (hereinafter referred to as the Commission),

Conscious of its mandate to promote, monitor, protect and enforce human rights of everyone in Nigeria in line with the national, regional and international human rights instruments to which Nigeria has enacted and is a party,


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