Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media or communications are guaranteed by Section 2 (b) of the Charter and freedom
of peaceful assembly by section 2 (c).
Not exact matches
International human rights treaties ratified
by Nigeria and the country's own constitution obligate the government to safeguard the rights
of freedom
of expression, association and
peaceful assembly.»
If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions
of peaceful dissent
by the citizens but also on the legitimate work
of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National
Assembly and exposing human rights violations
by the government.»
To summarize, Ms. S.A.S., a Muslim woman, filed an application to the ECHR on the ground that
by criminalizing the covering
of her face in areas open to public, the law violated her right to privacy (article 8), her freedom
of religion (article 9), her freedom
of expression (article 10), and her freedom to
peaceful assembly (article 11).