Journalists operate under difficult conditions where freedom is relegated – Human Rights Commission

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The Commission says despite constitutional guarantees and legislations, journalists’ rights are often violated and trampled upon.

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission , Tony Ojukwu, SAN, Monday, said journalists operate under difficult conditions where freedom is relegated to the background.

According to Mr Ojukwu, the training is designed to give more insight into the situation and challenges of journalism practice in Nigeria. “Given that some journalists operate under difficult conditions, where freedom of expression and the press is relegated to the background. He added that the culprits could be state or non-state actors or others who are not comfortable with certain investigated issues.

“There are democratic governance and poverty reduction, conservation of the environment, gender equality and the empowerment of women, justice and culture of human rights, to name a few,” he said.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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