The NGO bill, sections of of this times the Cyber Crimes Act and the contentious Social Media Bill are symbolic of the urgency of the times. More worrisome is the complicity of some sections of the judiciary in this attempt to stifle agents of accountability and transparency in the country.
Ratifying outrageous unconstitutional charges against journalists brought by state and non-state actors and rights defenders, placing onerous bail conditions are some of the ways the judiciary have contributed to violations of fundamental human rights and the rights of the press.
