Tag: #MediaRightsAgenda

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2025

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million Over Alleged Violation of Rights

LEGAL, NEWS#Assault, #CharityUwakwe, #HumanRights, #Mediarights, #MediaRightsAgenda, #Violation

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million for Alleged Violation of her Rights An Abia State based journalist, Ms Charity Uwakwe, popularly known as Distinguished Chacha has filed a N5 million suit at the Federal High Court in Umuahia against the State Government and the Nigeria Police asking the court to declare that the forceful detention, physical assault, intimidation, and degrading treatment to which she was subjected in the course of her journalistic duties on June 30, 2023 constitute a violation of her rights under the 1999 Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The suit…

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI Act Through Poor Funding

NATIONAL NEWS#FOI, #MediaRightsAgenda

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI ActThrough Poor Funding Lagos, Wednesday, January 15, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one percent of Federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals for FOI-implementation and related activities. In a statement announcing the release of its 22-page report titled “A Vote Against Transparency: A Report on Allocations for Freedom of Information Implementation in 2025 Federal Budget”, MRA observed that only 13 out of over 1,300 Federal public institutions…

Investigate all Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators of Attacks, Court Orders FG

LEGAL#Journalist, #MediaRightsAgenda

Investigate all Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators of Attacks, Court Orders FG Lagos, Friday, February 16, 2024: In a landmark judgment, a Federal High Court in Abuja today directed the Federal Government to investigate attacks against journalists, prosecute and punish perpetrators of such attacks and take measures to prevent further attacks on journalists while ensuring that all journalists who are victims of attacks have access to effective remedies. Delivering judgment in a suit filed by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) against the Federal Government, represented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the organization’s claim that by failing…