It’s unconstitutional to criminalise protests, HURIWA tells House of Reps | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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HURIWA criticizes proposed bill to jail protesters for 5 years, urges opposition, and calls for the international community to ban sponsor and House Speaker's travel.

In a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the group described the proposed legislation as unconstitutional, illegal and dictatorial.

Sponsored by Emeka Chinedu Martins , the bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code Act, Cap 38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punish individuals, who participate in unlawful assembly. “Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution states that every person shall be entitled to freedom of assembly as a political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of their mutual interests.

 

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