Peace Council launches guidelines on hate speech
As part of measures to maintain peace and harmony in the country, the National Peace Council (NPC) with support from the Danish Embassy and other stakeholders, launched Guidelines on Hate Speech and other form of Indecent Expressions aimed at sanitising the air waves from needless verbal utterances against personalities and tribal, ethnic, religious based discriminations. NPC referred to Hate speech as degrading, threatening, harassing or stigmatizing speech which affects an individual’s or group’s dignity, reputation and status in society by means of verbal and or visual effects that promote negative feelings, attitudes and perceptions based on characteristics such as...
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