The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, has stated that the Commonwealth is “closely monitoring developments around the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. Ms. Scotland said, “All Commonwealth member countries, including Nigeria, have obligations and commitments to uphold freedom of expression as one of the core values and principles of the Commonwealth Charter. This underscores a commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant human rights covenants and international instruments.”. Also being monitored are allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information,…
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