2023: UN In The Forefront Against Hate Speech In Nigeria News
“We must be vigilant because words can be weaponized and lead to physical harm. From historical experience, we know that atrocities have been preceded by hate speech. The Holocaust is, of course, the starkest example of this. But the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica also serve as warnings to us.”
“We remember the six million Jewish men, women and children, as well as the Sinti and Roma, the people with disabilities, and the countless others, who were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators. The 2023 election in Nigeria presents an uncertain moment in the history of the country and judging by the nation’s history of election -related violence and intimidation, the UN was apt to issue warnings to the political figures and citizens to a avert crisis that might consume the nation.
He noted that the Holocaust was encouraged by the deafening silence – both at home and abroad that emboldened the perpetrators. “The alarm bells were ringing from the very beginning about hate speech and disinformation, contempt for human rights and the rule of law, the glorification of violence and tales of racial supremacy and disdain for democracy and diversity,” he said.
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