On 3 January, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced that she had lifted the ban on political rallies imposed in 2016 by her predecessor, John
Digital rights advocates have a boost in the line of work with the launch of a tool kit by Nigeria-based Paradigm Initiative, PIN.
The launch of the Ayeta tool kit was scheduled to coincide with the December 10 celebration of the International Human Rights Day. PIN Executive Director; Gbenga Sesan speaking about the tool kit stressed its important especially in these times.
“PIN and its partners are launching Ayeta, a Digital Rights Toolkit to prepare civil society actors for when their work puts them in harm’s way,” he said.
“Recent events across Africa, some of which are captured in our upcoming Digital Rights and Inclusion 2020 Report, make this year’s Human Rights Day theme a lot more apt and I hope that Ayeta proves to be a useful tool in digital rights protection,” he added.