Democracy and Right to Freedom of Expression: A Case Study on the Nigerian Youth Protest on Police Brutality - Open Journal of Political Science

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Open Journal of Political Science

Volume 11, Issue 1 (January 2021)

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Democracy and Right to Freedom of Expression: A Case Study on the Nigerian Youth Protest on Police Brutality ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojps.2021.111004 2,596 Downloads 12,139 Views Citations

Author(s)

Okoye Blossom Chisom

Affiliation(s)

The University of Port-Harcourt, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

It is stated that both under the constitution of Nigeria and under the African Charter on Human People’s Rights, persons in any part of Nigeria have the fundamental human right to privately and publicly freely express their disproval or objection over an issue through a protest any time or day. In history, protests have often inspired positive social change and improved protection of human rights, and they continue to help define and protect civic space in all parts of the world. In a democratic Nation like Nigeria, Protests encourage the development of an engaged and informed citizenry and strengthen representative democracy by enabling direct participation in public affairs. They enable individuals and groups to express dissent and grievances, to share views and opinions, to expose flaws in governance and to publicly demand that the authorities and other powerful entities solve problems and are accountable for their actions as seen in the case of the Nigeria Youths protest on police brutality. Yet governments around the world too often treat protests as either an inconvenience to be controlled or a threat to be extinguished. In a democratic Nation, the right to freedom of expression which could come through peaceful protests, involves the exercise of numerous fundamental human rights, and it is essential for securing all human rights, which the citizens should not be denied off by any person in power.

KEYWORDS

Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Constitution, Protest, Police Brutality

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Chisom, O. (2021) Democracy and Right to Freedom of Expression: A Case Study on the Nigerian Youth Protest on Police Brutality. Open Journal of Political Science, 11, 34-53. doi: 10.4236/ojps.2021.111004.

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