Falana to speak at IPC’s media roundtable

In commemoration of this year’s International Day to End
Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, IDEI, the International
Press Centre, IPC, Lagos is organising a tweet conference and media
roundtable, where a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana will speak.

The event, which is part of the “Nigerian Journalists Internet
Rights Initiative, NJIRI,” is being supported by the International
Freedom of Expression Exchange, IFEX.

TheNigerilawyer learnt that the objective is to advance the
right to freedom of expression for online journalists in
Nigeria.

It is premised on ensuring that internet spaces and online
platforms are safe and free of institutional limitations for
journalists and other media practitioners to use as mediums of
information and engagement.

Director of IPC, Lanre Arogundade in his statement said, “The
goal of the initiative is to facilitate a free and safe online
environment for journalists and other media professionals in
Nigeria and ensure that the right to freedom of expression for
online journalism in Nigeria is respected, protected and
guaranteed.”

“The keynote address is to be delivered by Mr Femi Falana, Human
Rights Lawyer and Activist. The event will also feature
Journalists, Bloggers, Media Professional Associations/Unions;
Media support groups, CSO groups, human rights/freedom of
expression activists from civil society platforms and institutional
stakeholder representatives.

The participants are expected to engage in a tweet session
through a dedicated hash tag, and Face book posts, to concerned
government agencies, public officials, respective stakeholders and
the general public online,” Mr Arogundade said.