Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Revise its legislation on freedom of the press in order to bring it into line with international standards | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Take forward plans to decriminalise press offences as agreed by the President of the Republic in 2004 and as reported to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Take specific and effective measures including legislative action required in order to ensure respect for freedom of expression and the press in accordance with international standards | 4 - General action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Decriminalise press offences | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Act on the promise made by the President in 2004 to reform the press law and to eliminate prison terms for press offences | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Provide training on human rights and freedom of the press to the police and armed forces in order to prevent any deterioration in this field | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Intensify its efforts made to investigate practices of harassment and aggression against journalists and lawyers and punish their perpetrators | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Improve conditions for proper functioning of independent media, in particular national TV channels, in order to provide more space for expressing diverse views and opinions | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Take further measures to improve the security of journalists and to ensure that violations of the rights of journalists are fully and promptly investigated and that any one found responsible is brought to justice according to international standards | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Adopt further measures aimed at improving the state of media freedom and protecting the working conditions of journalists and human rights defenders in the Country | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Take measures to protect journalists and other human rights defenders | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Conduct a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation on the assassinations of journalists and human rights defenders including those as referred to in paragraphs 18, 21, 24 and 58 of the report, and bring the perpetrators to justice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Effectively investigate and prosecute crimes and violations against human right defenders and journalists, and punish those responsible. Complaints of harassment of human rights defenders must receive a prompt response and adequate measures for their safety should be taken | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Conduct a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation on the assassinations of journalists and human rights defenders including those as referred to in paragraphs 18, 21, 24 and 58 of the report, and bring the perpetrators to justice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Conduct a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation on the assassinations of journalists and human rights defenders including those as referred to in paragraphs 18, 21, 24 and 58 of the report, and bring the perpetrators to justice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Conduct a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation on the assassinations of journalists and human rights defenders including those as referred to in paragraphs 18, 21, 24 and 58 of the report, and bring the perpetrators to justice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Ensure that freedom of expression is respected and that Nigerian journalists may take on their mission of providing information without suffering harassment | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | That the rights of journalists to report, comment on and criticize government policy freely and without fear, be respected | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Review legislation governing radio, television and communication. | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Put into place more effective measures to tackle violence against journalists and media personnel | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Adopt necessary measures to eradicate impunity for human rights violations, particularly against journalists. | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Undertake legal reforms to ensure openness and transparency of the media in the country | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Provide greater guarantees to journalists and media personnel, guarantee their safety and security, in particular those that investigate and report cases of drug trafficking and corruption | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | That complaints of threats, harassment and intimidation of human right defenders, journalists and lawyers receive a prompt response and that adequate measures for their safety are taken | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Increase the effectiveness of the precautionary measures to protect human rights defenders, including through adopting effective and comprehensive prevention strategies, at central and local levels, to prevent attacks and protect the life and physical integrity of human rights defenders and journalists, and ensure that such programs are backed by a strong political commitment and provided with adequate resources | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Ensure that crimes and violations against human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers are effectively investigated and prosecuted. that those responsible are punished | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Follow-up on the Supreme Court's ruling for a new legal framework permitting diversity in the media. | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Create the proper legal framework that gives the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Journalists sufficient jurisdiction to investigate and indict perpetrators with greater independence | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Strengthen the rights of journalists and free media. the state as well as the municipal governments should fulfil their responsibility to protect a free media | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012) | 4 - February 2009 | Guarantee journalists and media personnel safety and security | 4 - General action | Supported |
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