CFL- Action against HateSpeech Bill Centre for the Advancement of Civil Liberties and Development (CFL) have brought this application to address impending  human rights issues associated with the 'Hate Speech bill'; anti-social media bill and other bills that violate freedom of expression;currentlypending before the National Assembly. Under the project titled 'Digital Freedom'; CFL proposes 3 core strategic action point: online campaign to safeguard the rights of Nigerians to express themselves; direct action which will include 'sit-ins'at the National Assembly as a way of demonstration of dissatisfaction; stakeholders engagement- media, law makers etc. The goal is to ensure that this anti-human rights bill does not succeed and to galvanize CSOs to be more alert in protecting civic space.

Key Objectives: of the project are as follows:
1.  To make the demand for the withdrawal of the #Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019# and #National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches Bill, 2019# a nationwide concern.
2. To strategically engage the leaderships of the National Assembly and progressive legislators who are opposed to the bills to influence the withdrawal of the proposed bills.
3. To prevail on the National Assembly and the Presidency that there are enough laws in the country to address the misuseof information and abuse of the social media space.
4. To strategically mobilize Nigerians to demand the withdrawal of the proposedlegislations.

To achieve these objectives, the project will undertake the following actions:

(a) Social Media Action: This involves creating and sustaining a social-media fad for the Digital Freedom Advocacy and enlisting nationwide support for the DFA through the same means. This action will be defined by:
# Publishing op-eds on the immediate need for the National Assembly to withdraw the #Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019# and the #National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches Bill, 2019# on international and local mediums.
# Trending campaign-tailored hashtags on social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter.
# Tweet-chats with opinion molders.
# Instituting an online petition to enlist numerical support for the Digital Freedom Advocacy.

(b) Traditional Media Engagement: This involves:
# Television and Radio appearances to galvanize nationwide support for the Digital Freedom Advocacy.
# Radio Jingle production and Airing to ensure nationwide awareness of the newly proposed bills and to alsoenlist nationwide support for the Digital Freedom Advocacy.

(c) Direct Action and Engagement: This involves:
# Press Conferences
# Advocacy visit to a foreign embassy or an international body.
# Non-violent Direct Mass Actions and Sit-Ins at Nigeria#s National Assembly in Abuja demanding the immediate withdrawal of the #Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill 2019# and the #National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speeches Bill, 2019.#

(d) Legislative Action: As a criticalmeasure, we intend to:
# Advocacy Visit to the leaderships of the National Assembly.
# Strategically engage and enlist the support ofProgressive Lawmakers in the current National Assembly and Former Lawmakers on the withdrawal of the two bills.