World Human Rights Day: A Stark Reminder of the Erosion of Child Rights and Free Speech My fellow child rights activists and I usher in World Human Rights Day today, 10 th December 2024, with a heavy heart, as we watch new amendments being rushed through Parliament this week which will effectively erode the inroads that we have made in children’s protection and freedom of expression. The new laws being proposed include a new Online Safety Bill, and various amendments to the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. The amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 were passed yesterday with a narrow majority (with only 59 MPs voting in favour). These new laws: (a) were rushed through the drafting process with n...
