{UAH} The right to offend!
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Does free speech mean anything without the right to offend? #Nyanzi
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"Journalist Andrew Mwenda made several comments critical of the President and the government of Uganda on his live radio talk show. The state charged him with the crime of sedition, pursuant to sections 39 and 40 of the Penal Code, because his remarks were made with the intention to bring into hatred and contempt against the President, government, and Constitution. The Constitutional Court declared null and void the sedition provisions from the Penal Code because they were in contravention with the enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression."
https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/mwenda-v-attorney-general/
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"Journalist Andrew Mwenda made several comments critical of the President and the government of Uganda on his live radio talk show. The state charged him with the crime of sedition, pursuant to sections 39 and 40 of the Penal Code, because his remarks were made with the intention to bring into hatred and contempt against the President, government, and Constitution. The Constitutional Court declared null and void the sedition provisions from the Penal Code because they were in contravention with the enjoyment of the right to freedom of expression."
https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/mwenda-v-attorney-general/
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"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"
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