In May 2016, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) released State of the Nation, a report on the status of Internet Freedom in Nigeria, which documented the threats to internet freedom and digital rights with a focus on legislative frameworks and policies in Nigeria — and incidents of these threats.

  According to the report, internet access in Nigeria has grown exponentially, but the state of internet freedom doesn’t seem to be following the

When the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) was first established back in 1986, the Internet was still a little known project of academics and engineers. Just thirty years on, the changes it has brought have been felt across the world. Its implications for human rights are at the heart of the work that many civil society groups like those involved in the African Declaration do to ensure that the internet functions as an enabler of human rights.