General News of Thursday, 22 October 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comElection 2020: NMC, Peace Council, MFWA deliberate on curbing hate speech, abusive languageSulemana Braimah is the Executive Director for Media Foundation for West AfricaThe National Media Commission (NMC), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the Ghana Peace Council have held deliberations over minimizing hate speech and violence before, during and after the 2020 general elections. “The highlights of the documents were centered on hate speech, abusive language, and election-related violence which averts to peace especially in an election year. The event which was held in Accra was organised by the Media Foundation For West Africa (MFWA). Some guests that graced the forum were, Addoquaye Moffat of the National Media Commission, Director of Public Affairs for the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, Chairperson of the National Peace Council, Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, H.E Ron Strikker.

Source: GhanaWeb October 22, 2020 17:30 UTC