00:00With the aim of tackling digital violence, and more specifically digital violence against women and girls,
00:07the TTPS has embarked on a campaign to raise awareness on the issue and the Lords already in place to protect victims.
00:15Speaking at an event hosted in Trin City on Friday, Superintendent Daryl Ramdas called on citizens to raise their voices
00:23and work collectively to create safer online spaces.
00:27We must work together to create a digital environment rooted in respect, responsibility and empathy.
00:35Let us teach our children that words online carry weight.
00:39Let us challenge harmful behaviours when we see them.
00:43Let us support victims with compassion and without judgement.
00:47Let us build digital spaces where women and girls are empowered.
00:50The TTPS warns that maliciously publishing false information is a crime, not free speech,
00:57and reminds Section 8 of the Libel and Defamation Act sets penalties at two years' imprisonment and court fines.
01:06Freedom of expression, the TTPS says, is a right and every citizen is free to share their thoughts and opinions.
01:13However, that freedom ends where criminal conduct begins, and they will enforce all the laws of TNT
01:20and hold those who threaten or incite violence accountable.
01:24At Friday's event, NGOs present encourage people to look out and stand up for each other.
01:31Violence against women and girls remain one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world.
01:39It takes many forms and cuts across age, class, culture, and geography.
01:46What we need also is that community bystander law to be passed that states that you cannot just sit down
01:54and listen to an incident and it goes viral.
01:58And when a story hits the papers, you see years of abuse.
02:03That means there was a history, it means that this person could have gotten help out of that situation.
02:09It's time for the country to take accountability and for citizens to stand up for each other.
02:14Cindy Raguba, Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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