Wednesday 8 June 2011

Internet Access Is A Human Right

UN Logo.jpg"Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality, and accelerating development and human progress, ensuring universal access to the Internet should be a priority for all states." Such the spirit of the report on "the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression" to the United Nations by Frank La Rue, considering Internet access a Human Right.

We can't help but thinking about the numerous occasions in which the Internet is and has been an important medium of expression. Be it information, solidarity, protest or of the latest j'accuse.

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