[Chapter-delegates] Fwd: [Ecc-council] United Nations report: Internet access is a human right

[Christopher Wilkinson]

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> From: et at skynet.be
> Date: Sun 5 Jun 2011 21:40:38 GMT+02:00
> To: rudi.vansnick at isoc.be, chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org, ecc-council at isoc-ecc.org
> Subject: Re: [Ecc-council] United Nations report: Internet access is  
> a human right
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> That was the subject of our workshop "Internet Rights" at the recent  
> EuroDIG in Belgrade, Serbia :o)
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> http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2011/programme/workshops/ws8-multilingualism
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> United Nations report: Internet access is a human right
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> June 3, 2011
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> Internet access is a human right, according to a United Nations  
> report released on Friday.
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> "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," said  
> the report from Frank La Rue, a special rapporteur to the United  
> Nations, who wrote the document "on the promotion and protection of  
> the right to freedom of opinion and expression."
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> La Rue said in his report that access to the Internet is  
> particularly important during times of political unrest, as  
> demonstrated by the recent "Arab Spring" uprisings in Tunisia and  
> Egypt, among other countries.
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> More details at : http://is.gd/YNSMWh
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> Rudi Vansnick
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> President - CEO
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