Internet access a Human Right
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#democracy, #free access to services, #accessibility, #freedom of expression, #freedom of impression, #regulation, #censorship, #control, #copyright, #ACTA, #HADOPI, #SOPA This opinion is shared by almost four in five people around the world according to a 2010 poll for the BBC World Service. The survey – of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries – found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.
Déclaration des droits fondamentaux numériques | Fondapol
Le mardi 23 juin 2009, M. Hervé Morin, président du Nouveau Centre, a présenté lors d’une conférence de presse à la Fondation pour l’innovation politique la Déclaration des droits fondamentaux numériques.Cette déclaration, reproduite ci-dessous, est accompagnée d’un commentaire explicatif : document complet à télécharger librement . Participez au débat sur www.droits-numeriques.org Le lundi 29 juin, de 17h30 à 19h30, la Fondation pour l’innovation politique organise une table ronde intitulée « Vers une déclaration des droits fondamentaux numériques » pour alimenter ce débat.
Access to the Internet and Human Rights - thanks Vint! | Association for Progressive Communications
Thanks for the best possible start to 2012 for internet rights advocates. Your New York Times article Internet Access is Not a Human Right sparked a lively debate about the internet , access and human rights. In 2012 we will need this debate more than ever before. While we will vigorously debate some of your points, your call to action for the technical community to take responsibility for human rights is incredibly timely.
Is Internet Access A Human Right? | Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog
An internet cafe in Istanbul. (UGUR CAN/AFP/Getty Images) A curious op ed appeared in The New York Times recently, titled “Internet Access is Not a Human Right.” In this piece—which I read as I do most news and media, via my computer— Vinton Cerf , a “father” of the Internet, makes an argument that despite the critical role of Information Communication Technologies (the internet) in the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa , access to the Internet is not a human right. I should note that his right to express himself so is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR):Smith & Ors, R. v (Rev 1) [2011] EWCA Crim 1772 (19 July 2011)
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Technology and philosophy have been at the center of more debates lately than ever before. It’s clear that technology is advancing faster than anyone would have imagined a decade ago, while an argument could be made that the philosophies that brought the world this far are starting to regress to less-civilized times. In the question of whether or not internet access is a human right or simply a privilege, technology and philosophy collide dramatically. The arguments that Vinton G.
Internet access IS a human right | Techi.com
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Recognizing that these rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person, Recognizing that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying civil and political freedom and freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his civil and political rights, as well as his economic, social and cultural rights, Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and freedoms,
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
In this feature we revisit older posts which remain of current interest. In this updated post from May 2010 we consider the “human right to internet access”. At an early stage of the street protests the Egyptian government cut off almost all Internet and cell service . It has been suggested that young activists in in Egypt, in Tunisia and elsewhere in the Middle East, have used these electronic tools to organize protests.
Inforrm's Blog
A recent United Nations Human Rights Council report examined the important question of whether internet access is a human right. Whilst the Special Rapporteur’s conclusions are nuanced in respect of blocking sites or providing limited access, he is clear that restricting access completely will always be a breach of article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights , the right to freedom of expression. But not everyone agrees with the United Nations’ conclusion.
UK Human Rights Blog
It isn’t often that I find myself disagreeing with something that Vint Cerf, one of the ‘fathers of the internet’ has said, but when I read his much publicised Op Ed piece in the New York Times , I did. First of all, and perhaps most importantly, I didn’t like the headline, which stated baldly and boldly that ‘Internet Access is not a Human Right’ . Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with that statement, the piece said a great deal more than that – indeed, the main thrust of the argument was about the importance of the internet, and of internet access, to human rights. Many people will have just read the headline – or even read the many tweets which stated just that headline and a link – and drawn conclusions very different to those which Cerf might like.
The Internet IS a (Human) RIght...
Pour Vinton Cerf, père d'Internet, sa création n'est pas un droit
Si ce n'est pas un droit fondamental ?? Dans ce cas Internet ne doit pas non plus devenir une obligation, une nécessité, pour réaliser un certain nombre de choses, qu'il est difficile de faire, voir impossible de faire sans internet. D'ailleurs, pas un droit fondamental, mais une obligation, pour jouer à certains jeux, qui nécessitent une activation, même achetés en boite...vous me direz que le jeu n'a rien de fondamental, mais c'est juste pour illustrer en un exemple que parfois et finalement presque malheureusement l'internet n'est pas un droit mais une obligation. J'aimerai pouvoir trouver simplement les heures d'ouvertures de certains magasins, en regardant les pages jaunes, mais il faut passer par internet et encore certains n'ont même pas l'intelligence de les indiquer sur Internet, ce qui demande de se déplacer pour se retrouver devant portes closes.Should Internet access be seen as a fundamental human right, in the same category as the right to free speech or clean drinking water? The United Nations says it should, but in a New York Times op-ed, one of the fathers of the Internet argues it shouldn’t. Vint Cerf is the co-creator of the TCP/IP standard the global computer network is built on, so when he says something about the impact of the Internet, it’s probably worth paying attention to. But is he right? And what are the implications if he’s wrong?
Is Internet access a fundamental human right? — Tech News and Analysis
A United Nations report said on Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law. The report railed against France and the United Kingdom, which have passed laws to remove accused copyright scofflaws from the internet. It also protested blocking internet access to quell political unrest.