Since it’s weekend, let’s start with some good news we can all be happy about. The United Nations has declared internet access a human right, and has called upon all nations to not instate any laws that have the power to cut people off the internet, with France and the UK being singled out because they passed three strikes laws.. The report comes from the hand of Frank La Rue, United

Jun 09, 2011 United Nations report: Internet access is a human right Jun 03, 2011 The UN says that internet access is a basic human right The United Nations Human Rights Commission has passed a non-binding resolution that effectively makes internet access a basic human right. Any country that denies that right is violating the human rights of its citizens. The resolution was passed with 70 countries signing on as cosponsors. Is the internet a basic human right?

The U.N. Declares Internet Access a Human Right

UN thinks internet access is a human right. Tim Sandle, Digital Journal 2016-07-23T03:57:00Z The letter F. An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. An image of a chain link. U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right | WIRED A United Nations report said 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 ‘UN declares Internet access a human right’ – did it

The Case for Internet Access as a Human Right

Jan 11, 2012 Is Internet Access A Human Right? 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 Internet Access Is Now A Basic Human Right - Gizmodo Internet Access Is Now A Basic Human Right. You may also like. The Root. Missouri Governor: That’s according to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Internet access | UN News Although almost nine in 10 people in developed countries use the internet, in poorer regions, only a fraction of that number goes online. That’s the latest finding from ITU, the International Telecommunications Union, which in a new report, highlights how more women than ever are missing out on potential digital gains.. In an interview with UN News’s Daniel Johnson, the agency’s Dr Susan