GENEVA (APC) – APC welcomes the
success of the Human Rights Council expert panel on freedom of
expression on 29 February, the first time human rights on the internet
have ever been specifically discussed by the UN. The panel was an
important step towards promoting and protecting human rights online.
Anriette Esterhuysen, APC’s executive director and panellist said, “It
was extremely encouraging that states agree that the same rights that
apply in the offline world also apply online.” More >
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INDONESIA (EngageMedia) – Maria Goreti,
a papuan woman, was left pregnant and abandoned by an indonesian
soldier. She and her 3-year-old daughter are still waiting for him to
return. South to South Film Festival award-winning short film “Love
letter to the Soldier” by EngageMedia tells her story. More >
CALGARY (LC for APCNews) – Surprising as it may be,
the internet in Iran started out as comparatively open in the
region. However, censorship and internet clampdowns
noticeably increased when conservative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
came to power in 2005. The internet had until then given
activists, journalists and political dissidents a way to get around
Iran’s restrictive media laws and communicate with the outside world. More >
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