MONTEVIDEO (AL for APCNews) Ecuador
has approved a communications law that recognises the right of
universal access to information and communication technologies (ICTs)
and fairly apportions the frequency spectrum; on the other hand, it
poses a threat to freedom of expression. More
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JOHANNESBURG (AG for APCNews) APC
and Metamorphosis Foundation made a joint-submission to the United
Nations Universal Periodic Review in light of recent legislative
threats to freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of press, privacy
and security, and hate speech. More
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MONTREAL (MK for APCNews) APC
Executive Director Anriette Esterhusyen and Finance Manager Karen Banks
have been inducted by the Internet Society into the Internet Hall of
Fame. They were honoured in the category of Global Connectors as
individuals who have made significant contributions to the global
growth and use of the internet. More
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TUNISIA (APC for APCNews) APC
and other civil society organisations participating at the Freedom
Online Conference called governments to protect the human rights of all
people online, not just those of their own citizens. More
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