APC at the Human Rights Council 17th session

As part of our Connect your rights! Internet rights are human rights campaign, APC is present at the Human Rights Council’s 17th session, which is taking place from May 30th – June 17th in Geneva. We’re co-organising a side event on human rights and the internet on June 3. You can follow APC’s and our partners’ involvement in the meeting through the following documents:Activists in a demonstration in Egypt

Statements and comments

• APC’s written statement to the Human Rights Council – Open for endorsements
• APC’s oral statement to the Human Rights Council
• APC’s comment on human rights with regard to the internet and transnational corporations
• APC’s oral statement by on VAW

Background documents

• Report Frank La Rue, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
• Comments from Article 19 on Frank La Rue’s report
• Opening statement by Ms. Navanethem Pillaym, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• International mechanisms for promoting FoE: joint declaration
• “U.N. Special Rapporteur calls upon States to protect anonymous speakers online, by EFF”:http://www.eff.org/UN-Special-Rapporteur-Protection-Anonymity