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US government surveillance: Civil society calls on Human Rights Council
After recent revelations of surveillance of internet and telephone communications of US and non-US nationals by the government of the United States civil society calls on the Human Rights Council to act swiftly to prevent the creation of a global Internet based surveillance system.
Event: State surveillance in the digital age: the implications for freedom of expression and the right to privacy
APC, together with Privacy International and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is hosting a side-event to the Human Rights Council on State surveillance and human rights on Tuesday, June 4.
How funny is this, Facebook?
“Take action to end gender-based violence on Facebook” is this campaign’s call that asks companies whose publicity appears on explicitly violent Facebook pages and profiles to help pressure the social networking platform to re-examine its response to violence against women and girls.
Take Action To End Gender-Based Hate Speech on Facebook
Facebook has long allowed content endorsing violence against women.
Freedom of expression and hate speech continue to dominate internet rights discourse at UPR
PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Between 22 April and 3 May 2013, the UN Human Rights Council held the 16th session of its Universal Periodic Review.
World Telecommunications/ICT Policy Forum: Closing statement by civil society
From 14-16 May the World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum took place in Geneva. APC and other civil society representatives presented a closing statement calling on the International Telecommunication Union and all participating governments to ensure transparency, openness and inclusivity in their policy processes. Read the statement.
Last Month to apply for ECOSOC consultative status in order to be considered by the 2014 NGO Committee (Deadline: 1 June 2013)
1 June 2013 is the last day for non-governmental organizations to apply for Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) consultative status in order to have an opportunity to take part in UN deliberations.
New coalition to TPP negotiators: This is what a Fair Deal looks like
Today, APC along with a coalition of organisations representing a diversity of interests have come together from around the world to ask for A Fair Deal on intellectual property (IP) in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Click to read our joint press release.
New coalition to TPP negotiators: This is what a Fair Deal looks like
PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2013 – Today, APC along with a coalition of organisations representing a diversity of interests have come together from around the world to ask for A Fair Deal on intellectual property (IP) in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
WSIS and Civil Society: Ten Years On
What is the role of civil society groups in the development of ICT policy and how has that role changed in the ten years since the first World Summit on the Information Society?
These questions were at the heart of the discussion at this morning’s APC workshop entitled Civil Society and WSIS+10, held at the WSIS 2013 Forum in Geneva.
