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Human Rights Council backs Internet freedom
AFP, Published on 06/07/2012
» The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva passed its first resolution on Internet freedom on Thursday with a call for all states to support individuals' rights online as much as offline.
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Internet role in human rights gets spotlight
AFP, Published on 26/10/2011
» Technology titans and political activists gathered here on Tuesday to find ways to ensure that the Internet is used as a tool for human rights instead of as a weapon of oppression.
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Pakistan cyber bill threatens free speech, privacy: rights groups
AFP, Published on 20/04/2015
» ISLAMABAD - International rights organisations including Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Pakistan's parliament to reject a proposed cybercrime bill which they said threatened freedom of expression and privacy.
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UN rights chief voices concern over Internet restrictions
AFP, Published on 01/03/2012
» United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed concern about Internet restrictions and the arbitrary detention of bloggers.
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UN warns Turkey's Internet law may break rights rules
AFP, Published on 15/02/2014
» A new Internet control law in Turkey that has sparked outrage both at home and abroad could breach international human rights rules, the United Nations warned Friday.
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Syrian blogger gets five years' jail: rights group
AFP, Published on 14/02/2011
» Syrian woman blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been sentenced to five years in prison by a state security court, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement on Monday.
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Citing rights failings, firm divests Cisco holdings
AFP, Published on 13/01/2011
» A US investment management firm has divested of its holdings in Cisco, accusing the networking giant of failing to respond to human rights concerns, particularly in China, and lacking transparency.
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Rights groups release anti-surveillance software
AFP, Published on 20/11/2014
» LONDON - A coalition of human rights and technology groups including Amnesty International on Thursday launched new software to allow journalists and activists to check if their computers are being spied on.
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UN rights office hit by Bahrain e-mail 'campaign'
AFP, Published on 22/03/2011
» The office of the human UN rights chief said Tuesday it appeared to have been targeted by an orchestrated e-mail campaign after it condemned a takeover of Bahrain hospitals by security forces.
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UN rights expert hails 'power' of Internet
AFP, Published on 02/05/2011
» A UN human rights expert has marked World Press Freedom Day by hailing the epoch-making power of the Internet and the role online social networking has played in uprisings in the Middle East.
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