South Africa has joined China and Russia in voting against a United Nations resolution on the “promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the internet”.
On Friday, the UN held a vote on the resolution, which seeks to bring political commitment from member states to protect human rights online such as freedom of expression and privacy.
The resolution further seeks to ensure the release of those imprisoned for “legitimate” freedom of expression online.
Other key points of the resolution include investigating attacks against bloggers or other internet users, and refraining from preventing access to information online by, for example, shutting down the internet during key times such as elections or terror attacks.
Countries such as Russia and China requested four amendments to the draft resolution to remove, for instance, text on freedom of expression and the shutting down of internet access. But, the amendments weren’t adopted and most countries voted for the human rights resolution, which will be adopted by the UN Human Rights Council. Full story...
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On Friday, the UN held a vote on the resolution, which seeks to bring political commitment from member states to protect human rights online such as freedom of expression and privacy.
The resolution further seeks to ensure the release of those imprisoned for “legitimate” freedom of expression online.
Other key points of the resolution include investigating attacks against bloggers or other internet users, and refraining from preventing access to information online by, for example, shutting down the internet during key times such as elections or terror attacks.
Countries such as Russia and China requested four amendments to the draft resolution to remove, for instance, text on freedom of expression and the shutting down of internet access. But, the amendments weren’t adopted and most countries voted for the human rights resolution, which will be adopted by the UN Human Rights Council. Full story...
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