Now kids are empowered to report their parents to the UN for human rights violation when they were denied internet access, because she try to hook up with another “girl” on a random chatroom for some free Bieber tickets.
U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right
By David Kravets Email Author
June 3, 2011 |
2:47 pm |
Categories: Censorship, politics
A United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law.
The report railed against France and the United Kingdom, which have passed laws to remove accused copyright scofflaws from the internet. It also protested blocking internet access to quell political unrest (.pdf).
<i>"While blocking and filtering measures deny users access to specific content on the Internet, states have also taken measures to cut off access to the Internet entirely. The Special Rapporteur considers cutting off users from internet access, regardless of the justification provided, including on the grounds of violating intellectual property rights law, to be disproportionate and thus a violation of article 19, paragraph 3, of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights."</i>
The report continues:
<i>"The Special Rapporteur calls upon all states to ensure that Internet access is maintained at all times, including during times of political unrest. In particular, the Special Rapporteur urges States to repeal or amend existing intellectual copyright laws which permit users to be disconnected from Internet access, and to refrain from adopting such laws."</i>
The report, by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, comes the same day an internet-monitoring firm detected that two thirds of Syria’s internet access has abruptly gone dark, in what is likely a government response to unrest in that country.
Only if you are using cable as internet access and not tv and phone.
My understanding is the government should give everyone free internet access, especially in US. Aren’t we at the forefront of the human rights movement except when we ask someone nicely for intel and they don’t wanna talk? :rofl
access cannot be denied, but it cant be heavily monitored and limited.
so as long as you are able to access the world wide web by some specific medium, than your rights arent being violated. the terms of which you can view though is not defined.
Seems to me that their intent is to try and stop opressive regimes from making it impossible for entire populations to access the web. Which in a way is a good thing. However I don’t see things changing any time soon.
China has been there since the introduction of the UN and the Cold War. The US has violated UN policies, regulations and orders and we are still part of this council.
I’m sure every single member of the UN has violated its policies in one way or another at some point in their respective histories. However China is notorious for human rights violations. With a few billion people under their thumb they can ill afford any type of public uprising or threat to the regime hence their atrocious record of violations.