[bestbits] The UN says no more internet shutdowns!

Mon Jul 4 18:55:00 EDT 2016

Dear BB colleagues with HR legal expertise

Just wondering what enforcement teeth this kind of resolution has? What
steps are possible if/when another shutdown happens? What¹s the first/next
step if/when that happens please?

Thanks,
B.

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Becky Lentz, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
McGill University Faculty of Arts
853 Sherbrooke Street West, Arts Building, W-265
Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 0G5
Phone 514.398.4995
Fax 514.398.8557
Email: becky.lentz at mcgill.ca
http://www.mcgill.ca/ahcs

From:  "Deji Olukotun, Access Now" <info at act.accessnow.org>
Reply-To:  "Deji Olukotun, Access Now" <info at act.accessnow.org>
Date:  Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 12:36 PM
To:  <becky.lentz at mcgill.ca>
Subject:  The UN says no more internet shutdowns!

>  
>  
> Hi , Good news! On Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a
> resolution 
> <https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url
> .id=648944&ea.campaigner.email=kcGOb7dSS%2FUM2VG5zWPfkyI35sBDF31e&ea.campaigne
> r.id=PUHLa0Jj%2ByqZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>  condemning internet
> shutdowns. This is a huge step toward protecting human rights online and a
> MAJOR milestone for the movement to #KeepItOn.
> <https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url
> .id=648945&ea.campaigner.email=kcGOb7dSS%2FUM2VG5zWPfkyI35sBDF31e&ea.campaigne
> r.id=PUHLa0Jj%2ByqZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0> With help from
> people like you, we¹re spreading the word about internet shutdowns  and how
> deeply they impact people¹s lives. Now, the world¹s leading international
> human rights body has unanimously spoken: when governments shut down the
> internet, they abuse our rights and violate international law. This is a
> moment for celebration, but it¹s also a moment for reflection. The same week
> we saw this amazing victory, we also saw shutdowns in Turkey, Bahrain, and
> Algeria. We need your help to seize this moment at the UN and put an end to
> internet shutdowns for good.
> <https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url
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> r.id=PUHLa0Jj%2ByqZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0> First, you can make
> a donation 
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> r.id=PUHLa0Jj%2ByqZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0>  to support the
> #KeepItOn campaign. From working with UN delegates on this resolution to
> providing direct technical assistance to victims of internet shutdowns around
> the world, Access Now is fighting at all levels to stop internet shutdowns,
> and your support makes all the difference.
> <https://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url
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> r.id=PUHLa0Jj%2ByqZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0> Next, if you haven¹t
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> shutdowns by taking the #KeepItOn pledge.
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> all of us standing together to make this happen.
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> Thanks for everything you¹ve done and will do to help move us closer to a
> world free of internet shutdowns. We couldn¹t do it without you.
> Together in the fight,
> Deji Olukotun
> Access Now
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