[bestbits] New campaign on internet shutdowns launching this week - join?

[Mishi Choudhary]

This is a great effort. SFLC.in maintains a  visual tracker  on Internet
shutdowns in India at
http://sflc.in/internet-shutdown-tracker-india-2013-2016/

and urge others to join this  effort.


The number of internet blackouts in India is on a rise over the last few
years. Most of these orders for internet shut down are given under
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which authorizes state
governments to take action to curb unlawful assemblies or to prevent
apprehended danger. A Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the use
of this provision for restricting access to internet was filed earlier
this year in the Supreme Court. However, the Apex Court dismissed the
petition and upheld the power of state government under Section 144 to
suspend internet services by stating that the use of such mechanisms
becomes necessary for law & order situations.

In view of the ongoing increase in such instances, we have documented
the internet blackouts in India along with the reasons for which such
action was taken. \
On 06/06/2016 04:44 PM, Deji Olukotun wrote:
> Hi to All,
> 
> Apologies for cross posting.
> 
> _This week_, we're launching a new campaign that aims to push back on
> the increasing prevalence of internet shutdowns. Shutdowns have become
> an early warning mechanism for human
> rights violations and they drastically impact human rights and
> local economies. Worse, they’re being used to subvert the most critical
> moment in the democratic process: elections. Our goal is lofty -- to
> fight internet shutdowns worldwide and to shift global norms so that
> governments stop ordering them.
> 
> Here are three ways to join this effort:
> 
> 1. Sign your organization on to the campaign by emailing me. (We'll
> manually add it to the site when it launches this week.)
> 
> 2. Join the coalition mailing list, where members of the campaign can
> share ideas and strategies to push back.
> 
> 3. Spread the word! Tell people about this campaign and please let us
> know if there is someone you think should join the coalition at
> deji at accessnow.org <mailto:deji at accessnow.org>. (Check out this awesome
> t-shirt created by Sinar
> Project in Malaysia.
> https://twitter.com/szeming87/status/723491806541828096) As we build out
> the site, we’re planning to have embeddable code to create badges, share
> graphics, and more.
> 
> Happy to answer any questions.
> 
> All best,
> -- 
> Deji Olukotun
> Senior Global Advocacy Manager
> Access Now | accessnow.org <http://accessnow.org>
> 
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