[governance] APC joins SOPA protest

[Deirdre Williams]

The BBC is certainly paying attention
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16612628
Deirdre

On 18 January 2012 09:15, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org> wrote:

> APC has joined today's internet blackout to protest arbitrary and
> unlawful interference with internet access that violates human rights.
> Our site will be in blackout for 24 hours from 1200 UTC Wednesday 18
> January. We believe it is vital for people to articulate threats to
> human rights and freedoms from laws such as the proposed Stop Online
> Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act that is going before
> the United States Congress.
> http://www.savetheinternet.com/
>
> APC se une a la campaña de protesta internacional contra la
> interferencia ilícita y arbitraria con el acceso a internet que viola
> los derechos y las libertades en internet. Nuestro sitio web
> (http://www.apc.org) estará fuera de línea por 24 horas desde las 1200
> UTC del miércoles 18 de enero. Creemos que es vital contrarrestar  las
> amenazas a los derechos humanos y las libertades que presentan leyes
> como SOPA y PIPA.
>  http://www.savetheinternet.com/
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
> executive director, association for progressive communications
> www.apc.org
> po box 29755, melville 2109
> south africa
> tel/fax +27 11 726 1692
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