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Various Versión en español de esta declaración disponible aquí. /  Vous trouverez la déclaration en français ici. As international and Latin American organisations working at the intersection of technology and human rights, we firmly reject the violent repression in Colombia in response to the massive social mobilisations which began on 28 April 2021. Militarisation in Colombia’s main cities and the brutal repression on the part of the police and military forces directly threaten human rights and the well-being of civil society in Colombia. The Colombian state has the obligation to a...

28 April 2021 The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is looking for a lead editor to write analytical content and to develop and lead the implementation of an editorial plan for APC, with a focus on websites and newsletters. The lead editor will ensure that all deliverables are of high quality, vibrant, current and informative to audiences, as well as consistent with APC's advocacy priorities. Purpose of position: Lead editorial planning and coordination of APC’s website articles, ensuring a consistent and strategic presence of APC's voice, drawing on existing strategic commun...

Various In light of the importance of addressing the digital divide in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sustainable Development Goals, the President of the General Assembly has convened a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity on 27 April 2021. In this letter, we call on governments, industry, multilateral institutions, civil society, and international financial institutions to close the digital divide by putting people at the centre of our approach to achieving meaningful connectivity for everyone.    In order to achieve the Sustainable Dev...

Published on 13 April 2021 Research Fellow Like so many aspects of life, democratic debate is increasingly moving online. Yet it seems that every time citizens adopt a new digital tool or enter a new digital space to voice opposition, repressive governments respond with a whole arsenal of methods to dampen dissent and deny the right to opinion and expression. For every new activist tactic, the state comes up with three or four countermeasures. Research by a new network of African digital rights researchers, activists and analysts has found that this digital...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Re: The General Assembly’s consideration on the question of the status of the Human Rights Council Excellencies, On 17 June 2011, the General Assembly adopted a resolution which decided “to maintain the status of the Human Rights Council as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly and to consider again the question of whether to maintain this status at an appropriate moment and at a time no sooner than ten years and no later than fifteen years.” Our organisations wish to express their position regarding the expected consideration of this question b...