With the success of the recent expert panel on freedom of expression and the internet, now is the time to push for governments and international human rights organisations to commit to take concrete actions to promote and protect freedom of expression online.
Many watched the session live, and are wondering what they can now do to help. Here are a number of ways:
- You can help spread the word by blogging, or you can tweet using the hashtags #HRC19 #FXinternet and #APC
Feel free to copy/paste one of the following examples:
#humanrights belong to all of us, both online and offline. http://www.apc.org/en/node/11424 #FXinternet #HRC19
#HRC19 Expert panel on #FXinternet desired outcome (1): State reports on HR(eg #UPR) should include internet issues #APC http://goo.gl/u099v
#HRC19 Expert panel on #FXinternet desired outcome (2): Businesses should apply #humanrights by design approach #APC http://goo.gl/u099v
#HRC19 Expert panel on #FXinternet desired outcome (3): Human rights as main theme at #IGF #APC http://goo.gl/u099v
#HRC19 Expert panel on #FXinternet desired outcome (4): Gvmnt must address #humanrights in any internet related policy #APC http://goo.gl/u099v
#HRC19 Expert panel on #FXinternet desired outcome (4): Gvmnt should actively address how internet can support promotion of #humanrights #APC http://goo.gl/u099v
DDOSattack on Tamilnet goo.gl/dKouZ, shows why #HRC19 expert panel on #FXinternet is critical for all #humanrights http://goo.gl/u099v
- Participate in local civil society or human rights organisation, and bring attention to internet rights in the UPR process
- E-mail your government to support the panel and follow up on its recommendations
- Share your stories, images or other creative works on when you first “connected your rights” and what human rights mean to you