Freedom of Expression

Call for submissions by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
Human Rights 4 November 2016

Call for submissions by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

Study on freedom of expression and the telecommunications and internet access sector Internet Society submission 1 November 2016 Question...

Why an open Internet matters
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Growing the Internet 30 March 2016

Why an open Internet matters

As an Internet Society board member coming from the Middle East, I’m often confronted by the question of whether...

Freedom on the Internet: Where does your country stand?
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Human Rights 28 October 2015

Freedom on the Internet: Where does your country stand?

Out of the 3 billion users on the Internet, how many can trust that their online communications will not...

Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Thematic debate on Freedom of Expression
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Human Rights 9 December 2014

Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Thematic debate on Freedom of Expression

As a participant at the Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers thematic debate on Freedom of Expression, I made...

Freedom of expression online: finding the appropriate balance
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Human Rights 3 December 2014

Freedom of expression online: finding the appropriate balance

Every new communication technology requires us to rethink the delicate balance between fundamental rights. Freedom of expression, privacy and...

Freedom of Speech: Rethinking the Role of Encryption
Encryption 3 May 2013

Freedom of Speech: Rethinking the Role of Encryption

Classically, the encryption of data solves two simple problems: how to store data securely when it’s at rest, how...