The internet brings great potential for development and the realisation of human rights to Africa and this is one of the reasons it is so important that we protect fundamental freedoms online. Unfortunately, across the world internet freedoms are being eroded and it is crucial that we act now to seize this opportunity.
ARTICLE 19 together with other civil society organisations have initiated a ‘Draft Africa Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms’ which aims to identify and define the principles which we believe should form the basis for protecting the internet in Africa.
The draft is now open to public consultation, available online until 4 August 2014.