The impact of criminal law
Be it online or offline, the illegitimate criminalisation of freedom of expression is one of the biggest threats to the right to freedom of expression. We analyse its impact on on freedom of expression...
View ArticleThe WSIS+10 Review
In the early 2000s, two World Summits on the Information Society were held: the first one in 2003, in Geneva; the second, in 2005, in Tunis. The stated goal of WSIS was ‘to achieve a common vision,...
View ArticleHate speech
Online speech that is offensive, abusive or hateful has attracted great attention in India and elsewhere, and often leads to calls for its criminalisation. But while the right to freedom of expression...
View ArticleIntermediary liability
The question of intermediary liability has been one of the most challenging for Internet governance. At the heart of the Internet are companies that do not create any content, but provide crucial...
View ArticleThe global Internet governance architecture
At the Internet Democracy Project, we believe that greater international coordination among governments at times is essential to safeguard the human rights of all Internet users, including in India....
View ArticleCyber security, surveillance and human rights
With the advent of new technology, new security threats have emerged for people, businesses and states. Oftentimes, responses to such threats, including states’ exercise of their unprecedented power to...
View ArticleThe ITU and global Internet governance
Landmark events to look out for: World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), Dubai, 3-14 December 2012, where the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) are being reviewed...
View ArticleFreedom of expression
As the Internet has provided states (and corporates) with evergrowing surveillance capacities, it is crucial that this power is balanced by strong protections of the right to freedom of expression of...
View ArticleGender, free speech, censorship
Be it online or offline, censorship measures are frequently justified by concerns to safeguard morality or protect women. While the Internet provides women with important new opportunities to express...
View ArticlePattaya Key Messages on the WSIS+10 Review: Voices from the Asia-Pacific region
From 3 to 5 September, a group of 38 people from 15 different countries participated in the Asian Regional Consultation on the WSIS+10 Review, co-oganised by the Internet Democracy Project. While the...
View ArticleOpportunism or glasnost? India’s embrace of multistakeholderism in Internet...
In June 2015, India made waves in the Internet governance world by finally formally announcing that it would support multistakeholderism. What received less attention is that the government at the same...
View ArticleImportance of a rights-based approach to development needs to be recognised:...
Until Friday 18 September, comments were invited on the UN Non-Paper for the WSIS+10 Review from UN member-states, observer states and all relevant stakeholders. The Internet Democracy Project...
View ArticleOpen letter to Facebook about its ‘real name’ policy
The Internet Democracy Project joined 74 other human rights, digital rights, LGBTQ, and women’s rights advocates to come together as a broad global coalition and send an open letter to Facebook...
View ArticleCharting a concrete path for the future of the Information Society: Our...
Comments were invited on the Zero-Draft for the WSIS+10 Review from UN member-states, observer states and all relevant stakeholders until 15th October 2015. The Internet Democracy Project submitted...
View ArticleComparing the WSIS10 Draft Outcome Document with the Joint Civil Society...
The draft outcome document for the WSIS+10 Review was recently made available, which will form the basis for textual negotiations during the informal consultations that are scheduled to take place in...
View ArticleJoint statement on WSIS+10: Calling for an open preparatory process
At the conclusion of the 10th Internet Governance Forum on 13 November 2015, a group of over 25 organizations came together to issue a joint statement on the WSIS+10 Review process. You can join the...
View ArticleWe stand with Moroccan free expression advocates
The Internet Democracy Project has joined the Global Voices community in a statement of support for seven Moroccan journalists and human rights defenders who will face trial on November 19, on charges...
View ArticlePutting people at the centre of the Information Society: Our comments on the...
Comments were invited on the recently released Draft Outcome Document for the WSIS+10 Review process from UN member states, observer states and all relevant stakeholders till the 17th of November 2015....
View ArticleFacebook responds to Nameless Coalition petition, but leaves a lot to be desired
On 5th October, a coalition of organizations and individuals, including the Internet Democracy Project, petitioned Facebook to bring attention to the harm that is being caused by its Authentic Identity...
View ArticleThe impact of criminal law
Be it online or offline, the illegitimate criminalisation of freedom of expression is one of the biggest threats to the right to freedom of expression. We analyse its impact on on freedom of expression...
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