United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

The UN Human Rights Council has been dealing with Internet issues for more than ten years. In 2014, it ruled in a leading decision that all rights people enjoy offline also apply online.

The Council has appointed special rapporteurs on freedom of opinion and expression and on privacy in the digital age. Their reports are forwarded to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly.

 

Read more at http://www.unhcr.org

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