It’s always nice hear ringing words in defense of freedom of expression, particularly when it comes from those who help shape Europe’s foreign policy. Foreign ministers from two countries - Sweden and the Netherlands - who have been leading on this issue took time out from busy European Union meetings to come together in Brussels and express their support for an open Internet where information flows freely. Uri Rosenthal , pictured at right, called on Europe to take a firm stand in favor of Internet Freedom. His speech represented a clarion call for action, ranging from increased funding to “support to cyber-dissidents operating in repressive circumstances” to convening a joint summit on the issue with Canada in the fall. These priorities are central to the Netherlands’s new human rights policy.Global Network Initiative (GNI).” Three years ago, we helped found the GNI and we recently brought the initiative’s director Susan Morgan to Brussels.European Centre for Political Economy . here .transparency tools . Watch this space.Posted by William Echikson, Head of Free Expression, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Great Great Great.
ReplyDeleteThank You. I believe information must be free for EVERY ONE. And not restricted by politics orientation belief or what so ever.