Transcript Article 19 of UNDHR - Philippine Center for Investigative

Know Your Rights:
freedom of expression in
cyberspace
Article 19 of UDHR
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and
expression; this right includes freedom to hold
opinions without interference and to seek, receive
and impart information and ideas through any media
and regardless of frontiers
Right to expression
People must be able to express opinions
and ideas, and share information freely
through the Internet, without fear.
Repressive ICT law and Internet
surveillance encourage self-censorship and
produce a chilling-effect on on-line
expression.
Right to be free from
all forms of interference
Freedom to hold opinions and publish online without being censored (including priorcensorship), either through technical or
legal means.
Regulation of Internet content must not fall
below the standards of international human
rights law.
Regulation of Internet must take into
account the special nature of the Internet.
Right to Information
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People have the right to able to access
information from independent media and
information held by public bodies.
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People have the right to communicate and
impart information through the Internet.
Right to Access
Everyone, including minorities, and isolated
and marginalised communities, should
benefit from the opportunities that the
Internet and ICT offer.
Everyone should be able to access and
contribute information, ideas and
knowledge.
Right to Privacy
Surveillance and monitoring
practices leads to self-censorship.
People have the right to anonymity.
People have the right to data
protection.
Joint Declaration by the
“three tenors” on Internet
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http://www.article19.org/pdfs/st
andards/three-mandates-dec2005.pdf