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Home » Five African Countries Pledged to Uphold free Internet in 2021 UN resolution, Yet Imposed 16 Restrictions since

Five African Countries Pledged to Uphold free Internet in 2021 UN resolution, Yet Imposed 16 Restrictions since

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…The UN resolution on human rights on the internet aims to protect and promote human rights online, but some supporting countries have broken their word

Cybersecurity company Surfshark conducted a study analyzing UN countries’ stances in the 2021 UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Resolution on the promotion, protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the internet.

By comparing countries’ stances with data from Surfshark’s Internet Shutdown Tracker, Surfshark was able to identify 5 African countries that claimed to support the resolution but “broke their word” by imposing internet restrictions.

In today’s world, internet shutdowns have become a major concern. Authoritarian governments frequently employ them as a means to manipulate the public and stifle free speech.

The UN resolution on human rights on the internet aims to make countries openly condemn these shutdowns and other ways of restricting online speech. However, it’s concerning that even though five African countries publicly supported the resolution, they still imposed internet restrictions.

It’s important to promote an open and accessible internet and pressure countries to uphold their commitments regarding human rights online”,

– says Gabriele Racaityte-Krasauske, Surfshark spokeswoman.

The African countries that supported the 2021 UN resolution but “broke their word” were Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria:

Nine countries from other continents also “broke their word”: India, Cuba, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Armenia, Indonesia, and Ukraine.

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Surfshark’s Internet Shutdown Tracker reveals that there were a total of 58 internet disruptions in these 14 countries during or after the adoption of the resolution.

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Source: Surfshark’s Internet Shutdown Tracker

India stands out as the country that has “broken its word” the most, with 19 internet disruptions since the resolution’s adoption in 2021 (if we included the Jammu & Kashmir region, this number would be even higher).

The Human Rights Council convenes at least three regular sessions annually. The upcoming 53rd session is scheduled for the summer of 2023.

While the agenda of the specific resolution is currently unknown, Surfshark will keep an eye out for any updates regarding upcoming UN resolutions on human rights on the internet.

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