Friday, June 17, 2011

Internet Access is a Human Right, says United Nations report

June 16, 2011
By Bun Tharum
VOA News Blog

VOA Khmer’s Heng Reaksmey reported Tuesday that a rights group called for “greater Internet freedoms” as it released its report on “Internet Censorship: the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression in Cambodia.” The Cambodian Center for Human Rights concluded the report saying that
“The RGC to develop mechanisms to increase Internet penetration in Cambodia, to reject the Internet censorship policies which it currently appears to be adopting, and to promote online space for free expression by ensuring that old barriers are not applied to new frontiers.”
The report came following the United Nations last month published a report declaring “Internet access is a human right.”

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