African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Initiative
Details of the organization
Name *
Global Partners Digital
Country *
South Africa
Website (URL)
https://www.apc.org/
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Initiative
Title acronym
African Declaration
Description *
The African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms is a Pan-African initiative to promote human rights standards and principles of openness in Internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent. The Declaration is intended to elaborate on the principles which are necessary to uphold human and people’s rights on the Internet, and to cultivate an Internet environment that can best meet Africa’s social and economic development needs and goals. The Declaration builds on well-established international human rights instruments including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and aims to shape approaches to Internet policy-making and governance across the continent.
Project website
http://africaninternetrights.org/
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Africa
Countries of implementation
Algeria, Angola, Western Sahara, Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad (Republic of), Cameroon, Comoros, Cape Verde (Republic of), Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia (Republic of the), Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Congo, Reunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Senegal, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Sierra Leone, Somali (Democratic Republic), South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/09/2014
to
28/02/2017
Partners
Article 19 Association for Progressive Communications, APC Civicus Kenya Human Rights Commission Media Foundation for West Africa Media Institute of Southern Africa Media Rights Agenda Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria PROTEGE QV Support for Information Technology Center Web We Want
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Project type *
Guidelines
