Human Rights and the Internet

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-15
The Mouse is Mightier than the Sword....Pages 16-20
The European Parliament and Human Rights on the Internet....Pages 21-29
Human Rights NGOs: Our Love—Hate Relationship with the Internet....Pages 30-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Rebel Internet: Human Rights and the New Technology....Pages 43-51
Internet Solidarity: Grassroots Movement Struggles for Human Rights....Pages 52-64
Doing Human Rights Online: the Derechos’ Cyberbirth....Pages 65-75
Information Overload: How Increased Information Flows Affect the Work of the Human Rights Movement....Pages 76-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Internet in Africa: a Turning Point in the Struggle for Human Rights?....Pages 91-103
Human Rights and the Internet in South America....Pages 104-115
Human Rights and the Internet in Europe....Pages 116-128
Human Rights and the Internet in Asia: Promoting the Case of East Timor....Pages 129-137
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Hate on the Internet....Pages 141-152
The Internet and International Children’s Rights....Pages 153-165
Women’s Voices against the War: the Internet in the Fight for Human Rights during the War in the Former Yugoslavia....Pages 166-173
Reflections on the Colour of the Internet....Pages 174-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Privacy, Free Speech and Community: Applying Human Rights Law to Cyberspace....Pages 187-199
Political Control and the Internet....Pages 200-210
Communication, Human Rights and Cyberspace....Pages 211-224
Human Rights Education on the Internet: Its Day Has Come....Pages 225-237
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Information: an Essential Tool for Human Rights Work....Pages 238-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-257