Amnesty International Takes on Online Human Rights
Amnesty International is turning its attention to human rights violations online.
According to their website:
The initial grace period in which internet-users enjoyed complete
freedom, while the authorities caught up with the technology, has ended.
Governments are increasingly monitoring web, email and blog use,
censoring and prosecuting their citizens for expressing their opinions
online.
On their site you can view the latest in human rights violations, such as jailing people for expressing dissenting opinions online in Viet Nam or the role of large Internet companies in China. You can also take action to help defend freedom online.
Also sign the pledge:
I believe the Internet should be a force for political freedom, not
repression. People have the right to seek and receive information and
to express their peaceful beliefs online without fear or interference.
I call on governments to stop the unwarranted restriction of freedom of
expression on the Internet – and on companies to stop helping them do
it.