HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER THREAT: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, RIGHT TO PRIVACY, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY

1. HUMAN RIGHTS
CYBER THREATS TO
By Francisak Viacorka,
American University

2. THE SAME RIGHTS THAT
PEOPLE HAVE OFFLINE MUST
ALSO BE PROTECTED ONLINE
The UN Human Rights Council

3. • FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND
INFORMATION
• FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY
• RIGHT TO PRIVACY
• FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
• FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER THREAT

4. SURVEILLANCE

5. CASE
TRACKING
POLITICAL
OPPONENTS AND
WIRETAPPING THEIR
CORRESPONDENCE
EQUIPMENT AND
SOFTWARE FROM
SWEDEN AND CHINA

6. CASE
DID NOT SWITCH
OFF IPHONE
WAS TRACKED
AND ARRESTED
BEING IN ARREST,
PHONE WAS
HACKED, ALL
DATA STOLENIT’S ME

7. CENSORSHIP

8. CASE
VIRUS INSTALLED TO MAJOR
NEWS EDITORS:
•LOOKED LIKE «PHISHING
MAIL», VIRUS INSIDE
•INSTALLED TO NETWORK,
DOZENS OF COMPUTERS
BLOCKED
•6-12 MONTHS BEFORE
DISCOVERED
•DATA SENT TO RANDOM
EMAIL

9. CASE
RFE/RL WEBSITE
ATTACK:
•2008 BEFORE PROTEST
•2 DAYS DURATION
•OPERATIONS
POSTPONED
•FIREWALL DOWN
•PROBABLY FROM
RUSSIA

10. DISORGANIZATION

11. CASE
MESSAGES SENT TO 1-3
MILLION USERS NOT TO GO
TO PROTEST(2006,2008,
2010, 2011):
•SIGNED BY «ORGANIZER»,
MISLEADING MESSAGE
• DIFFERENT TIME/PLACE
OF PROTEST
•THREATENING OF «BLOOD
PURGE»

12. DEFAMATION

13. CASE
VITAL RYMASHEUSKI, BELARUS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FROM
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS, 2012
•MAILBOX AND WEBSITE HACKED
•HACKED MAIL WAS USED TO SENT
OBSCENE MESSAGES
•TWITTER WAS POSTING
PORNOGRAPHY

14. BLACKMAIL

15. DISCRIMINATION
CYBER BULLYING
CYBER-RACISM
HATE SPEECH

16. RECOMMENDATIONS
• ENFORCE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND MEDIA WITH ONLINE
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
• EXPAND CYBER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
• COOPERATE WITH MEDIA COMPANIES ON THE PREVENTION
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND HATE SPEECH
•TO SECURE AND PROTECT FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION AND
CREATE BACK UP PLATFORMS