The document discusses how to use UN Special Procedures, specifically UN Special Rapporteurs, for online activism. It focuses on the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye. The Rapporteur's mandate includes gathering information about violations of freedom of expression and making recommendations to better protect this right. The current report's scope is on protecting whistleblowers and confidential sources, and how digital technologies may be changing laws and challenges in this area. Specific stories on these issues are requested.

1. UN Special Procedures
How to use them for smart Internet
Activism
By: Renata Avila
@avilarenata
Center for Media, Data & Society
Central European University // Budapest
Summer 2015

2. HUMAN RIGHTS MUST ALWAYS BE AT THE HEART OF
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
LAUNCHING WEB WE WANT
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3. UN HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL
UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS
SPECIFIC MANDATES
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4. David Kaye
UN Special Rapporteur on the
Promotion and Protection of the Right
to Freedom of Opinion and
Expression
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5. MANDATE
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(a) To gather all relevant information, wherever it may occur, relating to violations of the right to freedom
of opinion and expression, discrimination against, threats or use of violence, harassment, persecution or
intimidation directed at persons seeking to exercise or to promote the exercise of the right to freedom of
opinion and expression, including, as a matter of high priority, against journalists or other professionals in
the field of information;
(b) To seek, receive and respond to credible and reliable information from Governments, non-
governmental organizations and any other parties who have knowledge of these cases;
(c) To make recommendations and provide suggestions on ways and means to better promote and
protect the right to freedom of opinion and expression in all its manifestations; and
(d) To contribute to the provision of technical assistance or advisory services by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to better promote and protect the right to freedom of
opinion and expression.

6. He did his first report on Anonymity and Encryption, and
we did this!

7. CONCLUSIONS OF REPORT
Anonymity and encryption are fundamental tools to
exercise our rights in digital age.
CSOs, NGOs, IOS should protect online security
Gov should not limit generally, only case by case
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8. SCOPE OF CURRENT REPORT:
Protection of whistleblowers and sources
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How is Digital changing the protection of
whistleblowers and sources in your country?

9. a. Compelled disclosure of confidential
sources of information
b. Protections available to
whistleblowers
Examples of existing national laws, jurisprudence
and practices as well as references to concrete
situations which exemplify the challenges faced by
sources and whistleblowers are particularly useful
in this research.
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10. SHARING STORIES
IS DIGITAL LEADING TO MORE
PROSECUTIONS?
IS DIGITAL ENABLING SOURCES
AND WHISTLEBLOWING?
ARE THERE NEW LAWS?
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11. IT ALSO INSPIRED DEDICATED COVERAGES ON OVER 2500 MEDIA OUTLETS
The outreach and voice of Sir Tim Berners Lee and the Web
Foundation was massive and always connected to the Web We Want
message: a Web for all respecting core human rights.
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12. http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/NgoHandbook/ngohandbook6.pdf
LETS READ MORE
ABOUT IT
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