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Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement

Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement

John Lannon, Edward Halpin
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781599049496|ISBN10: 159904949X|EISBN13: 9781599049502
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch192
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Lannon, John, and Edward Halpin. "Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement." Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Craig Van Slyke, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 2682-2707. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch192

APA

Lannon, J. & Halpin, E. (2008). Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement. In C. Van Slyke (Ed.), Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 2682-2707). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch192

Chicago

Lannon, John, and Edward Halpin. "Human Rights Movements and the Internet: From Local Contexts to Global Engagement." In Information Communication Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Craig Van Slyke, 2682-2707. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-949-6.ch192

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Abstract

This chapter looks at the impact of the Internet on the worldwide human rights movement, and examines the opportunities and pitfalls of the technology and its applications for human rights organisations. It argues that the technology is a useful tool in nongovernmental efforts toward worldwide compliance with human rights norms despite the new challenges it presents for human rights defenders and activists, particularly in the South. Conceptualising the movement as a collection of issue-based social submovements, it draws on social movement literature and examples from Africa to describe how the technology and its applications benefit the movement in six key areas of activity. The promises, pitfalls, and difficulties of Internet usage are discussed, with particular emphasis on censorship, surveillance and privacy, and the challenges they pose for human rights activists operating in a digital environment.

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