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The Dynamic Coalition on Access and Connectivity for Remote, Rural and Dispersed Communities |
Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet (FOEonline) |
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| Aims: | The 2003 WSIS Geneva Declaration on Principles reaffirms "as an essential foundation of the Information Society, and as outlined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; that this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. Communication is a fundamental social process, a basic human need and the foundation of all social organization. It is central to the Information Society. Everyone, everywhere should have the opportunity to participate and no one should be excluded from the benefits the Information Society offers." The 'Free Expression Online'-Coalition was established as a follow up to the first Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Greece in November 2006. It aims to further freedom of expression and the media on the Internet. It will provide an open platform to exchange information, advance initiatives in the field of Internet governance and freedom of expression and serve as an informal community to organize meetings and other initiatives, thus feeding into the IGF process for 2007 in Brazil and following. |
| Members: | Initial coalition partners include the following institutions and organizations or representatives thereof:
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| Contact: | Christian Moeller : christian.moeller (at) osce (dot) org |
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