Hi Ish,
On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 7:58 PM, Ish Sookun <ish_at_lsl.digital> wrote:
>
> >Few months ago a policy proposal was made within the AFRINIC community
> >to address internet shutdowns & censorship. What are your thoughts on
> >https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2017/006735.html?
>
> The courts in Mauritius are independent hence making the proposal of
> AFRINIC a plausible one. However considering that Mauritius was not part of
> the 2016 United Nations Human Rights Council resolution [1] where they
> voted on condemning internet shutdown as a violation of human rights, it is
> hard for me to imagine that Mauritius would value internet access as a
> fundamental right and incorporate viable procedures (such as the AFRINIC
> proposal) before issuing an internet shutdown or internet censorship.
[1]
https://www.article19.org/data/files/Internet_Statement_Adopted.pdf
Regards,
Rishikesh Bholah
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