Internet shutdowns interfere with fundamental human rights, including the right to access information.4 Governments oen justify shutdowns with reasons like national security, public safety, and the prevention of misinformation and hate speech.5 However, data from the 1 OHCHR, Call for inputs: Access to information on climate change and human rights, 2024. [...] 32 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, U. [...] 48 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, U. [...] 50 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, U. [...] 53 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, U.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 1
- I. Internet shutdowns as a barrier to accessing climate-related information. 1
- Myanmar 2
- Iraq 2
- Türkiyeʼs 2
- Libya 2
- II. Censorship of climate change information and misrepresentation of climate-related content. 3
- Canada 4
- United States 5
- III. Human rights impacts of inadequate information access on refugees displaced persons environmental defenders and Indigenous peoples. 6
- Recommendations 7
- States 7
- Private sector 7
- International organizations 8
- Access Now httpswww.accessnow.org 8