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Should Access to Internet be a Human Right?

Louis Liaw, Advocate & Solicitor

06-Dec-19 14:00

Should Access to Internet be a Human Right?

With the UK general elections set to happen next week, the Labour Party announced that they plan to provide free broadband across the UK, if they win the elections. We discuss if access to Internet should be a human right and what it means.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Lim Sue Ann, Tee Shiao Eek


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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Technology,  Tech,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  internet access,  human rights,  UK General Elections,  Labour Party,  broadband,  UN Human Rights Council,  internet shutdowns,  Merten Reglitz,  Malaysian Constitution,  freedom of expression,  right to information, 


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