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."

More info on DC-FoE at: https://dcexpression.wordpress.com/about/

 

 

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 future IGF meetings.

 

 

 

Catherine Garcia van Hoogstraten, Faculty of Public Management, Law and Security - The Hague University of Applied Sciences 

Angela Daly, Swinburne Institute for Social Research, the European University Institute

Karmen Turk, University of Tartu

Ben Wagner, European University Institute - Ben.Wagner [@] eui.eu