Cuba Recognizes the Right to Online Freedom of Expression at the UN

Cuba Recognizes the Right to Online Freedom of Expression at the UN
July 6, 2012

HAVANA TIMES — Cuba supported with reservations about the Human Rights
Council UN resolution that first recognized the right of individuals to
freedom of expression on the Internet, reports Reuters.

The representative of the island, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, said in
Geneva on Thursday that the text doesn't address the fact that most
people worldwide lack access to these technologies.

The text doesn't "say anything about Internet governance, we all know
that this tool is controlled by a single country worldwide," said the
Cuban diplomat referring to the U.S.

The Cuban government maintains that it privileges "social use" of the
Internet over private use, while maintaining tight control over access
of their citizens and even limitations in state institutions for this
service.

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