[WSIS CS-Plenary] Book launch on Human Rights in the Global Information Society

[Rik Panganiban]

Congratulations, Rikke, et al!

Looks really great. I'll spread the word on this.

Rik Panganiban

On Jun 22, 2006, at 8:03 AM, Rikke Frank Joergensen wrote:

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> The book Human Rights in the Information Society with contributions  
> from a number of WSIS CS people is now available, see below.
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> Best Rikke
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> Book Launch Human Rights in the Global Information Society
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> In the book Human Rights in the Global Information Society, edited  
> by Rikke Frank Jørgensen, the contributors examine the links  
> between information technology and human rights. Scholars, human  
> rights activists, and practitioners debate issues such as freedom  
> of expression, access to information, privacy, discrimination,  
> gender equality, intellectual property, political participation,  
> and freedom of assembly in the context of information and  
> communication technology, exploring the ways in which the  
> information society can either advance human rights around the  
> world or threaten them.
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> The book is published by MIT Press in the series The Information  
> Revolution and Global Politics.
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> For information on the book see, www.mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/ 
> default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10872
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> (the Introduction can be downloaded from the website)
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> For Launch event see www.humanrights.dk  / www.una.dk/wsis
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> Further information: Rikke Frank Jørgensen, rfj @ humanrights.dk
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Rik Panganiban
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