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"Likewise, States should recognize the value of technology to facilitate people’s rights to public participation. The Special Rapporteur welcomes efforts by many governments to establish online platforms through which those interested can submit and collect signatures for petitions on government policies and legislative action."
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UNHRC: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, para. 27Summaries
- Everyone has the right to submit to governmental bodies, agencies, and organizations criticisms and proposals for improving their function.
- Internet freedom, including access to online resources and digital tools, should be protected as essential to the exercise of human rights online, with any restrictions based in law, proportionate, and necessary in a democratic society.