Cybersecurity company Surfshark conducted a study analyzing UN countries’ stances in the 2021 UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Resolution on the promotion, protection, and enjoyment of human rights on the internet. By comparing countries’ stances with data from Surfshark’s Internet Shutdown Tracker, Surfshark was able to identify 6 African countries…
Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria had a total of 16 internet shutdowns or restrictions after they committed to the 2021 UN resolution.
Five African countries that backed the UN resolution on human rights on the internet in 2021, which aims to safeguard and promote human rights online, have "broken their word."
Some African countries have "broken their word" on a United Nations resolution on human rights on the internet, according to cyber security company Surfshark.