I think social networks ease the way information is transmitted
“As the use of social media becomes increasingly mainstream, it is changing the
character of rights advocacy and communication around the world, with rights
defenders and organizations continuing to refine their online presence and
expand their ability to reach a global audience.” and also helps to monitor
human rights “Social media is increasingly helpful to not only monitor emerging
human rights emergencies, but also to uncover incorrect information. An example
is the current case in point is the upcoming elections in Kenya, which are
probably the best monitored elections in history.”
The use of social networks helps the spread of
knowledge of the human rights “Promoting human rights through social media,
mobile communication and digital networks is not only Rosebell’s objective but
the goal of six other writers, bloggers and journalists, all human rights
defenders in their countries, who have been nominated Internet Freedom Fellows
by the U.S. Department of State.”
The only problem is that our information can be
exposed “Social networks indeed host a vast and growing repository of personal
data, all of it in digital form. It falls to our national and international
authorities to ensure that our individual rights to privacy and data protection
are not sacrificed to social networks, but rather reinforced to recognize and
meet the range of new challenges these powerful new media present.”
But I believe it helps a lot more than just spreading
the knowledge of them, it helps in creation of new ways to improve our
perception of human rights “The use of social media such as Facebook and
Twitter is transforming political activism. In the uprisings spreading across
the Middle East and North Africa, the use of social media is spawning more
diffuse and dynamic political movements. The possibilities are enormously
exciting, but authoritarian governments are already catching on.”
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