ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - LGBTIQ Information Controls

Crux From the third book by the OpenNet Initiative1 (“a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and the SecDev Group in Ottawa”), this book section provides an overview of the Internet censorship infrastructure, practices, and regulations in Indonesia as of 2011. [...] The report describes the human rights situation for LGBTIQ individuals in Indonesia and the dual role of the Internet in advancing, but also threatening, LGBTIQ rights and LGBTIQ activism. [...] • R eviewing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the United Nations Conven- tion on the Rights of the Child, the authors find that LGBTIQ propaganda laws likely violate various aspects of all three treaties, specifically in relation to freedom of expression and freedom of association. [...] Annotated Bibliography: LGBTIQ Information Controls 17 Highlights • In providing a survey of the history of LGBTIQ rights in Russia, the author cites the expansion of the Internet as a key factor in establishing and building queer communities and activist networks. [...] Crux This report presents the patterns and trends regarding human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran as well as recommendations to improve the implementation on the resolution on promotion and protection of human rights.