Archiv für October 2010

Oct

25

2010

Vietnam: Cyber Attacks Against Online Critics

Abgelegt in Asia, human rights

The Internet has become an incredible avenue for the immediate transmission of opinions, information and news for people around the world. Communist governments, like Vietnam and China, have attempted to gain a monopoly on all institutions of power; therefore, they have attempted to stifle the independent voices of critics, dissidents and opponents who use Web sites to criticize these regimes. In recent years, both Vietnam and China, have shown increased technological acumen in using the cyber attack to harrass online critics. (more…)

Oct

5

2010

Education as a human right

Abgelegt in education

Tens of nations across the world enjoy a level of formal cultural intelligence that makes the state of education in third world countries seem like a human rights violation. It is time for the education of the population of a country to be seen as a fundamental human right.
Why is education important? (more…)