International Summit for Community Wireless Networks

Community wireless can directly contribute to human rights work around the world. Especially in poorer countries, building the communication capacity of local human rights groups can be vital for the protection of marginalized or threatened communities. Wireless networks could be used in efforts to: organize relief efforts in refugee camps; monitor and report the situation of communities in remote areas; document violations and mobilize communities under threat; and forge campaigns to defend or secure human rights. This panel will consider these and other ways in which community wireless can potentially enhance the work of human rights organizations around the world. (less...)