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Freedom Online Coalition
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The '''Freedom Online Coalition''' is a group of 30 governments that work together to advance [[Internet freedom]], mainly through coordinating diplomatic initiatives and interventions at relevant international fora<ref> Freedom Online Coalition|website=freedomonlinecoalition.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>. The Freedom Online Coalition was launched at a conference of the [[Dutch government|Dutch Government]] in The Hague, the Netherlands in December 2011<ref></ref>.
Participating countries commit to "promoting the freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly with respect to the Internet and connection technologies"<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. They endorse the principle that the human rights that people have offline should enjoy the same protection online, including [[freedom of assembly]] and the [[Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention|right to organize]], [[freedom of religion]] and the right to be protected by the "arbitrary" intrude into his [[privacy]]. Its work builds on the resolution on "The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet" adopted by [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in July 2012<ref> Global Legal Monitor|date=2012-07-12|website=www.loc.gov|language=en|others=Zeldin, Wendy|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>.
The group has held annual meetings in The Netherlands (2011), Kenya (2012), Tunisia (2013), Estonia (2014), Mongolia (2015) and Costa Rica (2016) <ref> Freedom Online Coalition|website=freedomonlinecoalition.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>. The group is comprised of 30 member countries (February 2018)<ref> Freedom Online Coalition|website=freedomonlinecoalition.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>. In 2018, the Chairmanship of the Freedom Online Coalition is held by the [[German Government]].
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Participating countries commit to "promoting the freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly with respect to the Internet and connection technologies"<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>. They endorse the principle that the human rights that people have offline should enjoy the same protection online, including [[freedom of assembly]] and the [[Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention|right to organize]], [[freedom of religion]] and the right to be protected by the "arbitrary" intrude into his [[privacy]]. Its work builds on the resolution on "The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet" adopted by [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in July 2012<ref> Global Legal Monitor|date=2012-07-12|website=www.loc.gov|language=en|others=Zeldin, Wendy|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>.
The group has held annual meetings in The Netherlands (2011), Kenya (2012), Tunisia (2013), Estonia (2014), Mongolia (2015) and Costa Rica (2016) <ref> Freedom Online Coalition|website=freedomonlinecoalition.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>. The group is comprised of 30 member countries (February 2018)<ref> Freedom Online Coalition|website=freedomonlinecoalition.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}</ref>. In 2018, the Chairmanship of the Freedom Online Coalition is held by the [[German Government]].
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