The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international civil society organisation and a network of members dedicated to empowering and supporting people working for peace, human rights, development and protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), including the internet. APC currently has 73 organisational members and 47 associates active in 74 countries, primarily in the Global South.
APC welcomes this opportunity to provide input to inform the 2027 vision-setting report and the development of the mandate's strategic priorities for the period 2026-2029 of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
This submission draws on APC research and advocacy work, previous submissions to UN bodies and the collective knowledge of the APC network. This submission follows and addresses the questionnaire issued by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.