[kictanet] Racism and Xenophobia on the Internet

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Dear all,
During the Kenya IGF we got acquainted with Dr Mutuma Ruteere, the UN
special rapporteur on on contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance. Racism, xenophobia et al are being propagated on the
Internet and while some years back this was being done "out there", it is
increasingly coming home.

Dr Mutuma is carrying out a study on Racism, xenophobia et al on the
Internet and is seeking views from stakeholders. He will shortly be posting
questions on the same. Please welcome him to the list!

A little about him:
Mutuma Ruteere is Kenyan and serves as Director, Centre for Human Rights and
Policy Studies, an independent research centre based in Nairobi Kenya. His
research
and publication is in the field of human rights. He also teaches university
courses on
human rights, international law and international politics. His current
work at the Centre
for Human Rights and Policy Studies attempts to link theoretical research
with policy
innovation.

In November 2011, he was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council as the
Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and
related intolerance. He is interested in questions of Internet governance
in relation to the
use of the Internet to promote racist and xenophobic content and incitement
to racial,
ethnic and xenophobic violence.

-- 
Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
Kenya
Skype: gracebomu
Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
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