What is the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms?

The African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms is a set of principles and norms for internet policy making. It is also a tool for human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, service providers and all internet users who want to analyse and participate in internet-related policy and regulation.

The Declaration sets out 13 key principles which are necessary to uphold human and peoples' rights on the internet and to cultivate an internet environment that can best meet Africa’s social and economic development needs and goals.

It consists of three sections:

- The key principles
- The application of these principles
- A call to action for all relevant stakeholders.

By promoting these principles among African policy makers, we are seeking to promote human and peoples’ rights online and establish a policy environment that is underpinned by these values.