Information Society Watch

World Association for Christian Communication

This guide offers a glimpse of what communication rights are and its importance in the information society. What are ‘communication rights’? How do they relate to ‘human rights’? How do they differ from ‘freedom of expression’? Communication is recognised as an essential human need and, therefore, as a basic human right. Without it, no individual or community can exist, or prosper. Communication enables meanings to be exchanged, propels people to act and makes them who and what they are. Communication strengthens human dignity and validates human equality. By recognising, implementing and protecting communication rights, we are recognising, implementing and protecting all other human rights (Author).

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