Background and ideas on Background and ideas on

communication rights and freedom communication rights and freedom

of information and communicationof information and communication

BasicsBasics

Participatory & inclusive democracyParticipatory & inclusive democracy

Democratisation of the word to Democratisation of the word to democratise democratise society society

PrinciplesPrinciples

FreedomFreedom ParticipationParticipation SolidaritySolidarity AccessAccess InclusionInclusion FairnessFairness Justice Justice Interculturality Interculturality

ValuesValues

Communication as processCommunication as process

Dialogue Dialogue

PluralismPluralism

Intecultural CooperationIntecultural Cooperation

Evolution of Information & Evolution of Information & Communication Freedoms & Rights Communication Freedoms & Rights

During the period of the Agora and Forum when During the period of the Agora and Forum when communication was direct and interpersonal the concept communication was direct and interpersonal the concept of of freedom of opinion emerged. freedom of opinion emerged.

With the arrival of the printing press (the first mass With the arrival of the printing press (the first mass media) and as a challenge to royal and religious media) and as a challenge to royal and religious priviledges the concept of priviledges the concept of freedomfreedom of expression of expression emergedemerged..

The concept of The concept of freedom of the press freedom of the press emerged with the emerged with the extraordinary development of the press in the XIX extraordinary development of the press in the XIX century.century.

Evolution of freedoms and rights to Evolution of freedoms and rights to information and communication information and communication

With the appearance of other mass media (film, radio and With the appearance of other mass media (film, radio and tv) a more specific concept emerges such as tv) a more specific concept emerges such as the right to the right to seek, receive and transmit information (the basis of the right seek, receive and transmit information (the basis of the right to information) to information)

It is necessary now to consolidate the recognition of the It is necessary now to consolidate the recognition of the human right to communicationhuman right to communication.. This right incorporates all This right incorporates all the other freedoms but it gives individual and the other freedoms but it gives individual and societies the notions of societies the notions of participation, access and participation, access and dialogical circulation of information. dialogical circulation of information. By abandoning its By abandoning its previous instrumental and one-way role, this new right previous instrumental and one-way role, this new right invokes the possibility of building spaces for citizens with invokes the possibility of building spaces for citizens with communication at their core (community action/community)communication at their core (community action/community)

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Evolution of the Right to Evolution of the Right to Information and CommunicationInformation and Communication

Right to Communication

Right to Information

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Opinion

Freedom of Expression

RELATION OF THE RIGHT TO RELATION OF THE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION WITH COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION WITH

HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS

FirstFirst generation rights: generation rights: Democratic, civil and political Democratic, civil and political rights (opinion, association) for all, without limitation of rights (opinion, association) for all, without limitation of ethnic origin or gender, ethnic origin or gender, that constitute a sine qua non condition for citizens’ participation in the decision-making processes that affect today’s and the future of society (Folch, 1998).

Second generation rightsSecond generation rights: : Universalisation of the Universalisation of the economic, social and cultural rights that are exercised economic, social and cultural rights that are exercised through the right to communicationthrough the right to communication and informationand information. .

Third generation rightsThird generation rights: : Right to solidarity which Right to solidarity which preserves the integrity of the collective body. preserves the integrity of the collective body. Communication and information are aimed at Communication and information are aimed at preserving the social wellbeing by being preserving the social wellbeing by being inclusive, pluricultural and keeping the inclusive, pluricultural and keeping the collectivity informed. collectivity informed.

Fourth generation rights: Freedom of expression, of thought in all its manifestations and to seek and receive information.

Right to Communication & InformationRight to Communication & Information

Freedom

of thought

Citizens critical awareness of information processes

Access to & manag. of media & techn. resources

Freedom to give & receive information

Freedom to research & access to public information

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Expression & Opinion

Democratic

Participation

ProposalProposal

. . The right to communicate has always been The right to communicate has always been at the very heart of social change.at the very heart of social change.

. The right to communicate is an integral . The right to communicate is an integral part of all struggle to create spaces of part of all struggle to create spaces of freedom against uthoritarian powers, of freedom against uthoritarian powers, of power by a few, of non inclusive power power by a few, of non inclusive power whether they are led by groups, the State whether they are led by groups, the State or by financial capital.. or by financial capital.. (ask XXXX(ask XXXX))

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If we want to create a public sphere where If we want to create a public sphere where solidarity and genuine participatory democracy solidarity and genuine participatory democracy

are the norm the right to communitcate is a must. are the norm the right to communitcate is a must.

The right to communicate is the cornerstone of The right to communicate is the cornerstone of genuine democratisation and development genuine democratisation and development

process(process(eses) in the world. ) in the world.

Proposal to widen the fundamental rights and Proposal to widen the fundamental rights and duties of the human being. duties of the human being.

() Everybody has the right to express freely their () Everybody has the right to express freely their ideas and opionions through any means of ideas and opionions through any means of expression and dissemination. expression and dissemination.

() To research and access information () To research and access information () To actively engage in the reception, production () To actively engage in the reception, production

and circulation of messages. and circulation of messages. () To establish media in equitable conditions .() To establish media in equitable conditions .() Through communication and dialogue to () Through communication and dialogue to

construct and widen democratic relations and construct and widen democratic relations and dialogue.dialogue.

() To receive the protection and guarantee of the () To receive the protection and guarantee of the state to the full and free exercise of the right to state to the full and free exercise of the right to communication and information. communication and information.

CORE ELEMENTS OF CITIZENS’ GROWTH CORE ELEMENTS OF CITIZENS’ GROWTH ARE: ARE:

. . The capacity to fund media and to access in The capacity to fund media and to access in parity of conditions to communication and parity of conditions to communication and information technological resources needed.information technological resources needed.

. Protection of its privacy, dignity and private . Protection of its privacy, dignity and private image. image.

. Freedom to participate in process. Freedom to participate in processes es of dialogue, of dialogue, debate and deliberation which structure the debate and deliberation which structure the democratic public space. democratic public space.