The cybersecurity company, Surfshark, has undertaken research that has revealed that Sudan has breached the UN Resolution on Human Rights on the internet as many as nine times since signing it in 2021.
Sudan had challenges with internet blackout back in April 2023, and it was not the first time that this happened since the country unfortunately experiences challenges in the digital sector quite frequently.
Head of research at NetBlocks says the internet is critical in sustaining security. Four other African countries have breached their promise apart from Sudan. The countries include Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Somalia, and Nigeria. According to Surfshark research, 16 internet disruptions were reported from these five African nations during or after the resolution’s adoption.
The company’s spokesperson Gabriele, Racaityte-Krasauske, revealed that apart from Sudan, these other four African nations also did not comply with the UN Resolution.
According to Surfshark’s Internet Shutdown Tracker, there were 16 internet shutdowns and continued limitations during and after the UN resolution’s approval. Only 14 of the 193 UN member nations must comply with the UN Human Rights Resolution.
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