UN: Internet shutdowns cause ‘incalculable’ damage

Bachelet pointed out in a statement that such shutdowns are happening at a time when the digital world has become ‘essential for the realisation of many human rights’. — Fiber cable photo created by freepik - www.freepik.com

GENEVA: The UN called on countries to stop imposing Internet shutdowns or disruptions, warning on June 23 that they can have dire and even deadly consequences.

In a fresh report, the UN rights office warned that “the dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns on the lives and human rights of millions of people are vastly underappreciated”.