On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Andreas Kolbe <jayen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 5:53 PM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.w...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> What other unfortunate laws are >> happening elsewhere in the world and how do we track and maybe act on >> those? > > Here is a concrete suggestion: Reach out to the most reputable human rights organisations. Starting with the countries at the bottom of the press freedom league table, have the human rights organisations form working groups to assess the relevant Wikipedia language versions for their coverage of the human rights situation in the countries they serve. If a working group finds that a Wikipedia language version does not accurately reflect the government's human rights record, issue a public warning that – in the human rights organisations' opinion – the Wikipedia in question appears to be subject to undue political manipulation. Provide funding for this work. Ensure high visibility for the resulting reports. Ideally, place a superprotected link to the report in the Wikipedia itself. This will increase the chances that the content will be accurate, while relieving pressure on activists in the countries concerned. Think of it as a "Wikipedia freedom index." _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
