Three Mozambican civil society organizations submitted a complaint on Wednesday 18th, seeking accountability and reparations from telecommunications operators for the recent internet shutdown during post-election protests.
This joint action involves the CDD, the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), and the Civil Society Learning and Capacity Building Center (CESC). In November, these organizations had already filed a precautionary measure against operators Movitel, Vodacom, and the state-owned Mozambique Telecom (Tmcel) following internet access restrictions. The court ruled in their favor in early December. According to the CDD, this lawsuit will be accompanied by other actions to “ensure the accountability of operators before the National Communications Institute of Mozambique,” the country’s telecommunications regulator.
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