The Congolese government has issued a post-election ban on SMS services, with which telecom companies have readily complied. The SMS ban limits an essential source of information on instances of post-election violence and human rights abuses. STAND has posted a petition to Change.org on this SMS text-messaging ban. We’re calling on the DRC’s four major telecoms to reverse their suspension of SMS services, in order to ensure that crowd-sourcing can function as an effective mode of conflict prevention.
http://www.change.org/petitions/dr-congo-reverse-the-suspension-of-sms-text-messaging-services
We need your voice. Have you signed the petition already? This holiday break, send and share this petition with all your friends and family. Make it a goal to get at least ten new people to sign it before the end of your break. Spread the STAND holiday cheer and advocate for conflict prevention in the DRC!