{"id":41683,"date":"2023-06-30T18:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/ngo-denounces-rights-violation-policies-in-telecoms-sector"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:48:00","slug":"ngo-denounces-rights-violation-policies-in-telecoms-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/ngo-denounces-rights-violation-policies-in-telecoms-sector","title":{"rendered":"NGO denounces rights violation policies in telecoms sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>A report by the non-governmental organization for press freedom MISA denounces policies that violate human rights among the three companies operating in the mobile phone sector in Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>report<\/b> assesses aspects related to corporate governance, freedom of expression and information and privacy, noting the prevalence of \u201cdiscrepancies in policies and transparency between parent companies and local subsidiaries of operators\u201d in Mozambique, namely Vodacom, Tmcel and Movitel.<\/p>\n<p>One of the examples is the lack of transparency and commitment to human rights principles on the part of Vodacom, despite the parent company (Vodafone) having made such a commitment in the United Kingdom, its main headquarters, the document indicates, although it highlights that the company had the best performance in terms of policies, governance and management oversight.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, MISA continues, Movitel, part of Viettel\u2019s international group, demonstrates a lack of commitment to privacy and transparency, operating, according to the report, in an environment of impunity and an absence of a sense of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMovitel also does not share its board structures and managerial oversight, which increases the perception of companies susceptible to state interference,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n<p>MISA\u2019s report also indicates that Tmcel, a Mozambican public company, also does not make available information on its commitment to human rights, governance and management oversight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe privacy policies of Tmcel and Vodacom render null and void any efforts that the companies may be undertaking to collect only essential and limited data, because their products have the capacity to collect more than just necessary information,\u201d MISA\u2019s report notes.<\/p>\n<p>Lusa has contacted the three companies, but has not yet obtained a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Latest data from the Mozambique national institute for communications indicated that Vodacom had the biggest mobile data market share, with around six million customers, followed by Movitel, with around four million, and state company TMcel, with just over three million customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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