ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the connection between good governance and human rights primarily through an exploration of the Mexican governments surprising attempt to realize internet access as a human right. Human rights have a long history, which in spirit harkens back to the Enlightenment, the development of modern democracy, and the anti-slavery/anti-torture movements. As noted in the scholarship, this dualism proves false in that all types of human rights require governments to take costly action. In the latest data measured from Political Terror Scale (PTS) in 2016 Mexico scores a 4 on both Amnesty and Human Rights Watch reports and a 2 from US State Department reports. There has been an exciting recent development at the intersection of human rights, internet access, and development, which is an example of the government trying to create new and effective reforms. The content platform prende has also been launched and includes material for all levels of the Mexican basic education system nationwide.
