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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">i think this is a good idea. I can't
work on this right now as I have to finish another piece that
should go up on Monday (hopefully). But the more the merrier. this
topic is really important and we need to get the word out through
all the means we have. I'll try to look at the piece later today
and add comments!<br>
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On 6/9/13 4:44 PM, Joana Varon wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">We are starting it here. Any collaboration is
welcome:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Joana
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<div dir="ltr">I know its late, but I'm up for drafting it.
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:15
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear All,
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<div>If someone knows someone from Human Rights
Watch or Article 19, I'm sure they'll either
have someone at the HRC tomorrow or know who
is around.</div>
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<div>On 9 Jun 2013, at 19:47, Deborah
Brown <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>>
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<div>I think a parallel intervention
via the Human Rights Council is an
excellent idea, and a timely one-
<b>on Monday (10 June)</b> the
coalition of governments that led
the "Human Rights and the
Internet" resolution (<a
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href="http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/153/25/PDF/G1215325.pdf?OpenElement"
target="_blank">A/HRC/RES/20/8</a>)
is planning a cross-regional
statement to reaffirm the
principles of that resolution.
This core group, led by Sweden,
includes Brazil, Nigeria, Tunisia,
Turkey, and <b>USA. </b>I
understand that they are planning
to deliver the statement under
agenda item 8, which is at 15:00
Geneva time. IMHO this would be
the time to deliver a civil
society intervention. And taking a
look at the HRC's programme of
work for the rest of the week,
there doesn't really seem to be an
equally opportune time, but that's
of course subject to change.</div>
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<div>It is my understanding that
written statements from NGOs must
be submitted 2 weeks ahead of the
session's opening (so we're too
late there) and that requests for
oral interventions must be
confirmed 24 hours preceding the
relevant meetings (so again we're
late). However if anyone knows of
an ECOSOC accredited NGO (i.e. an
NGO w/speaking rights at the HRC)
which might have put in a request
for an oral intervention under
agenda item 8 (Follow-up and
implementation of the Vienna
Declaration and Programme of
Action) and might be interested in
raising issues relating to
surveillance and human rights,
perhaps we could work with them to
deliver a statement.</div>
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<div>In any case, we could still
work on a statement to be released
around this discussion, or later
in the HRC session, which ends
this week. Jeremy, have you had
the chance to work on an outline?
If not, I'm happy to help start
the drafting process. My main
concern is whether we have enough
time for significant participation
from a diversity of groups so that
this is coming from a global
coalition. </div>
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<div>Best, <br>
Deborah </div>
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Jun 9, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Jeremy
Malcolm <span dir="ltr"><<a
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AM, Katitza Rodriguez <<a
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href="mailto:katitza@eff.org"
target="_blank">katitza@eff.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> Go ahead. I was just
complementing your comment
to our work so you know what
we are up to : )<br>
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Thanks Katitza and Jillian,
good work and sorry to
misinterpret. Sounds like
there is support for a
parallel intervention via the
Human Rights Council, so I
will try to find some time to
put together an outline.
Anyone who wishes to join in
crafting the first iteration,
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