<div dir="ltr">Thank you Anriette and all, for your work on this, <div><br></div><div style>Best, </div><div style>Sana</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear all<br>
<br>
Thanks for all the inputs. We have tried to include them all.<br>
<br>
Here is the final text that will be uploaded to the HRC site and read<br>
later today by Human Rights Watch on APC's behalf. We have included<br>
signatories as available now. Deborah will coordinate adding further names.<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
<br>
<br>
On 10/06/2013 11:40, Marianne Franklin wrote:<br>
> Dear all<br>
><br>
> +1 from me.<br>
><br>
> MF<br>
><br>
> On 10/06/2013 10:37, parminder wrote:<br>
>> I support this text by Joy...<br>
>><br>
>> On Monday 10 June 2013 02:56 PM, joy wrote:<br>
>>><br>
> Hi - sharing some ideas that came also from discussion with Frank La<br>
> Rue's office and my suggested edits relate to the last para, the<br>
> recommended action to the Council: - I think we have a 3 pronged<br>
> approach to the call to action which is looking really good:<br>
><br>
> "We call on the Human Rights Council to act swiftly to prevent<br>
> creation of a global Internet based surveillance system by:<br>
> 1) convening a special session to examine this case 2) supporting the<br>
> recommendation of Mr La Rue that the Human Rights Committee develop of<br>
> a new General Comment 16 on the right to privacy in light of<br>
> technological advancements and 3) requesting the High Commissioner to<br>
> prepare a report a) formally asking states to report on practices and<br>
> laws in place on survellilance and what corrective steps will they<br>
> willl take to meet human rights standards and b) examing the<br>
> implications of this case in in the light of the Human Rights Council<br>
> endorsed United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human<br>
> Rights, the "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework of A/HRC/RES/17/4.<br>
><br>
> Joy<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 10/06/2013 8:47 p.m.,<br>
> Joana Varon wrote:<br>
> > Sure, Parminder. Lets remove company names.<br>
> > And thanks for the comprehension.<br>
><br>
><br>
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:38 AM, parminder<br>
> <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Hi All<br>
><br>
> > IT for Change will endorse this .... (There are some changes I<br>
> would have liked to propose but due to the urgency of the issue i<br>
> would not do it now. Certainly the names of the companies involved<br>
> should have not been mentioned in the statement. Can we still do it?.)<br>
><br>
> > I am sure some of you may already be in contact with him but if<br>
> not Philippe Dam with Human Rights Watch may be a useful person to<br>
> talk to on this. i am cc-ing the email to him. He is attending the HR<br>
> Council meeting. Wonder if Joy is still there?<br>
><br>
> > Best, parminder<br>
><br>
><br>
> > On Monday 10 June 2013 10:07 AM, Deborah Brown wrote:<br>
> >> Dear all,<br>
> >><br>
> >> Here's a quick update on the draft statement to the Human<br>
> Rights Council regarding the impact of state surveillance on human<br>
> rights. The draft statement is below. We are currently reaching out to<br>
> Geneva based orgs who might be able to assist with delivery (thanks<br>
> Joy) and if not we can still publish it and do outreach.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Given the short timeframe, can any further edits be sent on<br>
> this thread in the next 3.5 hours? Then I will post it to the Best<br>
> Bits site to facilitate endorsement. In the meantime, if organizations<br>
> or individuals feel comfortable endorsing this draft, please reply on<br>
> this thread and we can add your name through the Best Bits system<br>
> later. As a reminder, this statement would be part of a debate at the<br>
> HRC that will take place at 15:00 Geneva time on Monday. Though not<br>
> ideal, this was the best time frame we could come up with for<br>
> facilitating input and sign on.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Thanks to everyone who worked on this over the last 12 hours<br>
> and apologies for any shortcoming in the process because of time<br>
> constraints. Looking forward to more input and to working together to<br>
> get this finalized.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Best,<br>
> >> Deborah<br>
> >><br>
> >> Agenda item 8:/General Debate/<br>
> >><br>
> >> Civil Society Statement to the Human Rights Council on the<br>
> impact of State Surveillance on Human Rights addressing the PRISM/NSA case<br>
> >><br>
> >> Thank you Mr. President. I speak on behalf of ______<br>
> organizations from ___ countries, across ___ regions. This is a truly<br>
> global issue. We express strong concern over recent revelations of<br>
> surveillance of internet and telephone communications of US and non-US<br>
> nationals by the government of the United States of America. Equally<br>
> concerning is the provision of access to the results of that<br>
> surveillance to other governments such as the United Kingdom, and the<br>
> indication of the possible complicity of some of the globally dominant<br>
> US-based Internet companies whose services and reach are universally<br>
> distributed. These revelations raise the appearance of, and may even<br>
> suggest a blatant and systematic disregard for human rights as<br>
> articulated in Articles 17 and 19 of the International Covenant on<br>
> Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as Articles 12 and 19 of<br>
> the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Just last year the Council unanimously adopted Resolution 20/8,<br>
> which "Affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also<br>
> be protected online, in particular freedom of expression ..."[1] But<br>
> during this session the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression<br>
> reported (A/HRC/23/40) worrying new trends in state surveillance of<br>
> communications with serious implications for the exercise of the human<br>
> rights to privacy and to freedom of opinion and expression. The<br>
> Special Rapporteur notes that inadequate and non-existent legal<br>
> frameworks "create a fertile ground for arbitrary and unlawful<br>
> infringements of the right to privacy in communications and,<br>
> consequently, also threaten the protection of the right to freedom of<br>
> opinion and expression". [2]<br>
> >><br>
> >> Affirmation of internet rights and freedoms by governments in<br>
> the cross regional statement on freedom of expression and the Internet<br>
> is important. But civil society is extremely concerned that<br>
> governments supporting this statement are not addressing, and in fact<br>
> are ignoring, the recent serious revelations about mass surveillance<br>
> in the PRISM/NSA case. Although the personal information disclosed<br>
> under this programme is subject to the oversight of the US Foreign<br>
> Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), that court sits in secret and<br>
> has no responsiblity for ensuring the human rights of those not<br>
> subject to US jurisdiction.<br>
> >><br>
> >> The introduction of surveillance mechanisms into the very heart<br>
> of the data streams of the globally central service providers storing<br>
> and communicating the majority of the world's digital communications<br>
> is a backward step for human rights in the digital age. As La Rue<br>
> notes: "This raises serious concern with regard to the<br>
> extra-territorial commission of human rights violations and the<br>
> inability of individuals to know that they might be subject to foreign<br>
> surveillance, challenge decisions with respect to foreign<br>
> surveillance, or seek remedies." An immediate response is needed.<br>
> >><br>
> >> We call on companies that are voluntary and involuntary parties<br>
> to the violation of the fundamental rights of their users globally to<br>
> immediately suspend this practice. Such action would uphold the Human<br>
> Rights Council endorsed United Nations Guiding Principles on Business<br>
> and Human Rights, the "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework of<br>
> A/HRC/RES/17/4.<br>
> >><br>
> >> We call for protection of those who have made these violations<br>
> public. As Mr La Rue notes, laws "must not be used to target<br>
> whistleblowers ... nor should they hamper the legitimate oversight of<br>
> government action by citizens." We urge States protect those<br>
> whistleblowers involved in this case and to support their efforts to<br>
> combat violations of the fundamental human rights of all global<br>
> citizens. Whistleblowers play a critical role in promoting<br>
> transparency and upholding the human rights of all.<br>
> >><br>
> >> This recent case is a new kind of human rights violation<br>
> specifically relevant to the Internet and one foreshadowed in the<br>
> Council's 2012 Expert Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet.<br>
> We therefore call on the Human Rights Council to act swiftly to<br>
> prevent creation of a global Internet based surveillance system. One<br>
> action the Council could take would be to follow up the Expert Panel<br>
> by convening a multistakeholder process to support the recommendation<br>
> of Mr. La Rue that the Human Rights Committee develop a new General<br>
> Comment on the right to privacy in light of technological advancements<br>
> >><br>
> >> [1]<br>
> <a href="http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/153/25/PDF/G1215325.pdf?OpenElement" target="_blank">http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/153/25/PDF/G1215325.pdf?OpenElement</a><br>
> >><br>
> >> [2]<br>
> <a href="http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A.HRC.23.40_EN.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A.HRC.23.40_EN.pdf</a><br>
> >><br>
> >> ENDS<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Gene Kimmelman<br>
> <<a href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> I'm glad to see everyone diving in on this. I have only one<br>
> overarching issue to raise concerning the framing of whatever groups<br>
> decide to put out: I believe it would be most powerful to challenge<br>
> both the US Gvt. and companies to explain how what they have done<br>
> does NOT constitute human rights violations, with specific details<br>
> to explain their stance. I believe all the language people are<br>
> suggesting can fit within this framing, and put the burden on others<br>
> to show how our concerns are not justified. This has more to do with<br>
> long-term diplomatic impact that anything else; the debate will<br>
> continue and many of the facts will probably never be made public --<br>
> but I think it is a strategic advantage for civil society to always be<br>
> calling for transparency and basing its conclusions on both what facts<br>
> are presented, and what concerns are not addressed by the presentation<br>
> of convincing arguments/facts.<br>
> >> On Jun 9, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >>> On 10/06/2013, at 12:47 AM, Deborah Brown<br>
> <<a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org">deborah@accessnow.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org">deborah@accessnow.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> >>>> In any case, we could still work on a statement to be<br>
> released around this discussion, or later in the HRC session, which<br>
> ends this week. Jeremy, have you had the chance to work on an outline?<br>
> If not, I'm happy to help start the drafting process. My main concern<br>
> is whether we have enough time for significant participation from a<br>
> diversity of groups so that this is coming from a global coalition.<br>
><br>
> >>> Would it be OK if we copy it from the pad to a sign-on<br>
> statement on <a href="http://bestbits.net" target="_blank">bestbits.net</a> <<a href="http://bestbits.net/" target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/</a>> 5 hours before the<br>
> hearing? Those who are working on the pad can pre-endorse it there.<br>
> If 5 hours ahead is not enough, then I'll need to instruct someone<br>
> else on how to do it earlier, because I'll be in the air until then.<br>
><br>
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> >> --<br>
> >> Deborah Brown<br>
> >> Policy Analyst<br>
> >> Access | AccessNow.org<br>
> >> E. <a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org">deborah@accessnow.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org">deborah@accessnow.org</a>><br>
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> >> PGP 0x5EB4727D<br>
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> > --<br>
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> > --<br>
><br>
> > Joana Varon Ferraz<br>
> > Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS-FGV)<br>
> > @joana_varon<br>
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>>><br>
>><br>
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