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    HI Deborah<br>
    <br>
    Whilst I was advocated an open list for the last two petitions, I do
    understand the need for a working group set up from here on in.
    Please count me in along with Matthias. <br>
    Anyone else from IRP interested? <br>
    <br>
    Thanks for moderating this. <br>
    best<br>
    MF<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/06/2013 05:37, Deborah Brown
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Dear all, 
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        <div>Given that there is interest in following up on last week's
          statement at the HRC from people on different lists and, as
          Anriette pointed out, we'll probably want to work with
          Geneva-based HR orgs that are not on these lists, I propose
          taking this conversation off-list for now with everyone who
          wants to be involved and  regularly reporting back to all the
          various lists. This would hopefully help minimize the email
          traffic and cross posting. Additionally, a few people
          expressed a preference for taking this off-list to facilitate
          strategizing. I hope this approach sounds okay to everyone.
          Please let me know if you object. 
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          <div>So far the following people have written saying that
            they'd like to be included in this discussion moving forward
            are: Allon, Anja, APC (Anriette and Joy), Joana, Matthias,
            and Norbert. </div>
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            <br>
          </div>
          <div>Is there anyone I missed? Anyone I should add?</div>
          <div><br>
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          <div>Since the HRC session ended on Friday, we now have some
            time to regroup, and consider a variety of ways to follow up
            in-country and in Geneva. </div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
          <div>All the best, <br>
            Deborah </div>
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      <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Allon
          Bar <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:allon@allonbar.com" target="_blank">allon@allonbar.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Agreed. One idea may
              be to bring the full force of this wide coalition of
              organizations to the fore by drafting a single letter
              appropriate for all countries that are possibly involved
              in extracting surveillance data obtained through
              indiscriminate means, and submit a localized version
              (referencing that country) to each of the respective
              governments, still bearing the signature of the group of
              organizations.<br>
              So this would utilize the solidarity of all for the
              specific effect these actions have on citizens in another
              country, 1) asking the government in question about its
              involvement in a program as described above; 2) urging the
              government to verify by what means information they
              receive from another state has been obtained; 3) urging
              the government to refrain from using information obtained
              by means violating the human rights of its citizens; and
              4) again underlining that also in its own conduct toward
              its citizens the government is bound by human rights
              principles as well as its own laws, protecting the
              individual against intrusion by its government and
              operating on a basis of presumed innocence.<br>
              <br>
              "Violations supported by you affect us all." <br>
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                  <br>
                  <div>On 6/12/13 2:34 AM, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
                    wrote:<br>
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                    <div>The greatest impact in terms of advocacy in
                      this area, would be within governments as
                      commitments may be made in forums but the real
                      test is within nations, behind closed doors.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>The minute people get accustomed to minute
                      corrosions in principle, is the inevitable
                      expectation that basic tenets have fallen.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>Advocacy must be two pronged, with more
                      emphasis on the In-country advocacy. With social
                      media, this should allow for greater awareness of
                      the public, strategic awareness raising and
                      campaigning and utilizing all tools available.</div>
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>Sala<br>
                      <br>
                      Sent from my iPad</div>
                    <div><br>
                      On Jun 12, 2013, at 6:29 AM, Deborah Brown <<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
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                      wrote:<br>
                      <br>
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                        <div dir="ltr">Dear all, 
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>The HRC statement (which is continuing to
                            attract sign on) makes three requests to the
                            Human Rights Council (pasted below). Is
                            anyone interested in starting a separate
                            thread (on- or off-list) about taking these
                            requests forward? In particular it would be
                            good to have Geneva-based people and those
                            with experience in advocacy at the HRC
                            involved, but of course all are welcome. I
                            think it would be good to do coordinated
                            outreach to governments and to follow up
                            with OHCHR, which already provided some
                            advice on crafting the recommendations. </div>
                          <div>
                            <ul>
                              <li>convening a special session to examine
                                this case</li>
                              <li>supporting a multistakeholder process
                                to implement the recommendation of Mr La
                                Rue that the Human Rights Committee
                                develop a new General Comment 16 on the
                                right to privacy in light of
                                technological advancements, and,</li>
                              <li>requesting the High Commissioner to
                                prepare a report that:</li>
                              <ul>
                                <li>formally asks states to report on
                                  practices and laws in place on
                                  surveillance and what corrective steps
                                  will they will take to meet human
                                  rights standards, and,</li>
                                <li>examines the implications of this
                                  case in in the light of the Human
                                  Rights Council endorsed United Nations
                                  Guiding Principles on Business and
                                  Human Rights, the “Protect, Respect
                                  and Remedy” Framework of
                                  A/HRC/RES/17/4.</li>
                              </ul>
                            </ul>
                            <div>Warm regards, <br>
                              Deborah </div>
                          </div>
                        </div>
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                          <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 11, 2013
                            at 1:03 PM, shaila mistry <span dir="ltr"><<a
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                                  This is excellent <br>
                                  Shaila<br>
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                                        journey begins sooner than you
                                        anticipate !</span></b></div>
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                                        the renaissance of composure !<br>
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                                          face="Arial"> <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b>
                                          Anriette Esterhuysen <<a
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                                            href="mailto:anriette@apc.org"
                                            target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>><br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                                          Deborah Brown <<a
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                                            href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                            target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>>

                                          <br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                                          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"
                                            target="_blank">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a>;
                                          "<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
                                            target="_blank">irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>"
                                          <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org" target="_blank">irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>>

                                          <br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                                          Monday, June 10, 2013 3:56 AM<br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                                          Re: [IRPCoalition] [bestbits]
                                          Re: CS statement: DNI releases
                                          Fact Sheet on PRISM, but the
                                          damage is already done<br>
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                                            Dear all<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Here is the version that
                                            will be read. We had to
                                            shorten it so that it<br>
                                            is within the 2 minutes
                                            space we have.<br>
                                            <br>
                                            Anriette<br>
                                            <br>
                                            <br>
                                            On 10/06/2013 12:36, Deborah
                                            Brown wrote:<br>
                                            > Thanks Joana!<br>
                                            > Just a quick note to
                                            explain that the statement
                                            will be made on behalf of<br>
                                            > APC because as an
                                            ECOSOC accredited org they
                                            are able to make
                                            interventions<br>
                                            > and have graciously
                                            facilitated and contributed
                                            this intervention. We have<br>
                                            > asked the speaker from
                                            HRW to take a look at the
                                            the Best Bits link for the<br>
                                            > current list of
                                            signatories before reading
                                            it at the afternoon session
                                            1500<br>
                                            > Geneva time, so she
                                            will be able to say that she
                                            is making the statement on<br>
                                            > behalf of xx orgs from
                                            around the world. So please
                                            make sure you endorse<br>
                                            > the statement at <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://bestbits.net/prism-nsa/"
                                              target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/prism-nsa/</a><br>
                                            ><br>
                                            > I will begin adding
                                            those of you who already
                                            endorsed it, so look for a<br>
                                            > confirmation email and
                                            click the link.<br>
                                            ><br>
                                            > Jeremy, can you fix the
                                            layout and footnotes when
                                            you have a chance?<br>
                                            ><br>
                                            > Thanks to all of you
                                            for helping to make this
                                            happen in less than 24 hours<br>
                                            > across many time zones.<br>
                                            ><br>
                                            > Best,<br>
                                            > Deborah<br>
                                            ><br>
                                            ><br>
                                            > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at
                                            6:30 AM, Joana Varon <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:joana@varonferraz.com"
                                              target="_blank">joana@varonferraz.com</a>>

                                            wrote:<br>
                                            ><br>
                                            >> Dear Anriette and
                                            all,<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >> Thanks a lot for
                                            all the work that has been
                                            made in such a short period
                                            of<br>
                                            >> time. This was
                                            amazing!<br>
                                            >> Here is the link
                                            for the next endorsements: <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://bestbits.net/prism-nsa/"
                                              target="_blank">http://bestbits.net/prism-nsa/</a><br>
                                            >> Please, let's
                                            spread it!<br>
                                            >> best<br>
                                            >> joana<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >> --<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >> Joana Varon Ferraz<br>
                                            >> Centro de
                                            Tecnologia e Sociedade
                                            (CTS-FGV) <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts/"
                                              target="_blank">http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts/</a>><br>
                                            >> @joana_varon<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >> On Mon, Jun 10,
                                            2013 at 11:19 AM, Anriette
                                            Esterhuysen <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:anriette@apc.org"
                                              target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>>wrote:<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >>> 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<br>
                                            >>> 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>
                                            >>>> 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>
                                            >>>>> On Mon,
                                            Jun 10, 2013 at 9:38 AM,
                                            parminder<br>
                                            >>>> <<a
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                                              target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>
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                                              href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net"
                                              target="_blank">parminder@itforchange.net</a>>>

                                            wrote:<br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>    Hi
                                            All<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>
                                            >>>>>    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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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<br>
                                            >>> case<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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            [1]<br>
                                            >>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            [2]<br>
                                            >>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            ENDS<br>
                                            >>>>>><br>
                                            >>>>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:16
                                            PM, Gene Kimmelman<br>
                                            >>>> <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com"
                                              target="_blank">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a>
                                            <mailto:<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:genekimmelman@gmail.com"
                                              target="_blank">genekimmelman@gmail.com</a>>>


                                            wrote:<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
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                              target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>
                                            <mailto:<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                              target="_blank">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
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://bestbits.net"
                                              target="_blank">bestbits.net</a>
                                            <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              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>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  --<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  *Dr Jeremy Malcolm<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Senior Policy Officer<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Consumers
                                            International | the global
                                            campaigning voice for<br>
                                            >>>> consumers*<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Office for
                                            Asia-Pacific and the Middle
                                            East<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Lot 5-1 Wisma WIM, 7
                                            Jalan Abang Haji Openg,
                                            TTDI, 60000<br>
                                            >>>> Kuala
                                            Lumpur, Malaysia<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Tel: <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="tel:%2B60%203%207726%201599"
                                              value="+60377261599"
                                              target="_blank">+60 3 7726
                                              1599</a>
                                            <tel:%2B60%203%207726%201599><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  WCRD 2013 -- Consumer
                                            Justice Now! | Consumer
                                            Protection<br>
                                            >>>> Map: <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="https://wcrd2013.crowdmap.com/main"
                                              target="_blank">https://wcrd2013.crowdmap.com/main

                                            </a>| #wcrd2013<br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  @Consumers_Int | <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.consumersinternational.org"
                                              target="_blank">www.consumersinternational.org</a><br>
                                            >>>> <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.consumersinternational.org/"
                                              target="_blank">http://www.consumersinternational.org/</a>>

                                            |<br>
                                            >>>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.facebook.com/consumersinternational"
                                              target="_blank">www.facebook.com/consumersinternational</a><br>
                                            >>>> <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.facebook.com/consumersinternational"
                                              target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/consumersinternational</a>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  Read our email
                                            confidentiality notice<br>
                                            >>>> <<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.consumersinternational.org/email-confidentiality"
                                              target="_blank">http://www.consumersinternational.org/email-confidentiality</a>>.

                                            Don't<br>
                                            >>>> print this
                                            email unless necessary.<br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  --<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  You received this
                                            message because you are
                                            subscribed to<br>
                                            >>>> the Google
                                            Groups "Web We Want working
                                            group" group.<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  To unsubscribe from
                                            this group and stop
                                            receiving emails<br>
                                            >>>> from it,
                                            send an email to webwewant+<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:unsubscribe@googlegroups.com"
                                              target="_blank">unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a><br>
                                            >>>> <mailto:<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:webwewant%2B"
                                              target="_blank">webwewant+</a><a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:unsubscribe@googlegroups.com"
                                              target="_blank">unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>>.<br>
                                            >>>>>>> 
                                                  For more options,
                                            visit<br>
                                            >>>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out"
                                              target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out</a>.<br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>>><br>
                                            >>>>>><br>
                                            >>>>>><br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            --<br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            Deborah Brown<br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            Policy Analyst<br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            Access | <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://AccessNow.org"
                                              target="_blank">AccessNow.org</a><br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            E. <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                              target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>
                                            <mailto:<a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                              target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a>><br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            @deblebrown<br>
                                            >>>>>>   
                                            PGP 0x5EB4727D<br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>><br>
                                            >>>>> --<br>
                                            >>>>> --<br>
                                            >>>>> Joana
                                            Varon Ferraz<br>
                                            >>>>> Centro
                                            de Tecnologia e Sociedade
                                            (CTS-FGV)<br>
                                            >>>>>
                                            @joana_varon<br>
                                            >>> --<br>
                                            >>>
                                            ------------------------------------------------------<br>
                                            >>> anriette
                                            esterhuysen <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:anriette@apc.org"
                                              target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a><br>
                                            >>> executive
                                            director, association for
                                            progressive communications<br>
                                            >>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.apc.org"
                                              target="_blank">www.apc.org</a><br>
                                            >>> po box 29755,
                                            melville 2109<br>
                                            >>> south africa<br>
                                            >>> tel/fax <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="tel:%2B27%2011%20726%201692"
                                              value="+27117261692"
                                              target="_blank">+27 11 726
                                              1692</a><br>
                                            >>><br>
                                            >>><br>
                                            >>>
                                            _______________________________________________<br>
                                            >>> IRP mailing
                                            list<br>
                                            >>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
                                              target="_blank">IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a><br>
                                            >>> <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp"
                                              target="_blank">http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp</a><br>
                                            >>><br>
                                            >>><br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >> --<br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >><br>
                                            >><br>
                                            ><br>
                                            <br>
                                            -- <br>
------------------------------------------------------<br>
                                            anriette esterhuysen <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:anriette@apc.org"
                                              target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a><br>
                                            executive director,
                                            association for progressive
                                            communications<br>
                                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="http://www.apc.org"
                                              target="_blank">www.apc.org</a><br>
                                            po box 29755, melville 2109<br>
                                            south africa<br>
                                            tel/fax <a
                                              moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="tel:%2B27%2011%20726%201692"
                                              value="+27117261692"
                                              target="_blank">+27 11 726
                                              1692</a><br>
                                            <br>
                                            <br>
_______________________________________________<br>
                                            IRP mailing list<br>
                                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                              href="mailto:IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
                                              target="_blank">IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a><br>
                                            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp"
                                              target="_blank">http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp</a><br>
                                            <br>
                                            <br>
                                          </div>
                                        </div>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                </div>
                              </div>
                            </blockquote>
                          </div>
                          <br>
                          <br clear="all">
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          -- <br>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">Deborah Brown</font></div>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">Policy Analyst</font></div>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">Access | <a
                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="http://AccessNow.org"
                                target="_blank">AccessNow.org</a></font></div>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">E. <a
                                moz-do-not-send="true"
                                href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
                                style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"
                                target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a></font></div>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">@deblebrown</font></div>
                          <div
                            style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><font
                              face="garamond, serif">PGP 0x5EB4727D</font></div>
                        </div>
                      </div>
                    </blockquote>
                    <blockquote type="cite">
                      <div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br>
                        <span>IRP mailing list</span><br>
                        <span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
                            target="_blank">IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a></span><br>
                        <span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp"
                            target="_blank">http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp</a></span><br>
                      </div>
                    </blockquote>
                    <br>
                    <fieldset></fieldset>
                    <br>
                    <pre>_______________________________________________
IRP mailing list
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org" target="_blank">IRP@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp" target="_blank">http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/irp</a>
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                  </blockquote>
                  <br>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
          </blockquote>
        </div>
        <br>
        <br clear="all">
        <div><br>
        </div>
        -- <br>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">Deborah Brown</font></div>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">Policy Analyst</font></div>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">Access | AccessNow.org</font></div>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">E. <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:deborah@accessnow.org"
              style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">deborah@accessnow.org</a></font></div>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">@deblebrown</font></div>
        <div
style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font
            face="garamond, serif">PGP 0x5EB4727D</font></div>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Dr Marianne Franklin
Reader 
Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Dept. of Media & Communications
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 20 7919 7072
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.i.franklin@gold.ac.uk"><m.i.franklin@gold.ac.uk></a>
@GloComm
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://twitter.com/GloComm">https://twitter.com/GloComm</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/">http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/">https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.internetrightsandprinciples.org">www.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>
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