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Dear all, <br>
<br>
The joint oral statement on the special rapporteur on the right to
privacy was delivered at the HRC on Friday, with the support of over
90 organisations. We've posted the statement as delivered here:<br>
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href="https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/more-90-ngos-call-establish-un-special-rapporteur">https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/more-90-ngos-call-establish-un-special-rapporteur</a><br>
<br>
The resolution to create a new special rapporteur on the right to
privacy is currently being negotiated and a draft of the resolution
should be available online soon. <br>
<br>
Also, I wanted to belatedly share with you a briefing document on
internet-related human rights issues being covered at the current
HRC session developed by APC and Access.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/briefing-note-human-rights-council-28th-session">https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/briefing-note-human-rights-council-28th-session</a><br>
<br>
This session of the HRC includes discussion of the right to privacy,
surveillance when countering terrorism, violence against children
online, and copyright policy and the right to science and culture.<br>
<br>
All the best, <br>
Deborah <br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/2/15 6:31 PM, Deborah Brown wrote:<br>
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Dear all, <br>
<br>
As you might be aware, there is an ongoing effort to establish a <span
class=""> UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. The
Human Rights Council is expected to consider this at its current
session, which began today in Geneva. </span><br>
<br class="">
<div class=""><span class="">If established, the rapporteur will
provide much-needed leadership and guidance on developing an
understanding of the scope and content on the right to
privacy, as well as strengthening the monitoring of states and
companies' compliance with their responsibility to respect and
protect the right to privacy in their laws, policies and
practices.</span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><br class="">
</span></div>
We have been working with Privacy International and others to
develop an oral statement (attached), which will be delivered
during the session of the Council. We are inviting <span class="">NGOs
to join this statement in order to send a strong signal of
support for the creation of a Special Rapporteur on the right to
privacy. <br>
<br>
Given the previous interest on Best Bits in privacy and
surveillance issues, I wanted to share this statement here to
give you the opportunity to sign on. If your organisation is
interested to join it, please email Tomaso Falchetta (at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:tomasof@privacyinternational.org" class="">tomasof@privacyinternational.org</a>)
and Shawna Finnegan (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:shawna@apc.org">shawna@apc.org</a>)
by <b>no later than Wednesday, 11 March</b></span>.<br>
<br>
<b>Please note that this statement is not for publication before
13 March. </b><br>
<br>
All the best, <br>
Deborah <br>
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