<div dir="ltr"><div>Some of you might consider participating in this consultation. </div><div><br></div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_qxXl-h9XV4oEv083_s6qrGPiAJkC6o7QURlEkTxtw/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_qxXl-h9XV4oEv083_s6qrGPiAJkC6o7QURlEkTxtw/edit</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-46dde939-342b-539d-9296-f0df88a22515"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Consultation - How to create and maintain civil society space? What works? A Report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Deadline 30 June 2015</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear All,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The High Commissioner for Human Rights is putting together a report of practical recommendations on how to create and maintain the space for civil society to work freely and independently.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XUJ0SW4C68bVY1SUNqTTJOS0U/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Get the Note Verbale</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The exercise of public freedoms (expression, association, peaceful assembly) and the right to participate in public life are at the heart of civic activity. They are the "Super Rules" that allow you to do what you do; influence positive change in your communities. Whatever the issue you are working on. And so good laws and rules to guarantee public freedoms, as well as ways to monitor and protect them are a necessary condition.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">But that's not all. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You also need:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> a political and public environment that values civil society's contributions</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> free flow of information</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> long-term support and resources</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">> space for dialogue and collaboration</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We want to hear from you about your experiences! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Share with us:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">i) your examples and illustrations of these and other ways to maintain space to work</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">ii) if there are limitations, how do you continue to carry out your activities</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">iii) useful links, tools, resources, guides (whatever the language)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Send by </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">30 June 2015</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> by email: </span><a href="mailto:civilsociety@ohchr.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">civilsociety@ohchr.org</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Be sure to include in the subject heading "Civil Society Space Report - Input".</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Get the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council here: </span><a href="http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/RES/27/31" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/RES/27/31</span></a></p><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6666669845581px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6666669845581px"><i>Carolina Rossini </i></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6666669845581px"><font color="#666666"><i>Vice President, International Policy</i></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6666669845581px"><b><font color="#666666">Public Knowledge</font></b></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><u><a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/" target="_blank">http://www.publicknowledge.org/</a></u></span></font><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.6666669845581px"><a value="+16176979389" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">+ 1 6176979389 | </a><font color="#666666">skype: carolrossini | </font><font color="#0000ff">@carolinarossini</font></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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