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    Dear Wisdom<br>
    <br>
    To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human
    Rights and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a
    number of languages.<br>
    <br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/">http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/</a><br>
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    Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of
    levels, and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being
    undertaken at ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the
    IRPC Charter. <br>
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    A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these
    lists you posted the question to have been directly involved in this
    project too. <br>
    <br>
    Best wishes<br>
    MF<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor
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            style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14pt"><b>My
              Statement at the Public Forum</b></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14pt">I
            believe that realizing human rights is the essential first
            step to building just societies. When people are empowered
            to pursue their own destinies and have a voice in shaping
            solutions to problems they experience, they are better
            equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity and
            transform the lives of others.</span><br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“Millions
            of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states,
            while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of
            human rights as a threat to security, law and order or
            national ‘values.'"</span><span
            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">There
            is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights
            which has come from governments deliberately attacking,
            under funding or neglecting institutions that have been set
            up to help protect our rights.</span></p>
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            Roman',serif"></span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“Not
            only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the
            system that protect them. More than 70 years of hard work
            and human progress lies at risk,”</span></p>
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            Roman',serif"></span><span
            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">The
            United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International
            Criminal Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council
            of Europe and the Inter American Human Rights system, are
            being undermined by governments attempting to evade
            oversight of their domestic records.</span><span
            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">As
            I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 –
            2016 report that<b> </b> governments are  broken
            international law in their national contexts: more than 98
            states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and 30 or
            more illegally forced people to do things against their will
            where they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war
            crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were
            committed by governments or armed groups.</span></p>
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          <span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New
            Roman',serif"></span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Amnesty
            International has warn of a worrying trend among governments
            increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and
            others who work to defend human rights and we are not
            excluded from this</span></p>
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            Roman',serif"></span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“Instead
            of recognizing the crucial role these people play in
            society, many governments have deliberately set out to
            strangle criticism in their country. They broken their own
            laws in their crackdowns against citizens,”</span><span
            style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
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            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><b>My
              question now is:</b></span><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">1.</span><span
            style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">   </span><span
            style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Is
            there any charter of human right and principles for the
            internet?   If yes to what extent has it influence human
            right policies on the internet. and if no is there any plans
            from ICANN to lead the process of bringing to the attention
            of the international bodies responsible for human right
            issues in relation to the internet from our part of the
            world?<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM,
          Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a
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            <p dir="ltr">Dear All, </p>
            <p dir="ltr">I do not condone sexual harrassment nor
              bullying,  intimidation of any sort. </p>
            <p dir="ltr">The matter disclosed on a public mailing list
              for something that has been logged with Ombudsman or
              relevant authorities is not for public consumption
              particularly  if determination has yet to be reached. </p>
            <p dir="ltr">Any organisation operating within the 21st
              century should have a decent sexual harassment policy and
              if it does'nt then develop one. </p>
            <p dir="ltr">For those who wanted justice,  public ridicule
              without proper due process is equally reprehensible as
              alleged sexual harrassment. </p>
            <p dir="ltr">The fact that the matter has been logged with
              appropriate authorities who should also afford the accused
              party the right to be heard. </p>
            <p dir="ltr">Personally, I do not see the link to internet
              governance as this is a matter for relevant authorities. 
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            <p dir="ltr">Sala</p>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Dear all
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                      <div>PFA my public statement in this respect. It
                        is a repeated plea to the Board of ICANN as well
                        as the Community to clarify the timeline as to
                        the development of the sexual harassment policy
                        in this regard, as well as to reaffirm a
                        commitment towards the development of strong,
                        continued gender sensitisation.</div>
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                                  <div>V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)</div>
                                  <div>NLSIU, Bangalore</div>
                                  <div>Centre for Internet and Society,
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