<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I seldom write in derision of my country. But this evil notion of embargo of information and knowledge is not acceptable. Article 19 here is good and true and holds to almost all Americans belief <A href="http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/">http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/</A> Just a mere 6 months ago our SOS Hillary condemned in country censorship and denial of access in multiple countries yet she stands by and supports denying whole countries the same unfettered right to information. </DIV>
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<DIV>Both of the statements below fall far short of what is needed. Diplomacy between nations is great but when political agendas thwart basic human rights that are universal they must be condemned with the strongest unambiguous language. This is not a time or situation to coddle and appease and work out. If this IGF cannot stand for this basic and well established notion then we must look inside ourselves and check the tenants or our own reasons for participation. Perhaps here we can see the true distinction between those here from a deep abiding commitment and those here as part of a job.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 4/18/10, <SPAN>Parminder</SPAN> <I><parminder@itforchange.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Parminder <parminder@itforchange.net><BR>Subject: Re: [governance] Reposting Workshop 3: Transnational enforcement<BR>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org, "Adam Peake" <ajp@glocom.ac.jp><BR>Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 4:49 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv2135986085><BR><BR>Adam Peake wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> When the Geneva WSIS documents were being negotiated Cuba tried, unsuccessfully, to get this paragraph in: <BR><BR>"56. Access to information and communication technologies shall be secured in accordance with international law, bearing in mind that some countries are affected by unilateral measures which are not compatible with it and which create obstacles for international trade." <BR><BR>Adam <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>The Geneva Declaration of Principle does say, in para 46<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>In building the Information Society, States are strongly urged to take steps with a view to the avoidance of, and refrain from, any unilateral measure not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations that impedes the full achievement of economic and social development by the population of the affected countries, and that hinders the well-being of their population.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Parminder <BR><BR><BR>
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