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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a heads up about a forthcoming event at the UN Human Rights Council (and apologies for any double ups in list postings). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Following on from the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression’s annual report in 2011, an expert panel is being held during HRC 19. The session will take place on Wed 29 Feb and is being organised by the government of Sweden and OHCHR. APC will be attending and participating in the panel event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We would like to reach out to others to find out who else might be planning on attending or making submissions (which are due Monday 13 Feb) and, if so, how we might be able to collaborate or support these. If you are making submissions or statements, we would encourage you to draw on and cite <a href="http://www.giswatch.org">www.giswatch.org</a> released in December 2011 which includes 55 country reports and other material as well as an introduction from Frank La Rue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are planning other activities, campaigns or events around the panel, please do let us know so that we can support or collaborate if possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Joy Liddicoat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Project Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Internet Rights are Human Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><a href="http://www.apc.org/">www.apc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>