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Herewith a proposed rewrite, attempting to simplify and clarify.</font>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Each paragraph of the original draft is followed in italics by a proposed edited version.<br>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best regards, Rony Koven<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Rights
without borders – also known as human rights – have met their technological
twin in the form of the global Internet, a technology without borders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">The Internet has
transformed the reality of human rights by creating a space where
communications can become universally participatory and truly flow in all directions, regardless
of frontiers, instead of the previous situation in which </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">information</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; "> flows were largely
top to bottom, flowing from content creators to content consumers. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
open architecture of the Internet creates a new <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">global </i>commons that facilitates and enhances many pre-existing
human rights, including but not limited to rights of free expression, rights of
information, petition, association and assembly, creative rights, and the right
to earn a livelihood and contribute to the culture of society. Internet
technology and design choices simultaneously extend human interaction in
multiple directions regardless of borders, at a far lower cost, and on a more
democratic basis than previously imaginable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">[Previous graf unchanged,
adding the word “global” before “commons.”]<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">This
powerful symbiosis between natural birthrights and the nature of the Internet
as a rights-enhancing technology has caused discourse about the Internet to
incorporate many lofty attributes that are further fueled by already being
partially realized, causing (among other things) thought leaders regarding the
Internet to sometimes be referred to as “evangelists.” Generally speaking,
these rights-enhancing aspects have caused the Internet to reach the loftiest
planes of human hope, joining democracy and religion at the level of promising
“a more abundant life” for all, without the prominent downsides often
associated with some actual implementations of government and religion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">[Drop the previous graf. Religion
should be left out of this.]<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
most powerful question to ask concerning human rights on the Internet is not
where these rights arise from or how they may be further enforced in courts,
but where any claimed “right” to interfere with the freedom of the Internet
arises from. How can such a right of interference with freedom of
expression be legitimately theorized, asserted and enforced? Because the very
nature of the Internet is to facilitate free expression, and given that the
Internet as a whole is both owner-less and international, how can any single
business, national government, or person obtain and enforce a right to
interfere with the international freedom of the Internet? Any lack of clarity
thought to exist by some regarding where human rights “come from” simply pales
in comparison to the lack of clarity of any asserted right to interfere with
the freedom of others on the Internet. Any hypothetical “right to
interfere” with inherent human rights of freedom of expression is far more
difficult to justify and explain than upholding the natural human urge for
self-expression and self-determination as a right. Thus, absent highly
exceptional circumstances, in a contest between interference and free
expression, free expression always has the better case, regardless of whether
free expression is thought of as an enforceable legal right or not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">By its very nature, the
Internet makes possible the facilitation of universal free expression. Given
that the Internet is both ownerless and borderless, no single business,
national government, or person has a right to interfere with the worldwide
freedom of the Internet. Any limit </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">to</font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> </font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">the natural human right of
freedom of expression has become far more difficult to justify and explain. Except
in extraordinary circumstances that should be as narrowly defined as possible, </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">restrictions</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; "> to freedom of expression on and off line now seem even more
illegitimate than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Access
to the full benefits and promise of the Internet can be interfered with or
impeded at numerous levels and by numerous actors, including businesses,
governments, individuals, engineers, web designers, administrators. Arguably,
businesses are in the position to make more choices that actually or
potentially impair or impede human rights on the Internet than government. Some
“governmental” interference with the Internet is driven by business concern
lobbying, such that much “governmental” interference can be attributed to
businesses. Regardless of the relative amounts of responsibility one may assess
to each, it is extremely clear that both governments and businesses can and are
acting in ways that interfere with the Internet, either by failing to fully
understand the Internet, or by pursuing narrow interests over the public
interest as a whole. Any such government or business that acts to impair or
impede the global freedom of the Internet should not be heard to claim that
they “have the Internet” (in the case of a nation that filters or otherwise
interferes) or that they “support the Internet” (in the case of a business
acting in fact to impede access to the full Internet, or censor content, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">The Internet can be
interfered with or impeded at numerous levels and by many actors, including
businesses, governments, individuals, engineers, web designers, administrators.
Commercial interests are often better</span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> </font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">able</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; "> to impair or impede human
rights on the Internet than governments. Some ostensibly governmental
interferences with the Internet are driven by business lobbying. In other
cases, businesses may mask the reality that they are in fact imposing
limits for political reasons dictated by governments. Regardless of their
relative responsibilities, both governments and businesses can and have acted
in ways that interfere with the Internet, either out of failure to understand </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">its</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; "> nature and technology or in pursuit of narrow interests. Those
who interfere with global or local Internet freedom should not be allowed to
claim that they act in its support.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Although
Internet companies are obliged to abide by national legal rules of host
countries, they are even more obliged to follow global human rights laws like
freedom of expression than those national laws. Claims that domestic laws
require business cooperation with censorship, etc. should be met with the
assertion of higher laws and norms than those of a single country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Although Internet companies
must follow the laws of host countries, they are also obliged to respect
universal human rights, notably freedom of expression. Claims that domestic
laws require businesses to cooperate with censorship or other restrictions
should be countered by invoking the obligations of national governments to
honor the universal human rights texts that bind them.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">In
the general context of market freedom, the development of new technologies will
always precede the question of the extent of their regulation. Yet, as human
activity in the technology expands, some form of regulation is inevitable, just
as it is impossible to imagine cities without any regulation, even though lack
of regulation is possible in the countryside or wilderness. However, the pace
of innovation and expansion on the Internet guarantees that no regulator can
sufficiently keep pace. This requires deep commitment to human rights on the
part of engineers and others who are creating the Internet in real time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">The pace of development of
contemporary communications technology in a globalized free market seems </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">boun</font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">d to continue to outstrip the ability of regulators to keep up. Some
regulation seems inevitable, given the complexity of modern societies. </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">It will inevitably </font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">lag behind the pace of innovation and expansion of the Internet.
This requires deep commitment to and understanding of human rights by the systems
designers </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">who </font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">modify the Internet environment in real time.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
pre-existing duty of all nations to support the diffusion of education
concerning human rights takes on a special urgency and importance in the
context of the Internet, because important structural and design decisions
regarding the Internet will always continue to be made by Internet engineers
and administrators at a speed and at a point in time where it is impossible for
detailed guidance or best practices to exist. In direct effect, the “governance”
of the Internet, in significant part, takes place in real time and in diverse
places, often by engineers and programmers making design decisions, making a
decentralized awareness and knowledge of human rights norms by people working
on the Internet especially critical to preventing serious human rights issues
from emerging. Knowledge about human rights, like the Internet itself, is a
form of power that not only can be decentralized, but must be decentralized,
given the diffuse points of potential impact on rights on the Internet, and the
lack of any centralized ownership or control that can legitimately affect the
whole.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">The obligation of all
governments to promote knowledge of human rights has taken on new urgency</span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> </font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">in the Internet era because basic structural and design decisions about
cyberspace will continue to be made by Internet engineers and administrators at
a speed that defies the possibilities of detailed policy guidance or adoption
of best practice norms. Understanding of human rights must </span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3">therefore</font><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> </font><span style="font-size: 13pt; ">be generalized so as
to avert their inadvertent compromise.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Therefore,
the IGC declares that the Internet is, and by rights ought to be, a place for
the full expression of human freedoms and equality, the IGC condemns violations
of human rights on the Internet and wherever else they may occur, and the IGC
calls upon the United Nations and all people to support the utmost diffusion of
education about human rights so that developers, engineers, administrators and
users of the Internet can maximize the value of the Internet as an enhancement
of the human experience for all people, making ever more real the human
flourishing that is both the reality and the promise of the Internet, and doing
so “without regard to frontiers.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Internet Governance
Caucus of the Internet Governance Forum therefore declares that the Internet
is, and by right ought to be, a place for the full expression of human freedoms
and equality. The IGC condemns violations of human rights both on the Internet
and elsewhere. The IGC calls upon the United Nations and all people to support
the widest spread of human rights education so that those who continue to
develop and use the Internet may maximize its ability to enhance the human
experience and to turn into reality the promise of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights to do so “through any media and regardless of frontiers.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><o:p> </o:p></i></div>
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<div style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black; ">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com><br>
To: Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp>; McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com>; Izumi AIZU <iza@anr.org><br>
Cc: Paul Lehto <lehto.paul@gmail.com>; governance <governance@lists.igcaucus.org><br>
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 8:00 pm<br>
Subject: [governance] Fwd: UN Human Rights Council [Possible Statement from IGC???]<br>
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Dear All,
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<div>From this email, you will see that the Statement was put up for 48 hour period, see email below.</div>
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<div>Sala</div>
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<div>However, to factor in your concerns, I have made a final call for consensus. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:28 AM<br>
Subject: Re: UN Human Rights Council [Possible Statement from IGC???]<br>
To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>, Shahzad Ahmad <<a href="mailto:shahzad@bytesforall.pk">shahzad@bytesforall.pk</a>><br>
Cc: Robert Guerra <<a href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</a>><br>
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<div>Thank you Paul for responding to the call to initiate a Draft which is no easy feat especially trying to weave a complex topic that has numerous issues to a cohesive succint statement.</div>
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<div>The Statement is now up on the Statement Workspace and open to comments and contributions. Please note that we would like to release this and wrap this up in time by at least the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">29th February, 2012.</font></div>
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<div>Please visit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/34">http://www.igcaucus.org/digressit/archives/34</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Dear All,<br>
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I had asked the IGC whether people were interested in putting a statement. If we are, then this is a great time to initiate a draft so we can call for contributions and get feedback and put to the list for 48 hours through the statement workspace which can then be sent on. We would like to send a Statement by the 29th February, 2012.<br>
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The 19th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council will take place between 27th February till 23rd March, 2012 see: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session19/Pages/19RegularSession.aspx">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session19/Pages/19RegularSession.aspx</a><br>
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<b>Excerpt from Joy Liddicoat's email:</b><br>
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.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> 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 target="_blank" 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.<br>
>><br>
>> 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.<br>
>><br>
<br>
Given the numerous contributions and acclamations in relation to Human Rights on the list through the various threads, we should consider putting in a Statement. Any volunteers to initiate a draft?<br>
<br>
Another option is for people to concentrate on various aspects of human rights:-<br>
<ul>
<li>privacy</li>
<li>security</li>
<li>freedom of expression</li>
<li>intellectual property<br>
</li></ul>or not but feel free to add your thoughts and contributions.<br>
<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
Sala<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">The Swedish Government was also responsible for getting it onto the Agenda:<br>
<br>
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See: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/15079/a/176945?setEnableCookies=true">http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/15079/a/176945?setEnableCookies=true</a><br>
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<h1>Swedish success in Geneva for freedom of expression on the Internet</h1>
<div>On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a decision to arrange a panel discussion on freedom of expression on the Internet at its next session in March 2012. The decision was adopted on the initiative of Sweden, with the support of over fifty states from throughout the world. This will be the first time that the Council discusses the issue of freedom of expression on the Internet. </div>
<div>"This is a major success for Sweden, which has pushed for the human rights issue to apply online as well as offline", says Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs.</div>
<div>Earlier this year, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, presented a report on freedom of expression on the Internet. At the UN Human Rights Council's session in June, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt gave a speech in support of several of the conclusions presented in La Rue's report. Sweden's address won the support of a number of influential countries, including India, Brazil and South Africa.</div>
This is the background to how, at its 18th session which will conclude today, the Council was able to decide to invite a panel of experts and representatives of governments, the UN system, the business sector and civil society to discuss the issue. This means that the issue of freedom of expression on the Internet will be placed on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council for the first time. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Dear All,<br>
<br>
We can also put together a Statement before the 29th February, 2012 and use the link that Joy sent us to draw resources from. I also note that there has been alot of discussions around this theme specifically over the years.<br>
<br>
We can capture these thoughts in a statement. Any volunteers to put together a first draft for others to comment.<br>
<br>
Kind Regards,<br>
Sala
<div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Shahzad Ahmad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shahzad@bytesforall.pk">shahzad@bytesforall.pk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Dear Robert,<br>
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What exactly is the argument against human rights as an IGF theme? Kindly do send a bit of background from the MAG consultation, if possible.<br>
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On Feb 19, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Robert Guerra <<a href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Brett,<br>
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> In regards to recommendation #3 - that "The Internet Governance Forum should be encouraged to make human rights its central theme", well, that was proposed at the open IGF MAG meeting that took place in Geneva this past week. Unfortunately, there was a lack of consensus on the proposal and it was not accepted.<br>
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> As an alternative, many of the Civil Society participants in the meeting have suggested that Human Rights be one of the cross cutting themes at the 2012 IGF. That alternative<br>
> is still being discussed.<br>
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> Between now and the next open consultation in May a coordinated effort is needed to make sure the existing MAG keeps that option open.<br>
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> regards<br>
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> Robert<br>
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> On 2012-02-19, at 12:06 PM, Brett Solomon wrote:<br>
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>> Thanks Joy,<br>
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>> Access put in a submission to the Human Rights Council ahead of the High Level Panel on the Right to Freedom of Expression on the Internet (Feb 29).<br>
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>> We decided to focus on digital security as a precursor for the realization of Article 19 online, because without digital security, civil society groups and human rights defenders in particular cannot act with confidence, express their opinions safely or gain online access to the broader constellation of human rights.<br>
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>> For those who are interested, our brief submission and recommendations can be found here:<br>
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>> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/access-tells-the-human-rights-council-to-protect-digital-rights">https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/access-tells-the-human-rights-council-to-protect-digital-rights</a><br>
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>> It'd be good to know who else is planning to be in Geneva for the actual Panel.<br>
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>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Joy Liddicoat <<a href="mailto:joy@apc.org">joy@apc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Dear colleagues,<br>
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>> This is a heads up about a forthcoming event at the UN Human Rights Council (and apologies for any double ups in list postings).<br>
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>> 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.<br>
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>> 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 target="_blank" 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.<br>
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>> 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.<br>
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>> Kind regards<br>
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>> Joy Liddicoat<br>
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