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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>An interesting sign on letter below from our fraternal CS cousins in the Open Government Partnership process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The sign on letter is I think of particular interest in that it calls for transparency around surveillance to be built into national OGP plans/commitments. (evidently there was a significant dust-up between Indian Right to Information activist Aruna Roy and John Kerry over transparency, open government and surveillance as a highlight of the just concluded OGP event in London.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> OGP [mailto:ogp-bounces@lists.opengovcanada.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tamir Israel<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 02, 2013 12:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> OGP@lists.opengovcanada.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [OGP] fw URGENT: Call for signatures on Surveillance statement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the request below for a call for signatories for a statement to the OGP on the need for greater transparency in surveillance.<br><br>Best,<br>Tamir<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-------- Original Message --------<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Subject: ššš šFW: URGENT: Call for signatures on Surveillance<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>statement<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Date: šššššš Fri, 1 Nov 2013 16:17:38 +0100<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>šFrom: ššššš Helen Darbishire <a href="mailto:helen@access-info.org"><helen@access-info.org></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>CC: š 'Anne Jellema' <a href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org"><anne@webfoundation.org></a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>* *<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>I am writing from the Open Government Partnership meeting in London to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>urge you to sign a statement that civil society is issuing about the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>need for greater transparency around Surveillance.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Signatures thus far are below. Please send your signatures to me and to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Anne Jellema of the Web Foundation (<a href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org">anne@webfoundation.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><a href="mailto:anne@webfoundation.org"><mailto:anne@webfoundation.org></a>).<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>š<span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>Timing<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b>: we will issue the statement at the OGP meeting today but will<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>continue to collect signatures through next week, with final date being<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Monday 11 November.š <span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>Please sign today if you can<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b>!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Thank you in advance!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Helen<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>*----------------------------------------------*<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Helen Darbishire<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>*Executive Director, Access Info Europe <a href="http://www.access-info.org/"><http://www.access-info.org/></a>*<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Mobile + 34 667 685 319<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Skype: helen_darbishire<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Twitter @helen_access<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>-------//-------//---------//-------//-----<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Statement of Concern on Disproportionate Surveillance<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>We, the undersigned civil society organisations, affirm our deep<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>commitment to the goals of the Open Government Partnership, which in its<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>declaration endorsed "more transparent, accountable, responsive and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>effective government" founded on the principles of the Universal<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Declaration of Human Rights.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>We join other civil society organisations, human rights groups,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>academics and ordinary citizens in expressing our grave concern over<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>allegations that governments around the world, including many OGP<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>members, have been routinely intercepting and retaining the private<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>communications of entire populations, in secret, without warrants and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>with little or no meaningful oversight. Such practices allegedly include<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>the routine exchange of "foreign" surveillance data in order to evade<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>domestic laws that restrict governments' ability to spy on their own<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>citizens.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Such practices erode the checks and balances on which accountability<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>depends, and have a deeply chilling effect on freedom of expression,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>information and association, without which the ideals of open government<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>have no meaning.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>As Brazil's President, Dilma Rousseff, recently said at the United<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Nations, "In the absence of the right to privacy, there can be no true<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>freedom of expression and opinion, and therefore no effective democracy."<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Activities that restrict the right to privacy, including communications<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>surveillance, can only be justified when they are prescribed by law, are<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>necessary to achieve a legitimate aim, and are proportionate to the aim<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>pursued.# Without firm legislative and judicial checks on the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>surveillance powers of the executive branch, and robust protections for<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>the media and public interest whistleblowers, abuses can and will occur.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>We call on all OGP member governments to:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>šrecognise the need to update understandings of existing privacy and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>techniques.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>šcommit in their OGP Action Plans to complete by October 2014 a review<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>of national laws, with the aim of defining reforms needed to regulate<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>necessary, legitimate and proportional State involvement in<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>communications surveillance; to guarantee freedom of the press; and to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>protect whistleblowers who lawfully reveal abuses of state power.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>šcommit in their OGP Action Plans to transparency on the mechanisms for<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>surveillance, on exports of surveillance technologies, aid directed<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>towards implementation of surveillance technologies, and agreements to<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>share citizen data among states.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>SIGNED:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Access Info Europe<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre, Sri Lanka<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Association EPAS, Romania<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Center for Independent Journalism, Romania<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>Centre for Law and Democracy, USA<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>Center for Public Interest Advocacy, Bosnia Herzegovina<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Independent Journalism Center, Moldova<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Freedom of Information Center, Armenia<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Freedom of Information Forum, Austria (FOIAustria)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Fundar, Center for Research and Analysis, Mexico<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>GESOC, Mexico<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>IEEPP, Nicaragua<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Media Rights Agenda, Nigeria<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>MKSS, India<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>NATO Watch, UK<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Obong Denis Udo-Inyang Foundation,Nigeria<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Open Knowledge Foundation<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Open Rights Group, UK<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Privacy and Access Council of Canadaš Conseil du Canada de lAccès et<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>la vie Privée<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>PROETICA PERU<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Transparency International Armenia<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>World Wide Web Foundation<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><span class=moz-txt-tag><b>*</b></span><b>Individuals<span class=moz-txt-tag>*</span></b><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Aruna Roy<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Tim Berners-Lee<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Vinod Rai, Former Comptroller and Auditor General, India<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>David Eaves<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Dwight E. Hines, Ph.D<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Nikhil Dey<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Petru Botnaru, freelance journalist, Moldova<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Satbir Singh, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and Co-Chair, South<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Asian Right to Information Advocates Network<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Shankar Singh<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span>Sowmya Kidambi<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span class=moz-txt-citetags>> </span><o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>