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On Sunday, 4 August 2019, 12:40:41 GMT+5, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <governance@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094"><div><div>Dear All,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Further to the revised draft, I should add that he has advanced medical conditions that require treatment, see:</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><a shape="rect" href="https://cpj.org/2019/07/chinese-court-sentences-journalist-huang-qi-to-12-.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cpj.org/2019/07/chinese-court-sentences-journalist-huang-qi-to-12-.php</a><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Sala</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094yqt9641180654" id="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094yqt29143"><div class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_quote"><div class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 8:18 am Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro, <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear All,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Kindly find a revised draft, please feel free to suggest any changes as this is still early drafting stages. I have numbered the sentences for ease of reference and when commenting on replacements, refer to sentence number and suggest edits and revisions. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Revised Draft 4th August, 2019 12:13am [Californian Time]</b></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">Proposed Revised Draft<span></span></span></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(1)The
Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus is deeply concerned by the sentencing
of Chinese webmaster and human rights activist Huang Qi to 12 years in prison
for allegedly leaking state secrets when he was promoting accountability and
transparency and good governance. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.666666984558105px;">(2) We note that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council this year. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.666666984558105px;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.666666984558105px;">(3) The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus calls on China to aspire to subscribe to the Charter of the Internet Rights and Principles which was developed by the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles within the Internet Governance Forum and is available on the OHCHR website.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">(4) We further note that Mr Huang Qi, was honoured
by Reporters Without Borders in 2004 with the Cyber Freedom Prize. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">(5) Since
setting up website, 64 Tianwang in 1998 to track human trafficking cases, over
the years, it has extended to reporting on persons exploited by government
officials and promoting good governance.</span><br clear="none"></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(6) Mr Huang Qi has greatly strengthened China as
a country by bringing to the foreground these good governance issues including
but not limited to corruption & human rights. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(7) It is our view that Huang Qi
should be honoured as a strong contributor to society. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(8) We
urge the Chinese government to uphold its international commitments related to
fair trial guarantees and the rule of law. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(9)We call on China to recognize
that Mr Huang’s actions are part of keeping government accountable to the
people. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(10) We call for the immediate release of Mr. Huang, and to allow him access
to his family, medical care, and legal counsel as soon as possible. </span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;">(11) We
also call on China to end undue restrictions on the freedom of movement of his
family and those who assisted him.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span> </span></span></p><p class="ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span>ENDS</span></span></p>
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