<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif"><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">This is a revised draft following Norbert's comments. It is also on the etherpad via </div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71">https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71</a><br></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">There's free wifi on the plane so able to draft a revision.</div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><b>Proposed Revised Draft 5th August, 2019.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(1) The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) is deeply concerned by global trends of governments to abuse the "national security" exception to trample on basic freedoms of expression particularly when these freedoms are fundamentally linked to good governance and keeping governments accountable.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(2) From Venezuela's treatment of Luis Carlos Diaz and numerous other journalists, United States of America's treatment of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, France's mistreatment of Taha Bouhafs, a reporter at French news website </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Là-bas Si J'y Suis, </i></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">allegedly</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><i style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </i></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">assaulted whilst filming a protest of undocumented workers and now the recent 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></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(3) The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus calls on governments 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 which is available on the OHCHR website.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">(4) We note that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council this year. </div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(5)The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus would like to call on China to recognise Mr Huang Qi's motivations to encourage good governance where government officials do not abuse their roles. MrHuang Qi has been recognised for his stellar journalism by Reporters Without Borders in 2004 with the Cyber Freedom Prize. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(6) Since setting up website, 64 Tianwang in 1998 to track human trafficking cases, over the years, the websitet has extended to reporting on persons exploited by government officials and promoting good governance.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(7) 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></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(8) Mr Huang Qi should be honoured as a strong contributor society. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(9)We urge the Chinese government to uphold its international commitments.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(10)We call on China to recognize that Mr Huang’s actions are part of keeping government accountable to the people. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(11)We note that the Committee to protect Journalists had reported that at Mr Huang Qi's last imprisonment, he was denied medical treatment and has serious health issues, such as kidney problems and tumours and denied legal access.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(12) It was also reported that he is being denied access to medical care and legal counsel.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(13)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></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(14)We also call on China to end undue restrictions on the freedom of movement of his family and those who assisted him.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(15)Furthermore, we call on governments to recognise that their administration is for the people and not meant to be self serving at the expense of innocent lives. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">(16)The freedom of journalists, media freedoms, freedom of expression are necessary for a balanced society and to promote the rule of law.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px">ENDS</span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="margin:0px;padding:1px 0px"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="margin:0px;padding:0px"></div><div dir="auto" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><br></div></div><br style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="font-family:sans-serif" class="elided-text" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 1:34 pm Imran Ahmed Shah, <<a href="mailto:ias_pk@yahoo.com">ias_pk@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:'helvetica neue','helvetica','arial',sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear All (IGC Members),</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">With reference to the following proposal on the subject, an EhterPad link is created for the joint collaboration and contribution efforts. Following draft has also been copied there for your. The IGC CS Statement is accessible through following URL Link:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><a href="https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71">https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">This Etherpad is established on request form Sala, temporarily created on RiseUp.net<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanking you and Best Regards</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Imran Ahmed Shah</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">[for IGC WG for Website]<br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">P.S:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">If you do not wish to mention your name, basic information or contribution to be published, please use some abbreviation or alternate to your name, and declare on the mailing list explicitly, that you do not want to mention your basic information (Affiliation/ Organization, Email) anywhere. Please also note that this workspace (Etherpad) and Mailing List both are publicly accessible workspaces somehow. (Ref. IGC GDPR Compliance Policy Statement).<br><br>WARNING: This "pad" is a collaborative document that can be edited by anyone who has the URL. If you use an obvious name for the pad, it could be guessed.<br>WARNING: This pad will be DELETED if 60 days go by with no edits. There is NO WAY to recover the pad after this happens, so be careful!</font><br><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div style="font-family:'helvetica neue','helvetica','arial',sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><div>On Sunday, 4 August 2019, 12:40:41 GMT+5, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><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">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><div><div dir="ltr">On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 8:18 am Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro, <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);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><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black">Proposed Revised Draft</span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'arial';font-size:14.6667px">(2) We note that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council this year. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'arial';font-size:14.6667px"><br clear="none"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'arial';font-size:14.6667px">(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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;font-family:'arial';font-size:11pt"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;font-family:'arial';font-size:11pt"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"> </span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"> </span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p 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></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black"> </span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'arial';color:black">ENDS</span></p> <br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div>---<br clear="none">To unsubscribe: <mailto:<a shape="rect" href="mailto:igc-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net">igc-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net</a>><br clear="none">List help: <<a shape="rect" href="https://riseup.net/lists">https://riseup.net/lists</a>></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 1:34 pm Imran Ahmed Shah, <<a href="mailto:ias_pk@yahoo.com">ias_pk@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_6620353121576603359ydp42ec1e44yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear All (IGC Members),</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">With reference to the following proposal on the subject, an EhterPad link is created for the joint collaboration and contribution efforts. Following draft has also been copied there for your. The IGC CS Statement is accessible through following URL Link:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><a href="https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">This Etherpad is established on request form Sala, temporarily created on RiseUp.net<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanking you and Best Regards</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Imran Ahmed Shah</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">[for IGC WG for Website]<br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">P.S:</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">If you do not wish to mention your name, basic information or contribution to be published, please use some abbreviation or alternate to your name, and declare on the mailing list explicitly, that you do not want to mention your basic information (Affiliation/ Organization, Email) anywhere. Please also note that this workspace (Etherpad) and Mailing List both are publicly accessible workspaces somehow. (Ref. IGC GDPR Compliance Policy Statement).<br><br>WARNING: This "pad" is a collaborative document that can be edited by anyone who has the URL. If you use an obvious name for the pad, it could be guessed.<br>WARNING: This pad will be DELETED if 60 days go by with no edits. There is NO WAY to recover the pad after this happens, so be careful!</font><br><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div id="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yahoo_quoted_5162408617" class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yahoo_quoted">
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On Sunday, 4 August 2019, 12:40:41 GMT+5, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094"><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 noreferrer" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094yqt9641180654" id="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094yqt29143"><div class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_quote"><div class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_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 noreferrer" target="_blank">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094gmail_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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Proposed Revised Draft<span></span></span></p>
<p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br clear="none"></span></p><p class="m_6620353121576603359ydp3baac6f4yiv7281893094MsoNormal" 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>
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