[bestbits] [IP] DNI releases Fact Sheet on PRISM, but the damage is already done

[Joana Varon]

I know its late, but I'm up for drafting it.




On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nashton at consensus.pro>wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> If someone knows someone from Human Rights Watch or Article 19, I'm sure
> they'll either have someone at the HRC tomorrow or know who is around.
>
> On 9 Jun 2013, at 19:47, Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I think a parallel intervention via the Human Rights Council is an
> excellent idea, and a timely one- *on Monday (10 June)* the coalition of
> governments that led the "Human Rights and the Internet" resolution (
> A/HRC/RES/20/8<http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/153/25/PDF/G1215325.pdf?OpenElement>)
> is planning a cross-regional statement to reaffirm the principles of that
> resolution. This core group, led by Sweden, includes Brazil, Nigeria,
> Tunisia, Turkey, and *USA. *I understand that they are planning to
> deliver the statement under agenda item 8, which is at 15:00 Geneva time.
> IMHO this would be the time to deliver a civil society intervention. And
> taking a look at the HRC's programme of work for the rest of the week,
> there doesn't really seem to be an equally opportune time, but that's of
> course subject to change.
>
> It is my understanding that written statements from NGOs must be submitted
> 2 weeks ahead of the session's opening (so we're too late there) and that
> requests for oral interventions must be confirmed 24 hours preceding the
> relevant meetings (so again we're late). However if anyone knows of an
> ECOSOC accredited NGO (i.e. an NGO w/speaking rights at the HRC) which
> might have put in a request for an oral intervention under agenda item 8
> (Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of
> Action) and might be interested in raising issues relating to surveillance
> and human rights, perhaps we could work with them to deliver a statement.
>
> In any case, we could still work on a statement to be released around this
> discussion, or later in the HRC session, which ends this week. Jeremy, have
> you had the chance to work on an outline? If not, I'm happy to help start
> the drafting process. My main concern is whether we have enough time for
> significant participation from a diversity of groups so that this is coming
> from a global coalition.
>
> Best,
> Deborah
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
>
>> On 9 Jun, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Katitza Rodriguez <katitza at eff.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Go ahead. I was just complementing your comment to our work so you know
>> what we are up to : )
>>
>> Thanks Katitza and Jillian, good work and sorry to misinterpret. Sounds
>> like there is support for a parallel intervention via the Human Rights
>> Council, so I will try to find some time to put together an outline. Anyone
>> who wishes to join in crafting the first iteration, please let me know.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Deborah Brown
> Policy Analyst
> Access | AccessNow.org
>  E. deborah at accessnow.org
> @deblebrown
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Joana Varon Ferraz
Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS-FGV) <http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts/>
@joana_varon
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