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

Viktor Szabados vikszabados at gmail.com
Mon Jun 10 05:51:54 EDT 2013


Hello

thanks for work.

+1

vik

2013/6/10, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com>:
> + 1. Thanks, Joy!
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>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Rikke Frank Joergensen
> <rfj at humanrights.dk
>> wrote:
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>>  Super proposal by Joy/ APC, I support it !****
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>> ** **
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>> Rikke****
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>> *From:* irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:
>> irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] *On Behalf Of
>> *Marianne
>> Franklin
>> *Sent:* 10. juni 2013 11:41
>> *To:* bestbits at lists.bestbits.net;
>> irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [IRPCoalition] [bestbits] [IP] DNI releases Fact Sheet on
>> PRISM, but the damage is already done****
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>> ** **
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>> Dear all
>>
>> +1 from me.
>>
>> MF****
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>> On 10/06/2013 10:37, parminder wrote:****
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>> I support this text by Joy...****
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>> On Monday 10 June 2013 02:56 PM, joy wrote:****
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>> Hi - sharing some ideas that came also from discussion with Frank La
>> Rue's
>> office and my suggested edits relate to the last para, the recommended
>> action to the Council: - I think we have a 3 pronged approach to the call
>> to action which is looking really good:
>>
>> "We call on the Human Rights Council to act swiftly to prevent creation
>> of
>> a global Internet based surveillance system by:
>> 1) convening a special session to examine this case 2) supporting the
>> recommendation of Mr La Rue that the Human Rights Committee develop of a
>> new General Comment 16 on the right to privacy in light of technological
>> advancements and 3) requesting the High Commissioner to prepare a report
>> a)
>> formally asking states to report on practices and laws in place on
>> survellilance and what corrective steps will they willl take to meet
>> human
>> rights standards and b) examing the implications of this case in in the
>> light of the Human Rights Council endorsed United Nations Guiding
>> Principles on Business and Human Rights, the “Protect, Respect and
>> Remedy”
>> Framework of A/HRC/RES/17/4.
>>
>> Joy
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/06/2013 8:47 p.m.,
>> Joana Varon wrote:
>> > Sure, Parminder. Lets****
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>>           remove company names.
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>> ****
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>>           > And thanks for the comprehension.
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>>           > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:38 AM, parminder <
>> parminder at itforchange.net****
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>>           <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>
>> <parminder at itforchange.net>>*
>> ***
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>> ** **
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>>           wrote:
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>> ****
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>>           >
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>>           >     Hi All
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>>           >
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>>           >     IT for Change will endorse this .... (There are some****
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>>           changes I would have liked to propose but due to the
>> urgency****
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>>           of the issue i would not do it now. Certainly the names of
>> the**
>> **
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>>           companies involved should have not been mentioned in the****
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>>           statement. Can we still do it?.)
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>>           >
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>> ****
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>>           >     I am sure some of you may already be in contact with****
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>>           him but if not Philippe Dam with Human Rights Watch may be
>> a****
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>>           useful person to talk to on this. i am cc-ing the email to****
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>>           him. He is attending the HR Council meeting. Wonder if Joy
>> is***
>> *
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>>           still there?
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>>           >
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>>           >     Best, parminder
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>>           >     On Monday 10 June 2013 10:07 AM, Deborah Brown wrote:
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>>           >>     Dear all,
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>> ****
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>>           >>     Here's a quick update on the draft statement to****
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>>           the Human Rights Council regarding the impact of state****
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>>           surveillance on human rights. The draft statement is below.
>> We**
>> **
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>>           are currently reaching out to Geneva based orgs who might
>> be****
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>>           able to assist with delivery (thanks Joy) and if not we can****
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>>           still publish it and do outreach.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     Given the short timeframe, can any further edits****
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>>           be sent on this thread in the next 3.5 hours? Then I will
>> post**
>> **
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>>           it to the Best Bits site to facilitate endorsement. In the****
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>>           meantime, if organizations or individuals feel comfortable****
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>>           endorsing this draft, please reply on this thread and we
>> can****
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>>           add your name through the Best Bits system later. As a****
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>>           reminder, this statement would be part of a debate at the
>> HRC***
>> *
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>>           that will take place at 15:00 Geneva time on Monday. Though****
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>>           not ideal, this was the best time frame we could come up
>> with***
>> *
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>>           for facilitating input and sign on.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     Thanks to everyone who worked on this over the****
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>>           last 12 hours and apologies for any shortcoming in the
>> process**
>> **
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>>           because of time constraints. Looking forward to more input
>> and**
>> **
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>>           to working together to get this finalized.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     Best,
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>> ****
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>>           >>     Deborah
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     Agenda item 8:/General Debate/
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>>           >>
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>> ****
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>>           >>      Civil Society Statement to the Human Rights****
>>
>>           Council on the impact of State Surveillance on Human Rights****
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>>           addressing the PRISM/NSA case
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>>           >>
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>> ****
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>>           >>     Thank you Mr. President. I speak on behalf of****
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>>           ______ organizations from ___ countries, across ___
>> regions.****
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>>           This is a truly global issue. We express strong concern
>> over****
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>>           recent revelations of surveillance of internet and
>> telephone****
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>>           communications of US and non-US nationals by the government
>> of**
>> **
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>>           the United States of America. Equally concerning is the****
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>>           provision of access to the results of that surveillance to****
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>>           other governments such as the United Kingdom, and the****
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>>           indication of the possible complicity of some of the
>> globally***
>> *
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>>           dominant US-based Internet companies whose services and
>> reach***
>> *
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>>           are universally distributed. These revelations raise the****
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>>           appearance of, and may even suggest a blatant and
>> systematic****
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>>           disregard for human rights as articulated in Articles 17
>> and****
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>>           19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
>> Rights**
>> **
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>>           (ICCPR), as well as Articles 12 and 19 of the Universal****
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>>           Declaration of Human Rights.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>> ****
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>>           >>     Just last year the Council unanimously adopted****
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>>           Resolution 20/8, which "Affirms that the same rights that****
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>>           people have offline must also be protected online, in****
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>>           particular freedom of expression ..."[1] But during this****
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>>           session the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression****
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>>           reported (A/HRC/23/40) worrying new trends in state****
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>>           surveillance of communications with serious implications
>> for****
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>>           the exercise of the human rights to privacy and to freedom
>> of***
>> *
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>>           opinion and expression. The Special Rapporteur notes that****
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>>           inadequate and non-existent legal frameworks "create a
>> fertile**
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>>           ground for arbitrary and unlawful infringements of the
>> right****
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>>           to privacy in communications and, consequently, also
>> threaten***
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>>           the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and****
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>>           expression". [2]
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>>           >>     Affirmation of internet rights and freedoms by****
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>>           governments in the cross regional statement on freedom of****
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>>           expression and the Internet is important. But civil society
>> is**
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>>           extremely concerned that governments supporting this
>> statement**
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>>           are not addressing, and in fact are ignoring, the recent****
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>>           serious revelations about mass surveillance in the
>> PRISM/NSA****
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>>           case. Although the personal information disclosed under
>> this****
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>>           programme is subject to the oversight of the US Foreign****
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>>           Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), that court sits in****
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>>           secret and has no responsiblity for ensuring the human
>> rights***
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>>           of those not subject to US jurisdiction.
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     The introduction of surveillance mechanisms into****
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>>           the very heart of the data streams of the globally central****
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>>           service providers storing and communicating the majority of****
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>>           the world's digital communications is a backward step for****
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>>           human rights in the digital age. As La Rue notes:  "This****
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>>           raises serious concern with regard to the extra-territorial****
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>>           commission of human rights violations and the inability of****
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>>           individuals to know that they might be subject to foreign****
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>>           surveillance, challenge decisions with respect to foreign****
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>>           surveillance, or seek remedies." An immediate response is****
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>>           needed.
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     We call on companies that are voluntary and****
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>>           involuntary parties to the violation of the fundamental
>> rights**
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>>           of their users globally to immediately suspend this
>> practice.***
>> *
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>>           Such action would uphold the Human Rights Council endorsed****
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>>           United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human****
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>>           Rights, the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework of****
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>>           A/HRC/RES/17/4.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     We call for protection of those who have made****
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>>           these violations public. As Mr La Rue notes, laws "must not
>> be**
>> **
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>>           used to target whistleblowers ... nor should they hamper
>> the****
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>>           legitimate oversight of government action by citizens." We****
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>>           urge States protect those whistleblowers involved in this
>> case**
>> **
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>>          and to support their efforts to combat violations of the****
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>>           fundamental human rights of all global citizens.****
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>>           Whistleblowers play a critical role in promoting
>> transparency***
>> *
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>>           and upholding the human rights of all.
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>> ****
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>>           >>
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>> ****
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>>           >>     This recent case is a new kind of human rights****
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>>           violation specifically relevant to the Internet and one****
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>>           foreshadowed in the Council's 2012 Expert Panel on Freedom
>> of***
>> *
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>>           Expression and the Internet. We therefore call on the Human****
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>>           Rights Council to act swiftly to prevent creation of a
>> global***
>> *
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>>           Internet based surveillance system. One action the Council****
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>>           could take would be to follow up the Expert Panel by
>> convening**
>> **
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>>           a multistakeholder process to support the recommendation of****
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>>           Mr. La Rue that the Human Rights Committee develop a new****
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>>           General Comment on  the right to privacy in light of****
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>>           technological advancements
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>>           >>
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>>           >>     [1]
>> http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/G12/153/25/PDF/G1215325.pdf?OpenElement
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>>           >>     [2]
>> http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/HRCouncil/RegularSession/Session23/A.HRC.23.40_EN.pdf
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>>           >>     ENDS
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>>           >>     On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Gene Kimmelman****
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>>           <genekimmelman at gmail.com****
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>>           <mailto:genekimmelman at gmail.com> <genekimmelman at gmail.com>>****
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>> ** **
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>>           wrote:
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>>           >>         I'm glad to see everyone diving in on this. ****
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>>           I have only one overarching issue to raise concerning the****
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>>           framing of whatever groups decide to put out:  I believe it****
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>>           would be most powerful to challenge both the US Gvt. and****
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>>           companies to explain how what they have done does  NOT****
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>>           constitute  human rights violations, with specific details
>> to***
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>>           explain their stance.  I believe all the language people
>> are****
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>>           suggesting can fit within this framing, and put the burden
>> on***
>> *
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>>           others to show how our concerns are not justified.  This
>> has****
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>>           more to do with long-term diplomatic impact that anything****
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>>           else; the debate will continue and many of the facts will****
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>>           probably never be made public -- but I think it is a
>> strategic**
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>>           advantage for civil society to always be calling for****
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>>           transparency and basing its conclusions on both what facts
>> are**
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>>           presented, and what concerns are not addressed by the****
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>>           presentation of convincing arguments/facts.
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>>           >>         On Jun 9, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Jeremy Malcolm****
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>>           wrote:
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>>           >>>         On 10/06/2013, at 12:47 AM, Deborah Brown****
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>>           <deborah at accessnow.org****
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>>           <mailto:deborah at accessnow.org> <deborah at accessnow.org>>****
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>>           >>>>         In any case, we could still work on a****
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>>          statement to be released around this discussion, or later in****
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>>           the HRC session, which ends this week. Jeremy, have you had****
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>>           the chance to work on an outline? If not, I'm happy to help****
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>>           start the drafting process. My main concern is whether we
>> have**
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>>           enough time for significant participation from a diversity
>> of***
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>>           groups so that this is coming from a global coalition.
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>>           >>>         Would it be OK if we copy it from the pad****
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>>           to a sign-on statement on bestbits.net
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