[bestbits] IG on the 24th HRC session

[Valeria Betancourt]

Dear all,

A brief response from Bytes for All, Pakistan and APC on the  
intervention by Pakistan at the HRC24.
http://www.apc.org/en/node/18573

Best,

Valeria


On 20/09/2013, at 14:07, William Drake wrote:

> Hi Robert
>
> You didn't see the text circulated here the other day proposing an  
> intergovernmental declaration on harmony?
>
> Apparently it was quickly withdrawn (there may be an interesting  
> story here) and there will now be a meeting summary doc instead.
>
> Bill
>
> On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>  
> wrote:
>
>> Interesting Indonesia joined pack of like minded countries. Will be  
>> interesting if they try to advance a document or statement at the  
>> high level meeting in Bali.
>>
>> Robert
>> --
>> R. Guerra
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>> Email: rguerra at privaterra.org
>>
>> On 2013-09-20, at 11:39 AM, Valeria Betancourt wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Sharing this information with you all.
>>>
>>> Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Cuba, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Uganda,  
>>> Ecuador, Russia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Iran, and China, highlighted  
>>> at HRC24 the need to protect the right to privacy as an essential  
>>> element of free expression, citing the International Covenant on  
>>> Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and La Rue’s report. The  
>>> statement explicitly criticized the role of major international  
>>> internet and telecommunication technology companies in violating  
>>> privacy. It also explicitly made the links between the allegations  
>>> of mass state surveillance and the need for reforming global  
>>> internet governance. To quote the statement directly:
>>>
>>> "The existing mechanisms like the Internet Governance Forum  
>>> established under paragraph 72 of the World Summit on Information  
>>> Society- Tunis Agenda have not been able to deliver the desired  
>>> results. A strategic rethinking of the global internet governance  
>>> mechanism is inevitable. Further development of an international  
>>> mechanism in the context of ‘Enhanced cooperation’ within the WSIS  
>>> Tunis Agenda can be a concrete way forward. However we will need  
>>> to be sincere in our efforts to ensure a transparent, free, fair  
>>> and respectful international intergovernmental mechanism of  
>>> internet governance and one that also ensures the right to privacy."
>>>
>>> The full intervention by Pakistan is available at http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/HRC24_Pakistan_20130919.pdf
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Valeria
>>
>