[bestbits] Oral statement - UN Human Rights Council re: SR on the right to privacy

[Carlos Afonso]

Sorry, I think we made a mistake, as the text is not yet public. We have 
just concealed it. Waiting for clearance.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

On 03-03-15 10:08, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> Hi Deborah, I've just sent Tomaso Nupef's support. We have posted a
> version in Brazilian Portuguese in our institutional portal as well as
> our online magazine RETS, with a call for BR NGOs to support it:
>
> http://www.nupef.org.br/?q=node/119
>
> frt rgds
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 03/02/2015 08:31 PM, Deborah Brown wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> As you might be aware, there is an ongoing effort to establish a UN
>> Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. The Human Rights Council is
>> expected to consider this at its current session, which began today in
>> Geneva.
>>
>> If established, the rapporteur will provide much-needed leadership and
>> guidance on developing an understanding of the scope and content on the
>> right to privacy, as well as strengthening the monitoring of states and
>> companies' compliance with their responsibility to respect and protect
>> the right to privacy in their laws, policies and practices.
>>
>> We have been working with Privacy International and others to develop an
>> oral statement (attached), which will be delivered during the session of
>> the Council. We are inviting NGOs to join this statement in order to
>> send a strong signal of support for the creation of a Special Rapporteur
>> on the right to privacy.
>>
>> Given the previous interest on Best Bits in privacy and surveillance
>> issues, I wanted to share this statement here to give you the
>> opportunity to sign on.  If your organisation is interested to join it,
>> please email Tomaso Falchetta (at tomasof at privacyinternational.org
>> <mailto:tomasof at privacyinternational.org>) and Shawna Finnegan
>> (shawna at apc.org) by *no later than Wednesday, 11 March*.
>>
>> *Please note that this statement is not for publication before 13 March. *
>>
>> All the best,
>> Deborah
>>
>>
>>
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