[governance] igc@ igf

[William Drake]

McT,

On 5/23/07 5:57 PM, "McTim" <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/23/07, William Drake <drake at hei.unige.ch> wrote:
> <snip>
>> 
>> What bits do you find objectionable, BTW?
>> 
> 
> The bit that adds a second cross cutting theme.

You're opposed to saying that human rights should be an overarching concern
of the IGF?  Huh.

I think Parminder said the suggestion came from Robin, and the 17 assembled
agreed to it easily, probably not imaging it'd be a bone of contention. It
is consistent with stances taken since the caucus was formed in early 2003
and participated in the broader CS coalition that pushed HR as an
overarching concern in all GIS issues in the Geneva Declaration and
thereafter. As such, I'd argue it does meet the Charter requirement that

>>>>       Such statements will reflect the vision, objectives and basic
>>>> principles of Civil Society in general, and the IGC in particular.
>>>> Such statements will try to interpret, in good faith, the assumed
>>>> general thinking of the caucus, based on past discussions and
>>>> documents, and should not contradict the positions taken by the
>>>> caucus in the past.

Anyway, I doubt that anyone in the room really fixed on this one sentence at
the end of a long statement all that much, that it have an impact on the
agenda, or that anyone will think that you are tarred by listserv
association with it.

Best,

Bill


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