[governance] Fall ICANN meeting in Cairo - Rights discussion off the agenda ... ?

[Robert Guerra]

As many of you may know,  ICANN has recently announced that Cairo has  
been selected to host its 33rd International Public Meeting <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may08.htm 
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Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) published a public statement  
the other day in which he and other congressional representatives seem  
to indicate that ICANN promotes free speech principles. However recent  
comments by members of the ICANN at-large advisory committee as well  
as members of  ICANN staff seem to indicate that issues of freedom of  
expression, censorship and internet freedom is NOT of concern to ICANN.

ref - http://markey.house.gov/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3342&Itemid=125

Perhaps what is needed is that internet users start an advocacy  
campaign to make it clear to ICANN and its at-large advisory committee  
that Internet Freedom is not optional - but a right of that should be  
promoted and included as a core organizational value.

regards

Robert
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