AW: [governance] Fall ICANN meeting in Cairo - Rights

[Adam Peake]

there was no support for the proposal.  I hope I 
am right in saying that in the end even the 
proposer forgot she/he had proposed it.

Adam




>it would indeed be grave if any discussions 
>regarding rights & freedom of expression were 
>removed from the IGF.
>
>I would assume - i hope correctly - that the EU, 
>US, Canada and other countries that supported 
>the inclusion of rights as a key topic for the 
>IGF to discuss did not concur with the 
>proposal...
>
>regards
>
>Robert
>
>
>On 26-May-08, at 12:28 PM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
>
>>So we move to yet another forum...
>>Was the proposal approved?  Did it look like it was getting support?
>>Jacqueline
>>Kleinwächter wrote:
>>>BTW,  in the recent IGF Consultations a 
>>>representative from aother big country (not 
>>>the US) has proposed that FOE should be 
>>>discussed ONLY in the new Human Rights 
>>>Council. The IGF should concentrate on 
>>>"technical issues".  wolfgang
>>>
>>>________________________________
>>>
>>>Von: Milton L Mueller [mailto:mueller at syr.edu]
>>>Gesendet: Mo 26.05.2008 17:48
>>>An: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Jacqueline A. Morris; Robert Guerra
>>>Betreff: RE: [governance] Fall ICANN meeting in Cairo - Rights discussion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Jacqueline A. Morris [mailto:jam at jacquelinemorris.com]
>>>>
>>>>Hi all
>>>>This seems a little skewed.
>>>>From my reading of the recent discussion, it's not that those issues
>>>>are not of CONCERN to ICANN staff and the ALAC and others,
>>>>but rather it is not seen as part of ICANN's very narrow mission and
>>>>
>>>focus.
>>>
>>>Perhaps Jackie you should read the GAC Policy Advice on new gTLDs.
>>>http://gac.icann.org/web/home/gTLD_principles.pdf
>>>And you should read the GNSO report on new gTLDs.
>>>http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/
>>>
>>>Both address freedom of expression issues. Both take the "wrong"
>>>position if you believe in freedom of expression. Anyway, no one who
>>>reads them can reasonably state that ICANN is confined to a "technical
>>>remit."
>>>
>>>>This is IMO far more an issue for the IGF than for ICANN's
>>>>technical remit.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The idea that ICANN has only a technical coordinator's job is a myth
>>>that has been decisively refuted countless times.
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