[governance] Last minute addition?? Consensus call on rights

[Ahmed Swapan Mahmud]

Yes on both text. Yes again.

Ahmed Swapan
VOICE

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Guru <guru at itforchange.net> wrote:

> Yes to both statements....
>
> Thanks Ian,
>
> regards
> Guru
>
> Ian Peter wrote:
>
>> Folks, sorry to have to do this, but it has been pointed out to me that in
>> the final text I left out an important paragraph which appears to be
>> universally accepted as important, as below.
>>
>>
>> "The right to freedom of expression is at the very heart of the Internet's
>> open and participatory nature, and both new opportunities for, and new
>> threats to, this right have emerged in the digital ecology."
>>
>> It's important to add this, I think, and I apologise for its omission. It
>> was discussed and accepted widely in preparation of this document.
>>
>> I suggest it be added before "Other important Internet policy areas" in
>> the
>> text.
>>
>> Please if you oppose this addition to the text which seems to be getting
>> widespread support, say so clearly now. It was my omission and was not a
>> controversial section in the discussions that preceded the final version
>> as
>> far as I can see.
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
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