[governance] Statement by IGC supporting rights and principles

[McTim]

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Meryem Marzouki<marzouki at ras.eu.org> wrote:
>
> Le 8 sept. 09 à 11:38, William Drake a écrit :
>
>> Hi Meryem,
>>
>> On Sep 8, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Meryem Marzouki wrote:
>>
>>> Such a short statement, which purpose is to put the HR issue on the table
>>> at IGF -- and nothing more -- should remain general enough.
>>> If there is real and shared insistance that the sentence be watered down,
>>> then we could says "... threatened by SOME current IG processes and
>>> practice". Although this seems obvious..
>>> Finally, a statement should be read in its globality. The final paragraph
>>> mentions "global, regional and national policiies", showing that the
>>> statement makes a difference between these policies at different levels.
>>
>> My suggestion pertained to the examples Ginger gave, which were of
>> national level government censorship.  If you'd like to suggest more
>> encompassing yet differentiated language and try to get consensus on it feel
>> free, but as McTim notes, "are threatened by current internet governance
>> processes and practice" seems too sweepingly totalizing.
>
> If it seems totalizing, then let's make sure there is no misunderstanding,
> and have the statement simply says "... threatened by SOME OF THE current IG
> processes and practice". Is that agreeable to you and Mc Tim?

As bill says, there is still room for confusion. If we want to name
and shame, let's do it.  I was happy with bills language. Otherwise,
let's strike the para.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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