[governance] Call for consensus - Statement by IGC supporting

[Ian Peter]

Yes from me ­ well done


On 11/09/09 5:36 AM, "Willie Currie" <wcurrie at apc.org> wrote:

> I support the statement. Many thanks to the drafters.
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>> We¹re now past the deadline for comments, so I¹ve pasted a final version
>> below for the consensus call.  Please could you send a message to the list to
>> say if you support the statement or not. I¹ll now hand over to Ginger and Ian
>> to finalise and coordinate it getting read out at the IGF planning meeting.
>> I¹ll also get in touch with the DCs.
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>> Shaila ­ this version includes your edits, apart from in the final para as I
>> think Parminder¹s comments made sense.  Hope that¹s acceptable to you.
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>> Thanks everyone for your inputs.  I think it¹s a strong statement now.
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>> All the best,
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>> FINAL STATEMENT (V6) ­ for consensus call
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>> The Caucus [and undersigned DCs] repeat their request that the programme for
>> IGF-4 in Egypt gives greater priority to human rights.  The WSIS Declaration
>> and Tunis Agenda strongly reaffirmed the centrality of human rights in the
>> information society. Despite this, human rights and associated principles
>> have received too little attention at the IGF so
>> far. This is problematic because :
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>> *    Fundamental human rights such as the rights to freedom of expression,
>> privacy, civic participation, education and development are strongly
>> threatened by the actions and restrictive policies of a growing number of
>> actors vis a vis the internet, including state and private actors at both
>> national as well as global levels.
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>> *    The internet presents new opportunities for upholding and advancing
>> human rights, for example through enhancing access to knowledge and common
>> resources. It is vital that we build on and enhance these opportunities.
>> Ignoring these avenues to uphold human rights implies a serious opportunity
>> cost for the well being of peoples, globally.
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>> *    International human rights, as contained in the Universal Declaration of
>> Human Rights and confirmed by the core human rights treaties and other
>> universal human rights instruments, are legally binding.  The growing role of
>> information and communication technologies has not changed the legal
>> obligation of states that have ratified these instruments to respect, protect
>> and implement the human rights of their citizens.
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>> *    The human rights framework is an internationally agreed set of standards
>> that has practical as well as ethical value.  It balances different rights
>> against each other to preserve individual and public interest.  In addition
>> to its legally binding implications, human rights are therefore a useful tool
>> for addressing internet governance issues, such as how to deal with security
>> concerns on the internet in compliance with the rights to freedom of
>> expression and privacy.  Besides stating the obligations of states and
>> governments, the human rights framework also allows us to derive the rights
>> and responsibilities of other stakeholders.
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>> The Internet Governance Caucus [and undersigned DCs] call for the human
>> rights dimension of all internet governance issues to be included in the
>> planning and implementation of all future IGF sessions, so that human rights
>> are given the attention they deserve as cross-cutting issues.  This should
>> include explicit consideration of how global, regional and national policies
>> affect human rights, and the development of positive policy principles to
>> build an open and accessible internet for all.  The Caucus [and undersigned
>> DCs] would like to offer assistance to the organisers of the main plenary
>> sessions to do this, and would like to support all stakeholders through
>> providing access to relevant guidelines and experts. We see this upcoming IGF
>> in Egypt and future IGFs as renewed opportunity to make Rights and Principles
>> a core theme.
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