[governance] Call for consensus - Statement by IGC supporting

[Stefano Trumpy]

>I endorse signing the statement also and am very glad that this 
>caucus is taking this issue up with the IGF. Many thanks to the 
>drafters and editors of the statement too.

I suport this statemant.
Stefano Trumpy

>
>Thank you,
>Robin
>
>
>On Sep 10, 2009, at 12:36 PM, Willie Currie wrote:
>
>>I support the statement. Many thanks to the drafters.
>>
>>Willie
>>
>>Lisa Horner wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>We're now past the deadline for comments, so I've 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. 
>>>I'll now hand over to Ginger and Ian to finalise and coordinate it 
>>>getting read out at the IGF planning meeting. I'll also get in 
>>>touch with the DCs.
>>>
>>>Shaila - this version includes your edits, apart from in the final 
>>>para as I think Parminder's comments made sense. Hope that's 
>>>acceptable to you.
>>>
>>>Thanks everyone for your inputs. I think it's a strong statement now.
>>>
>>>All the best,
>>>
>>>Lisa
>>>
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>>>
>>>FINAL STATEMENT (V6) - for consensus call
>>>
>>>
>>>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 :
>>>
>>>* 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>* 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>* 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>* 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.
>>>
>>>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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