[governance] Call for consensus - Statement by IGC supporting

[Carlos A. Afonso]

I endorse the statement.

--c.a.

Deirdre Williams wrote:
> I support the statement.
> Deirdre Williams
> Saint Lucia
>
> 2009/9/10 Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel at gmail.com>:
>   
>> I support the statement.
>>
>> Marilia
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Katitza Rodriguez
>> <katitza at datos-personales.org> wrote:
>>     
>>> I endorse the statement
>>>       
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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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