[governance] Call for consensus - Statement by IGC supporting

[Jeanette Hofmann]

I do too.
jeanette

Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> 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
>>>>       
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>>> Programa de Políticas de TIC en América Latina / Latin American ICT Policy
>>>> Programme
>>>>
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