[governance] Re: GA 2nd Committee expected to adopt text

[Milton L Mueller]

I can't speak for Meryem but from the perspective of an advocate of internet freedom and openness there are strong reasons to be concerned about governments making protective statements about "traditions and religions" in the context of a discussion of international communications policy. I would think the reasons to be obvious, but to elaborate: the rights and freedoms that should be mentioned include the right to receive, impart information regardless of frontiers, which can also mean the right to publish or receive information that dissents from established traditions and religions in any given territory. 

--MM


> -----Original Message-----
> From: JFC Morfin [mailto:jefsey at jefsey.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:51 PM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Meryem Marzouki;
> governance at lists.cpsr.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] Re: GA 2nd Committee expected to adopt text
> 
> At 15:27 24/11/2010, Meryem Marzouki wrote:
> >The mention of "traditions and religions" is particularly concerning
> >here. As is the lack of *any* mention of rights or freedoms.
> 
> Could you explain your two concerns?
> (1) seems to be "technically" pretty neat and mandatory?
> (2) which rights and freedom would introduce into such a categorization?
> jfc
> 
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