[governance] Rights issues in Azerbaijan / What will CS @ Baku do?

[Katitza Rodriguez]

I always hear this rule about the fact that we can't name a "country" in 
a IGF meeting, and this is an UN rule. I really would like the link to 
this UN rule that I have never ever read.


On 4/30/12 11:51 AM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I always hear this rule about the fact that we can't name a "country" 
> in a UN meeting, and this is an UN rule. I really would like the link 
> to this UN rule that I have never ever read.
>
> Another unknown rule for me was the one that was applied to ONI when 
> they run their workshop in Egypt releasing the finding of their report 
> about Internet Censorship. Suddenly, an unknown rule was applied to 
> them without many of us not knowing that this rule exist.
>
> I fear that an unknown rule can be apply to some of our activists in 
> Baku if they do their job of raising the awareness of the violations. 
> We should make sure that w can have more UN Rapporteurs on the room to 
> help us deal with it. I know Frank La Rue will go but may be others 
> should join him.
>
> See news below about UN (not related) but again, UN High Commissioner 
> for Human Rights, is calling for the support of bloggers in their own 
> countries, we need to make sure that they can do the same in Baku.
>
> 25 April: Restrictions on NGOs worldwide undermining human rights, 
> says UN senior official
> Recent moves in a number of countries to limit the freedom of 
> non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are seriously undermining human 
> rights, a United Nations senior official said today, urging 
> governments to revise proposed laws that would restrict their capacity 
> to operate independently and effectively. “Civil society – including 
> NGOs, trade unions, human rights defenders, academics, journalists, 
> bloggers and others – plays an absolutely crucial role in ensuring 
> that human rights are protected in individual states,” said the UN 
> High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. “A dynamic and 
> autonomous civil society, able to operate freely, is one of the 
> fundamental checks and balances necessary for building a healthy 
> society, and one of the key bridges between governments and their 
> people. It is therefore crucial that NGOs are able to function 
> properly in countries in transition, as well as in established 
> democracies,” she added.
> http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?Cr1=&NewsID=41858
>
> On 4/30/12 10:27 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> With all the focus on IGF MAG renewal and remote participation, let's 
>> not forget that the Governance Caucus should not lose track of the 
>> violations of human rights that are being reported in Azerbaijan.
>>
>> We need to make sure the UN and Azeri hosts make commitments that 
>> allow for respect & protection of Freedom of expression and 
>> association not only for participants of the IGF  but also those in 
>> the country.
>>
>> As i've mentioned to many of you privately, we face a Tunis 2005 type 
>> scenario - that being, dealing with a well known and documented 
>> repressor of online activists and  human rights. We can not be 
>> complicit  in their repression nor be used as pawns in their PR 
>> campaign as to how great the country is.
>>
>> To not challenge the country to do better - before, during and after 
>> the IGF in Nov - is to not be faithful to the hard fought inclusion 
>> of Human Rights in the IGF 2005 summit documents.
>>
>> Look forward to everyone's comments.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> R. Guerra
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>>
>
>
> -- 
> Katitza Rodriguez
> International Rights Director
> Electronic Frontier Foundation
> katitza at eff.org
> katitza at datos-personales.org  (personal email)
>
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Katitza Rodriguez
International Rights Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
katitza at eff.org
katitza at datos-personales.org (personal email)

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