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

Mon Apr 30 16:39:20 EDT 2012

Dear All,

This is the 2011 World Report Human Rights Report on Azerbaijan, see:
http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2011/azerbaijan

Kind Regards,
Sala

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Katitza Rodriguez <katitza at eff.org> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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>
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> Katitza Rodriguez
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> Katitza Rodriguez
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