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

Mon Apr 30 16:46:11 EDT 2012

Thanks Tracy, this is even better :)

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <
tracyhackshaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> An updated version of this Report is at
> http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-azerbaijan
>  On Apr 30, 2012 4:39 PM, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Katitza Rodriguez
>>> International Rights Director
>>> Electronic Frontier Foundationkatitza at eff.orgkatitza@datos-personales.org (personal email)
>>>
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