[governance] UN Human Rights Council [Possible Statement from IGC???]

Joy Liddicoat joy at apc.org
Fri Feb 24 03:31:35 EST 2012


Hi all - the deadline for making written submissions to the HRC has passed. 

However, it is still possible to send comments (treated as informal but
still published) on the panel concept paper (copy attached - this has the
questions the panel will discuss). These comments can be sent to the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. We will send another update on
more detailed activities soon but, if it is helpful, our key messages will
include that the panel is important and should be supported because:

a) our human rights apply on the internet

b) therefore the HRC must build the internet into its work (that includes
its procedures like the UPR, special mandate holders, OHCHR etc)

c) governments also need to respect, protect and promote these at national
level (including access)

d) all human rights organisations need to consider this and

e) this is critical now because of FX and the role of the internet in
enabling other rights, like development, democratisation and so on

 

Kind regards

 

Joy

 

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Subject: Re: [governance] UN Human Rights Council [Possible Statement from
IGC???]

 

 

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Paul Lehto <lehto.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

I would be willing to work on a draft.  I see we would like to send a
statement by 29 February, but the excerpted email below it suggests
statements are due by the 13th of February.  Will a statement from IGC be
timely and accepted?


The Submissions with the 13th February, 2012 are for the Council meeting but
the meeting starts in the tail end of February and should not stop us from
publishing a Statement although in retrospect it would have been great to
make submissions for the 13th.

Be great if you could initiate the draft Paul and put to the list so that we
can call for contributions and comments etc before we initiate the rough
consensus from the list.

Best Regards,
Sala


Paul Lehto, J.D.

 

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
<salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,

I had asked the IGC whether people were interested in putting a statement.
If we are, then this is a great time to initiate a draft so we can call for
contributions and get feedback and put to the list for 48 hours through the
statement workspace which can then be sent on. We would like to send a
Statement by the 29th February, 2012.

The 19th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council will take place between
27th February till 23rd March, 2012 see:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session19/Pages/19Regul
arSession.aspx

Excerpt from Joy Liddicoat's email:
Following on from the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression's annual
report in 2011, an expert panel is being held during HRC 19. The session
will take place on Wed 29 Feb and is being organised by the government of
Sweden and OHCHR. APC will be attending and participating in the panel
event.
>>
>>
>> We would like to reach out to others to find out who else might be
planning on attending or making submissions (which are due Monday 13 Feb)
and, if so, how we might be able to collaborate or support these. If you are
making submissions or statements, we would encourage you to draw on and cite
www.giswatch.org <http://www.giswatch.org/>  released in December 2011 which
includes 55 country reports and other material as well as an introduction
from Frank La Rue.
>>
>> If you are planning other activities, campaigns or events around the
panel, please do let us know so that we can support or collaborate if
possible.
>>

Given the numerous contributions and acclamations in relation to Human
Rights on the list through the various threads, we should consider putting
in a Statement. Any volunteers to initiate a draft?

Another option is for people to concentrate on various aspects of human
rights:-

*	privacy
*	security
*	freedom of expression
*	intellectual property

or not but feel free to add your thoughts and contributions.


Kind Regards,
Sala

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
<salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

The Swedish Government was also responsible for getting it onto the Agenda:


See: http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/15079/a/176945?setEnableCookies=true




Swedish success in Geneva for freedom of expression on the Internet


On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a decision to
arrange a panel discussion on freedom of expression on the Internet at its
next session in March 2012. The decision was adopted on the initiative of
Sweden, with the support of over fifty states from throughout the world.
This will be the first time that the Council discusses the issue of freedom
of expression on the Internet. 

"This is a major success for Sweden, which has pushed for the human rights
issue to apply online as well as offline", says Carl Bildt, Minister for
Foreign Affairs.

Earlier this year, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection
of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, presented a
report on freedom of expression on the Internet. At the UN Human Rights
Council's session in June, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt gave a
speech in support of several of the conclusions presented in La Rue's
report. Sweden's address won the support of a number of influential
countries, including India, Brazil and South Africa.

This is the background to how, at its 18th session which will conclude
today, the Council was able to decide to invite a panel of experts and
representatives of governments, the UN system, the business sector and civil
society to discuss the issue. This means that the issue of freedom of
expression on the Internet will be placed on the agenda of the UN Human
Rights Council for the first time. 

 

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 6:12 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
<salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,

We can also put together a Statement before the 29th February, 2012 and use
the link that Joy sent us to draw resources from. I also note that there has
been alot of discussions around this theme specifically over the years.

We can capture these thoughts in a statement. Any volunteers to put together
a first draft for others to comment.

Kind Regards,
Sala

 

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
wrote:

Dear Robert,

What exactly is the argument against human rights as an IGF theme? Kindly do
send a bit of background from the MAG consultation, if possible.

Best wishes & regards
Shahzad

Sent from my iPhone


On Feb 19, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org> wrote:

> Brett,
>
> In regards to recommendation #3 - that "The Internet Governance Forum
should be encouraged to make human rights its central theme", well, that was
proposed at the open IGF MAG meeting that took place in Geneva this past
week. Unfortunately, there was a lack of consensus on the proposal and it
was not accepted.
>
> As an alternative, many of the Civil Society participants in the meeting
have suggested that Human Rights be one of the cross cutting themes at the
2012 IGF. That alternative
> is still being discussed.
>
> Between now and the next open consultation in May a coordinated effort is
needed to make sure the existing MAG keeps that option open.
>
> regards
>
> Robert
>
>
> --
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>
> On 2012-02-19, at 12:06 PM, Brett Solomon wrote:
>
>> Thanks Joy,
>>
>> Access put in a submission to the Human Rights Council ahead of the High
Level Panel on the Right to Freedom of Expression on the Internet (Feb 29).
>>
>> We decided to focus on digital security as a precursor for the
realization of Article 19 online, because without digital security, civil
society groups and human rights defenders in particular cannot act with
confidence, express their opinions safely or gain online access to the
broader constellation of human rights.
>>
>> For those who are interested, our brief submission and recommendations
can be found here:
>>
>>
https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/access-tells-the-human-
rights-council-to-protect-digital-rights
>>
>> It'd be good to know who else is planning to be in Geneva for the actual
Panel.
>>
>> Brett
>>
>> --
>> Brett Solomon
>> Executive Director | Access
>> accessnow.org | rightscon.org
>> +1 917 969 6077 <tel:%2B1%20917%20969%206077>  | skype: brettsolomon |
@accessnow
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Joy Liddicoat <joy at apc.org> wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> This is a heads up about a forthcoming event at the UN Human Rights
Council (and apologies for any double ups in list postings).
>>
>> Following on from the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression's
annual report in 2011, an expert panel is being held during HRC 19. The
session will take place on Wed 29 Feb and is being organised by the
government of Sweden and OHCHR. APC will be attending and participating in
the panel event.
>>
>>
>>
>> We would like to reach out to others to find out who else might be
planning on attending or making submissions (which are due Monday 13 Feb)
and, if so, how we might be able to collaborate or support these. If you are
making submissions or statements, we would encourage you to draw on and cite
www.giswatch.org released in December 2011 which includes 55 country reports
and other material as well as an introduction from Frank La Rue.
>>
>> If you are planning other activities, campaigns or events around the
panel, please do let us know so that we can support or collaborate if
possible.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy Liddicoat
>>
>> Project Coordinator
>>
>> Internet Rights are Human Rights
>>
>> www.apc.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
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