[governance] UN Human Rights Council [Possible Statement from IGC???]
Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
Fri Feb 24 03:55:30 EST 2012
Thanks Joy and Anriette. Paul is drafting the initial text.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>wrote:
> Just adding one other message that I will try to get across next Wednesday:
>
> > 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
> >
>
> f) respect for human rights on the internet is an issue everywhere, not
> just in developing countries... as illustrated by trends in the US to
> use IP protection to limit the free flow of information, UK threats to
> restrict social networking during the London riots and so on..
>
> Anriette
>
>
>
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:*governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org
> > [mailto:governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org] *On Behalf Of *Salanieta
> > T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
> > *Sent:* Friday, 24 February 2012 11:40 a.m.
> > *To:* Paul Lehto
> > *Cc:* governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Shahzad Ahmad; Robert Guerra
> > *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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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/19RegularSession.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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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 <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > R. Guerra
> > > Phone/Cell: +1 202-905-2081 <tel:%2B1%20202-905-2081>
> > > Twitter: twitter.com/netfreedom <http://twitter.com/netfreedom>
> > > Email: rguerra at privaterra.org <mailto:rguerra at privaterra.org>
> > >
> > > 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 <http://accessnow.org> | rightscon.org
> > <http://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
> > <mailto: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
> > <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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Kind regards
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Joy Liddicoat
> > >>
> > >> Project Coordinator
> > >>
> > >> Internet Rights are Human Rights
> > >>
> > >> www.apc.org <http://www.apc.org>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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