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

[Robert Guerra]

Given past experiences, my recommendation would be that -  as a minimum workshop proposals that touch on Free expression and/or rights issues need to not only be supported - but also carefully monitored to make sure there isn't undue interference from the Azeri hosts and/or UN 


regards

Robert
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On 2012-05-02, at 10:24 AM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote:

> Hola Robert,
> 
> comments below:
> 
> On 5/2/12 9:15 AM, Robert Guerra wrote:
>> On 2012-05-02, at 3:13 AM, Roland Perry wrote:
>> 
>>> In message<855077AC3D7A7147A7570370CA01ECD214F43D at SUEX10-mbx-10.ad.syr.edu>, at 22:03:02 on Tue, 1 May 2012, Milton L Mueller<mueller at syr.edu>  writes
>>>>> Do you at least agree it wasn't a "workshop"? I know it sounds pedantic,
>>>> [Milton L Mueller] It was a reception with food. And your point is...?
>> A workshop is part of the official programme, and both interruptions and poorly briefed organisers would be more serious.
>> The incident in Sharm was not the only one where the IGF secretariat has stepped in and stopped a critical conversation related to rights.
>> 
>> Last year's workshop session in Nairobi on - The Internet in the Post-Revolution Phase — Challenges of Political Engagement and the Safety of Citizens" was cancelled for reasons unknown at the very last minute. However, the people stayed in the room and a very lively and engaging conversation took place. In fact, the session - according to Keith Drazek from Verisign proved to be one of the successes of the whole event.
>> 
>> IGF Nairobi - Success of the Multi-stakeholder Model
>> http://www.circleid.com/posts/igf_nairobi_success_of_the_multi_stakeholder_model/
>> 
>> The Secretariat tried to remove the video archive of the session from the official record. But luckily, it was saved - let's see for how long.
> 
> I did not hear about this. I'm astonished. Do you know if they are editing the reports to at their own whim? Is there more cases like this documented?
> 
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