[governance] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable [Please express your views]

Imran Ahmed Shah ias_pk at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 18 02:48:47 EDT 2012 

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Imran


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> From: Chaitanya Dhareshwar <chaitanyabd at gmail.com>
>To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> 
>Cc: Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> 
>Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2012, 11:31
>Subject: Re: [governance] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable [Please express your views]
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>+1!
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>On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
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>I agree Izumi. +1
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>>What do others think. Please indicate. (+1 to show support) and (-1 to show that you don't support the Proposal). 
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>>Kind Regards
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>>On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
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>>Dear list,
>>>
>>>APC has proposed this and I think IGC should support this.
>>>
>>>Comments welcome.
>>>
>>>izumi
>>>
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>>>
>>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>From:  <alice at apc.org>
>>>Date: 2012/10/12
>>>Subject: [igf_members] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable
>>>To: igf_members at intgovforum.org
>>>
>>>
>>>Dear Colleaques,
>>>
>>>We wish to submit this proposal for a Human Rights round Table.
>>>
>>>Apologies for submitting it a bit late, but hope you will consider it.
>>>
>>>Best regards
>>>Alice
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE
>>>IGF 2012
>>>
>>>Background
>>>
>>>During the IGF MAG meeting held in May 2012 in Geneva, several ways to
>>>develop the cross-cutting issues (human rights and development) were
>>>proposed. Particularly,  the group in charge of structuring the Taking
>>>Stock and the Way Forward session suggested that the second part of the
>>>session includes feedback from the cross-cutting
>>>
>>>themes which could be developed through round tables. It was supported by
>>>other MAG members (see transcripts MAG meeting 17 May)[1].
>>>
>>>Additionally, it is important to mention as a background element, that
>>>approximately 40 workshop proposals for the 2012 Internet Governance Forum
>>>make specific reference to human rights related issues, including privacy,
>>>freedom of expression, data rights, cyber security, and internet
>>>intermediary liability.
>>>
>>>Consumer rights are a growing area of interest, including the need for
>>>transparency, regulatory oversight, and mechanisms for addressing consumer
>>>complaints.  Data ownership and privacy are major issues in this area.
>>>
>>>Human rights in relation to security is a major theme for the IGF,
>>>including cybercrime, and the tension between privacy and security. There
>>>are several proposed workshops on the protection of children and youth, as
>>>well as practical workshops on surveillance and data protection.
>>>
>>>Developing best practices and legal frameworks is discussed in many of the
>>>workshop proposals, particularly in light of increasing restrictions on
>>>freedom of expression, and new liabilities for internet intermediaries.
>>>
>>>Multi-stakeholderism is a cross-cutting theme in the workshop proposals,
>>>particularly with respect to determining best practices and frameworks.
>>>
>>>Based on it, Kenya, in partnership with APC, Finland and Sweden, would
>>>like to propose the organisation of a human rights round table which look
>>>at how HR issues related to the internet were addressed in the various
>>>main sessions and workshops.
>>>
>>>
>>>Objective
>>>
>>>The objective of the human rights round table is to gather comprehensive
>>>feedback from the various main sessions and workshops in relation to which
>>>human rights issues were addressed by the various stakeholders and to use
>>>those inputs to feed the Taking Stock and the Way Forward session.  It
>>>will help us to increase knowledge and understanding of the human rights
>>>and the internet specific concerns and challenges the various stakeholders
>>>have as well as their proposals to address them in the framework of the
>>>internet governance debate.  It will also help to increase understanding
>>>of the linkages between the HR issues addressed in the various main
>>>sessions and the main IGF theme.
>>>
>>>Themes in analysis will include privacy, censorship, intermediary
>>>liability, cybercrime, among others.
>>>
>>>Format
>>>
>>>The round table will be held in a multi-stakeholder environment in which
>>>speakers/participants who took part of the various main sessions and
>>>workshops bring their perspectives in a concrete manner to feed the TSWF
>>>session and propose ways to advance the HR discussion within the IGF.
>>>
>>>
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>>Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>>P.O. Box 17862
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