[governance] Fwd: [igf_members] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable

[parminder]

Dear Izumi,

As you know I have submitted a detailed comment on this proposal to the 
MAG list which I will presently forward. I havent got any response from 
the organisers, which I still hope will come. I think we should wait for 
their response before we can form a view on it. However, if you support 
the idea whether any clarification is provided on my comments
or not, you can make the case for that here.

Best regards, parminder


On Thursday 18 October 2012 06:50 AM, Izumi AIZU wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> APC has proposed this and I think IGC should support this.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> izumi
>
>
>
> ---------- 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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