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

Thu Oct 18 11:18:35 EDT 2012

+1
On Oct 18, 2012 2:31 AM, "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" <chaitanyabd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> +1!
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree Izumi. +1
>>
>> What do others think. Please indicate. (+1 to show support) and (-1 to
>> show that you don't support the Proposal).
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> 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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