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

Thu Oct 18 11:21:08 EDT 2012

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2012/10/18 Jacqueline Morris <jam at jacquelinemorris.com>

> +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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