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

Thu Oct 18 12:37:36 EDT 2012

+1 (and reading this proposal as effectively recognizing not just
multistakeholderism but human rights as "cross-cutting issues" for all
groups.)

Paul R. Lehto, J.D.

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 2:26 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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