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

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> Message du 18/10/12 17:22
> De : "Presidencia Internauta" 
> A : governance at lists.igcaucus.org, "Jacqueline Morris" 
> Copie à : "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" 
> Objet : Re: [governance] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable [Please express your views]
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2012/10/18 Jacqueline Morris 
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On Oct 18, 2012 2:31 AM, "Chaitanya Dhareshwar"  wrote:

+1!
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On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro  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  wrote:
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Dear list,
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> APC has proposed this and I think IGC should support this.
> 
> Comments welcome.
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> izumi
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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> Date: 2012/10/12
> Subject: [igf_members] Proposal: Human Rights Roundtable
> To: igf_members at intgovforum.org
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> 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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