[governance] Update on the intervention at HRC

Tue Jun 11 05:12:19 EDT 2013

And here is the version that was read by the Human Rights Watch intern,
Therese Arnesen. It was her first time and she did really well. As I
have said on other lists.. thanks a lot to all who worked on this and
thanks SO much to the Geneva-based CSOs who at incredibly short notice
stepped in to help us present it.

Also thanks to the HRC system.. considering that in one morning we had
to book a speaking slot in an already full agenda (26 NGO speakers were
registered for the Agenda item we were applying to) and send a letter
that someone else will ready the statement on APC's behalf it is quite
amazing that it all worked out.

However, it was just a statement, even if a good one. It would be very
useful to take these demands and also raise them at regional  level with
regional human rights bodies.

More people can sign on if they want to (good to see several IGC members
there already):

http://bestbits.net/prism-nsa/

It would also be good if Geneva-based people like Nick Ashton-Hart and
others who attend the HRC can alert HRC member state reps to the statement.

Anriette

On 10/06/2013 19:39, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> From a posting by Deborah Brown <deborah at accessnow.org> on the IRP
> and BestBits mailing lists...
>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
>
> --snip-----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> A quick update here:
>
>    - The intervention was made this afternoon at the HRC by APC and
>    Reporters Without Borders (through HRW, who was physically present in
>    Geneva and generously helped out). I've attached the shorter version
>      that Therese from HRW actually delivered, but please note in any
>      communication that officially it was APC and RSF that delivered
>      the statement, not HRW. In the actual intervention, Therese noted
>      that the statement was on behalf of over 30 organizations from all
>      over the world, which was the count at the time of the
>      intervention.
>    - The longer version of the statement (the one that is posted on Best
>    Bits) is posted on the HRC extranet here:
>    https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/23rdSession/OralStatements/APC_32.pdf(username:
> hrc extranet/password: 1session) You should all have PDF of the
>    final document that Anriette circulated a few hours ago.
>    - For those wishing to see the webcast, it should be archived later
>    today or tomorrow. It should be labeled something along the lines of
>      "23rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (27 May - 14
>      June 2013) 15h00-: General debate on item 8 – Vienna Declaration
>      of Action" somewhere on this page:
>    http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/23rd-regular-session-of-the-human-rights-council-27-may-14-june-2013/2178978643001/
>    - Tunisia delivered a cross-regional statement on behalf of a broad
>    group of governments on the internet and human rights. The core group
>    organizing this statement was led by Sweden, includes Brazil,
>      Nigeria, Tunisia, Turkey, and USA. The statement is good, but does
>      not reflect the recent developments on State surveillance at all.
>      Perhaps we can use the statement in further advocacy. Here's the
>      cross regional statement
>      https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/23rdSession/OralStatements/Tunisia_32.pdf(same
>      password as before) and I've also drafted it in drop box:
>      https://www.dropbox.com/s/j3fj55tyt6fvout/HRCcrossregionalstatementonInternet%26HR.pdf
>
> I think that's all for now. Looking forward to continuing this dialogue
> on surveillance on the Internet and next steps.
>
> Warm regards,
> Deborah
>
> {long message trail deleted here -- nb}
>

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anriette esterhuysen anriette at apc.org
executive director, association for progressive communications
www.apc.org
po box 29755, melville 2109
south africa
tel/fax +27 11 726 1692

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