[governance] [bestbits] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55
Wisdom Donkor
wisdom.dk at gmail.com
Sun Mar 20 19:42:13 EDT 2016
Dear Marianne Franklin thanks for the clarification
*WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation
OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member
E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist
National Information Technology Agency (NITA)
Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI)
Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Tel; +233 20 812881
Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com
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On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Marianne Franklin <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Dear Wisdom
>
> To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human Rights
> and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a number of
> languages.
>
> http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/
>
> Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of levels,
> and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being undertaken at
> ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the IRPC Charter.
>
> A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these lists
> you posted the question to have been directly involved in this project too.
>
> Best wishes
> MF
>
>
>
>
> On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>
> *My Statement at the Public Forum*
>
>
> I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to
> building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own
> destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they
> experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity
> and transform the lives of others.
>
>
> “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while
> governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a
> threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'"
>
> There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which
> has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or
> neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights.
>
>
> “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system that
> protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress lies at
> risk,”
>
>
> The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court,
> and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter
> American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments
> attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records.
>
> As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016
> report that governments are broken international law in their national
> contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and
> 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where
> they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other
> violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed
> groups.
>
>
> Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments
> increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who work
> to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this
>
>
> “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society,
> many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their
> country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,”
>
>
>
> *My question now is:*
>
> 1. Is there any charter of human right and principles for the
> internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on
> the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to lead the process
> of bringing to the attention of the international bodies responsible for
> human right issues in relation to the internet from our part of the world?
>
>
>
> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
> ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation
> OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member
> E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist
> National Information Technology Agency (NITA)
> Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI)
> Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
> Tel; +233 20 812881
> Email: <wisdom_dk at hotmail.com>wisdom_dk at hotmail.com
> wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh
> wisdom.dk at gmail.com
> Skype: wisdom_dk
> facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk
> Website: <http://www.nita.gov.gh/>www.nita.gov.gh /
> <http://www.data.gov.gh/>www.data.gov.gh
> www.isoc.gh / <http://www.itag.org.gh/>www.itag.org.gh
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
> <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any
>> sort.
>>
>> The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that has been
>> logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for public consumption
>> particularly if determination has yet to be reached.
>>
>> Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a decent
>> sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one.
>>
>> For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due process
>> is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment.
>>
>> The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who
>> should also afford the accused party the right to be heard.
>>
>> Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a
>> matter for relevant authorities.
>>
>> Sala
>> On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" < <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com>
>> pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all
>>>
>>> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the
>>> Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the
>>> development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to
>>> reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender
>>> sensitisation.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Padmini Baruah
>>> V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.)
>>> NLSIU, Bangalore
>>> Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore
>>>
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