[governance] Fwd: Internet Governance Caucus letter to ISOC Cameroon

[Nyangkwe Agien Aaron]

Already forwarded to the local Press

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> The letter has been sent (see bellow). Please do dissimulate to other ISOC
> Cameroon Chapter individual members and to the press as appropriate.
>
> Special thanks to Mawaki and Norbert who led this process.
>
> Best regards,
> A
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
> Date: 2017-02-02 16:10 GMT+02:00
> Subject: Internet Governance Caucus letter to ISOC Cameroon
> To: info at isoc-cameroon.org
> Cc: Dawit Bekele <bekele at isoc.org>, dogniez at isoc.org, Chapter Delegates <
> Chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>, jnoulaye at gmail.com,
> mail at connectedcommunity.org, Manga Balbine <babyambassa at yahoo.fr>
>
>
> Dear ISOC Cameroon leadership,
>
> Please do find attached and copied bellow a statement from the Internet
> Governance Caucus (IGC) with regards to the current Internet shutdown
> affecting some regions of Cameroon.
>
> Best regards,
> Arsene Tungali, IGC Coordinator
>
> ---Statement begins---
>
> To the ISOC Cameroon Chapter
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC, http://igcaucus.org )
> is a global network of civil society actors who originally came together in
> the context of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to
> promote global public interest objectives in Internet governance policy
> making.
>
> We are firmly convinced that Internet shutdowns are not acceptable in
> regard to any region and not justifiable in any way, and that such
> shutdowns must be opposed vigorously.
>
> We would have expected everyone who associates themselves with ISOC to be
> committed to ISOC's principle stating that “The Internet is for Everyone”.
>
> For further elaboration of the important principle of Internet access and
> affordability along with related rights and freedoms, we refer to the
> African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms,
> http://africaninternetrights.org/articles/ .
>
> In light of these principles and rights, we would like to respectfully
> urge the ISOC Cameroon Chapter to adopt a corresponding strong stance in
> regard to Internet shutdowns in some regions of the country, and to
> denounce and oppose such dreadful measures with all earnestness.
>
> The reason why we write to you in this matter is a posting to our mailing
> list on January 26, 2017, which was signed “ISOC Cameroon, President” and
> which expressed views that were not at all consistent with the above.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Internet Governance Caucus (IGC)
>
> ---Statement ends---
> ------------------------
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