[governance] Statement by IGC on Huan Qi's sentencing

[Imran Ahmed Shah (via governance Mailing List)]

 Dear All (IGC Members),
With reference to the following proposal on the subject, an EhterPad link is created for the joint collaboration and contribution efforts. Following draft has also been copied there for your. The IGC CS Statement is accessible through following URL Link:
https://bit.ly/2Yr9o71
This Etherpad is established on request form Sala, temporarily created on RiseUp.net

Thanking you and Best Regards
Imran Ahmed Shah
[for IGC WG for Website]

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   On Sunday, 4 August 2019, 12:40:41 GMT+5, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <governance at lists.riseup.net> wrote:  
 
 Dear All,
Further to the revised draft, I should add that he has advanced medical conditions that require treatment, see:
https://cpj.org/2019/07/chinese-court-sentences-journalist-huang-qi-to-12-.php

Sala
On Sun, 4 Aug 2019, 8:18 am Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro, <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,
Kindly find a revised draft, please feel free to suggest any changes as this is still early drafting stages. I have numbered the sentences for ease of reference and when commenting on replacements, refer to sentence number and suggest edits and revisions. 
Revised Draft 4th August, 2019 12:13am [Californian Time]


Proposed Revised  Draft

(1)TheCivil Society Internet Governance Caucus is deeply concerned by the sentencingof Chinese webmaster and human rights activist Huang Qi to 12 years in prisonfor allegedly leaking state secrets when he was promoting accountability andtransparency and good governance.  




(2) We note that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council this year. 




(3) The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus calls on China to aspire to subscribe to the Charter of the Internet Rights and Principles which was developed by the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles within the Internet Governance Forum and is available on the OHCHR website.





(4) We further note that Mr Huang Qi, was honouredby Reporters Without Borders in 2004 with the Cyber Freedom Prize. 




(5) Sincesetting up website, 64 Tianwang in 1998 to track human trafficking cases, overthe years, it has extended to reporting on persons exploited by governmentofficials and promoting good governance.


 

(6) Mr Huang Qi has greatly strengthened China asa country by bringing to the foreground these good governance issues includingbut not limited to corruption & human rights. 




(7) It is our view that Huang Qishould be honoured as a strong contributor to society. 

 

(8) Weurge the Chinese government to uphold its international commitments related tofair trial guarantees and the rule of law.  




(9)We call on China to recognizethat Mr Huang’s actions are part of keeping government accountable to thepeople. 




(10) We call for the immediate release of Mr. Huang, and to allow him accessto his family, medical care, and legal counsel as soon as possible.  




(11) Wealso call on China to end undue restrictions on the freedom of movement of hisfamily and those who assisted him.

 

ENDS
    

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