<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><span id="ydp37e80bc6docs-internal-guid-8f5ee463-7fff-2a43-c766-85380e77e206"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear IRPC community,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope this email finds you well. Below we present recent IRPC updates, upcoming activities, and opportunities. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRPC priorities for 2022</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IRPC Steering Committee (SC) met on the March 24 </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and May 19,</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2022.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year the IRPC SC is focusing on Article 5 (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freedom of Expression & Information on the Internet)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Article 18 (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right to Legal </span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remedy and Fair Trial for actions involving </span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Internet) and Article 19 (Right to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appropriate Social and International </span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Order for the Internet) of the Charter and highlighting issues such as the protection of the rights of refugees and displaced people online or cybercrime. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IRPC SC also welcomes further collaborations with other initiatives and organisations on these and other issues, including environmental sustainability, AI and Human Rights.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRPC recent activities</span></p><ul dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On April 28-29, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the IRPC attended the online event on </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frm.coe.int%2F220422-programme-ge-final%2F1680a64ce2&data=05%7C01%7C%7C33c87df6b18944bac4fc08da2e685e63%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637873323055821344%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p8YzuFNQRYWkKCm4E5mtWONdI68%2BhPgIM19MGMfgoDM%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freedom of Expression and Political Speech</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, organised by the Council of Europe.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On May 14, the IRPC participated in the YOUthDIG Webinar.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On June 1-2, the IRPC attended the Council of Europe's 21st Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) Plenary Meeting.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On June 2, the IRPC followed some of the sessions at the SwissIGF and</span> the launch of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx5_KVIce6g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="" style="background-color: inherit;">CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age at Stockholm +50</a><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IRPC also participated in the </span><a href="https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/10211867/human-rights-research-methods-conference-1-2-june-berlin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="background-color: inherit;" class="">FRA Research meeting on Human Rights</a><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">co-organized by the </span><a href="https://fra.europa.eu/en/event/2022/measuring-human-rights-european-union" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="background-color: inherit;" class="">EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) </a><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and the German Ministry of Justice. </span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming activities</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRPC at IGF 2022</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IRPC SC has been discussing the IRPC participation at this year’s IGF and is currently finalising the workshop proposals to meet the extended submission deadline. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IRPC at EuroDIG 2022</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The IRPC will be participating at the EuroDIG in Trieste from 20-22 June. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Members of the IRPC SC are part of the organising team for </span><a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/From_commitments_to_action:_Assessing_the_effectiveness_of_pan-European_policies_and_regulations_for_the_green_digital_transformation_%E2%80%93_WS_01_2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Workshop 1 "From commitments to action: Assessing the effectiveness of pan-European policies and regulations for the green digital transformation"</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which will be held on 21 June 2022 | 10:30 - 11:30 CEST. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opportunities</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Internet Society is now accepting applications for this year's </span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/igf-youth-ambassadors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="" style="">IGF Youth Ambassador Program</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The program is open for Internet Society members aged 18-30 who want to make a significant impact in their community, influence key Internet governance issues, receive training and mentoring, and engage with Internet stakeholders worldwide. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Applications are open until 23 June 2022 at 23:59 UTC.</span></font></span><div><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3">All the best,</font></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3">Meri </font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3">(on behalf of IRPC SC) </font></div><br></div></div></body></html>