[IRP] Sign on letter for freedom of expression

[M.I.Franklin]

Yep. I agree.
MF

--On 21 October 2009 08:36 -0700 shaila mistry <shailam at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> From: Max Senges <maxsenges at gmail.com>
> To: Marco Pancini <pancini at google.com>; Jaco Aizenman
> <skorpio at gmail.com>; shaila mistry <shailam at yahoo.com>; Robin Gross
> <robin at ipjustice.org>; Vittorio Bertola <vb at bertola.eu>; Robert Guerra
> <guerra at freedomhouse.org>; Carlos Affonso Pereira de Souza
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> anja at cis-india.org; Graciela Selaimen <graciela at rits.org.br>; Lee W
> McKnight <lmcknigh at syr.edu>; Sylvia Caras <sylvia.caras at gmail.com>;
> rudi.vansnick <rudi.vansnick at isoc.be>; Jac sm Kee <jac at apcwomen.org>
> Cc: Irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> Sent: Tue, October 20, 2009 6:36:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [IRP] Sign on letter for freedom of expression
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> Hi everybody, Hi steering committee
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> I just learned that the attached letter will be submitted to the Ad Hoc
> Committee tomorrow. So if we want to co-sign it we need to do so fast.
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> Please express your doubts or endorsement ASAP.
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> And yes we should gear up for elections of a new steering committe @ the
> IGF!
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> Thanks
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> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Max Senges <maxsenges at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Robert
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> Thanks for sending this. I think it is a good and important statement and
> I would like to propose to the Internet Rights and Principles community
> to co-sign it if this is possible?
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> Naturally the statement implicitly includes freedom of expression on the
> internet, but is there a chance to add one sentence specifically
> highlighting how important it is not to curtail freedom of expression at
> the moment when the internet enables one global heterogenous
> trans-cultural public (discourse/media) sphere?
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> Best
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> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Internet Freedom
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> Dear all,
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> I wanted to forward  a letter that we are trying to get signatures
> on?some explanation is below:
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> The letter is aimed at an upcoming meeting in Geneva of the "Ad Hoc
> Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards," chaired by
> Algeria, that is examining potential gaps within the existing
> International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
> Discrimination (ICERD).  This committee was set up as a follow on to the
> Durban process.  States have already been asked to submit brief documents
> outlining their views on the issue of the ICERD and the compilation of
> those submissions is attached. The submissions of the Africa Group (pp.
> 29-32) and the OIC (pp. 39-41) contain extremely troubling language.  In
> particular, note the vision of the OIC regarding this new legal
> mechanism, which is pasted below.  There is a real danger that these
> groups will succeed in creating an international legal mechanism that
> requires states to place legal restrictions on language and speech deemed
> "defamatory" or insulting to religions.
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> Our thinking is to submit a joint statement that includes major freedom
> of expression groups, including IFEX members, which opposes the efforts
> to create new international law criminalizing defamation of religions.
> The letter will be sent to all members of the Ad Hoc Committee, as well
> as to Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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> The Ad Hoc Committee Meeting will convene in Geneva for two weeks
> (October 19-30).  According to the Program of Work, the discussion of
> issues related to religious defamation will begin on Wednesday, October
> 21.  For this reason, we are putting the deadline for signatures on
> Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST.
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> Regards,
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> Robert Guerra
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Dr Marianne Franklin
Reader/Convener of the Transnational Communications & Global Media Program
Media & Communications
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