[IRP] Support from coalitions for Statement by IGC supporting rights and principles

[Robin Gross]

Thank you very much, Lisa!    This is a very important statement and  
I believe the coalition should endorse it wholeheartedly.

Best,
Robin

On Sep 10, 2009, at 4:25 AM, Lisa Horner wrote:

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> Hi all
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> Please see below a statement drafted by the Internet Governance  
> Civil Society Caucus on human rights and internet governance to be  
> read out at the IGF planning meeting next week.  We?re hoping that  
> dynamic coalitions will also support and sign the statement.   
> Please could you let me know if you?re happy for the IRP coalition  
> to be a signatory, preferably by the end of the day on Friday  
> (tomorrow).
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> The statement?s gone through quite an extensive drafting process  
> already, so I?m afraid we can?t accept changes and edits right now,  
> just yes or no.
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> Thanks,
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> Lisa
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> FINAL STATEMENT (V6) ? for consensus call
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> The Caucus [and undersigned DCs] repeat their request that the  
> programme for IGF-4 in Egypt gives greater priority to human  
> rights.  The WSIS Declaration and Tunis Agenda strongly reaffirmed  
> the centrality of human rights in the information society. Despite  
> this, human rights and associated principles have received too  
> little attention at the IGF so
> far. This is problematic because :
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> *    Fundamental human rights such as the rights to freedom of  
> expression, privacy, civic participation, education and development  
> are strongly threatened by the actions and restrictive policies of  
> a growing number of actors vis a vis the internet, including state  
> and private actors at both national as well as global levels.
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> *    The internet presents new opportunities for upholding and  
> advancing human rights, for example through enhancing access to  
> knowledge and common resources. It is vital that we build on and  
> enhance these opportunities. Ignoring these avenues to uphold human  
> rights implies a serious opportunity cost for the well being of  
> peoples, globally.
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> *    International human rights, as contained in the Universal  
> Declaration of Human Rights and confirmed by the core human rights  
> treaties and other universal human rights instruments, are legally  
> binding.  The growing role of information and communication  
> technologies has not changed the legal obligation of states that  
> have ratified these instruments to respect, protect and implement  
> the human rights of their citizens.
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> *    The human rights framework is an internationally agreed set of  
> standards that has practical as well as ethical value.  It balances  
> different rights against each other to preserve individual and  
> public interest.  In addition to its legally binding implications,  
> human rights are therefore a useful tool for addressing internet  
> governance issues, such as how to deal with security concerns on  
> the internet in compliance with the rights to freedom of expression  
> and privacy.  Besides stating the obligations of states and  
> governments, the human rights framework also allows us to derive  
> the rights and responsibilities of other stakeholders.
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> The Internet Governance Caucus [and undersigned DCs] call for the  
> human rights dimension of all internet governance issues to be  
> included in the planning and implementation of all future IGF  
> sessions, so that human rights are given the attention they deserve  
> as cross-cutting issues.  This should include explicit  
> consideration of how global, regional and national policies affect  
> human rights, and the development of positive policy principles to  
> build an open and accessible internet for all.  The Caucus [and  
> undersigned DCs] would like to offer assistance to the organisers  
> of the main plenary sessions to do this, and would like to support  
> all stakeholders through providing access to relevant guidelines  
> and experts. We see this upcoming IGF in Egypt and future IGFs as  
> renewed opportunity to make Rights and Principles a core theme.
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