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

[Emily Laidlaw]

I agree. I think the IRP coalition should definitely be a signatory.

Emily

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Anja Kovacs <anja at cis-india.org> wrote:

> Yes! :)
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> Anja
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> On Thu, 2009-09-10 at 12:25 +0100, 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 :
> >
> > *    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.
> >
> > 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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