[IRP] R: Support from coalitions for Statement by IGC supportingrights and principles

[Fiorello Cortiana]

Lisa,
 
I appreciate the statement you sent us, I hope that the IRP Coalition endorse it signing the text.
 
arrivederci
 
Fiorello Cortiana
 
IGF-Italy

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Da: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] Per conto di Lisa Horner
Inviato: gioved? 10 settembre 2009 13.26
A: Irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
Oggetto: [IRP] Support from coalitions for Statement by IGC supportingrights and principles



 

Hi all

 

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).

 

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.

 

Thanks,

Lisa

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FINAL STATEMENT (V6) - for consensus call


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.


*    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.


*    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.


*    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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