[IRP] FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC
parminder
parminder
Thu Sep 15 15:09:41 EEST 2011
Agree with below.
On Thursday 15 September 2011 05:34 PM, Ginger Paque wrote:
> Agree with Robert/Dixie.
>
> On 15 September 2011 07:29, Bodle, Robert <Robert_Bodle at mail.msj.edu
> <mailto:Robert_Bodle at mail.msj.edu>> wrote:
>
> I agree that IRP should endorse this APC Statement.
>
> robert bodle
>
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> Subject: [IRP] FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on
> Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC
>
> Dear IRPers ? let?s endorse this Statement by APC supporting the
> Swedish government proposal for an expert panel on freedom of
> expression and the Internet at the UN!
> Please say if you agree or not,
> Thanks, Dixie
>
> From: henrik.almstrom at gmail.com <mailto:henrik.almstrom at gmail.com>
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> <mailto:henrik.almstrom at gmail.com>] On Behalf Of Henrik Almstr?m APC
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> Subject: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on Freedom
> of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC
>
> Dear all,
>
> Following the activities during the HRC 17 in June, including the
> APC parallel event on Frank La Rue's report and the cross-regional
> Statement by Sweden<http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/14186/a/170565>,
> we are now excited to inform you about the most recent
> developments on the subject:
>
> *** Swedish Government will during the current HRC session propose
> an expert panel to be convened at the next session (HRC19). APC is
> issuing the statement below to support this proposal and we hope
> you are interested in endorsing this statement to support this
> important process. ***
>
> Please find the statement online at http://rights.apc.org
> <http://rights.apc.org/>, where you will also find APCs other work
> on Internet Rights.
>
> Kind regards
> Henrik Almstrom and the internet Rights team at APC
>
>
>
> *************
> NO EMBARGO
>
>
> APC STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR AN EXPERT PANEL ON FREEDOM OF
> EXPRESSION AND THE INTERNET AT THE UN
>
> JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (APC) Wednesday September 14 -- At this
> extraordinary time for human rights, social media and the
> internet, we strongly endorse the proposal of the Swedish
> Government for an expert panel on the promotion and protection of
> freedom of expression on the internet to be convened at the 19th
> Session of the Human Rights Council.
>
> We call on all UN Member States to support this initiative.
>
> Following the annual report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right
> to Freedom of Opinion and Expression at the 17th Session of the
> Human Rights Council, forty governments affirmed that the same
> human rights that apply offline, also apply online, to the
> internet and social media. Those governments stated that ?Only in
> a few exceptional and limited circumstances can restrictions on
> content be acceptable. Such restrictions must comply with
> international human rights law, notably Article 19 of the ICCPR.?
>
> APC agrees that international human rights standards are the
> foundation for all States to respect, protect and promote human
> rights. These standards must apply to new technologies, including
> social media and the internet which are used by billions of people
> around the globe. The interface of human rights and the internet
> is a new issue for the Human Rights Council, but one that is
> quickly emerging in multiple areas. The Council?s recently
> released General Comment No. 34 on Article 19 of the International
> Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) includes specific
> reference to the internet in the context of freedom of expression.
>
> To be effective, the proposed panel must be constituted through an
> open process and ensure the engagement of all, particularly
> vulnerable and marginalised groups, in accordance with the rights
> based approach and principles of multi-stakeholder participation,
> information-sharing, participation and transparency.
>
> There is a clear need for a process through which the Council can
> consider these issues across its mandate. The consideration of
> human rights online must be institutionalised if it is to be
> effective. An expert panel will start the necessary dialogue in
> the HRC which we believe should eventually extend beyond freedom
> of expression to include all human rights, civil and political as
> well as cultural, social and economic rights.
> ============================
> The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an
> international network and non-profit organisation founded in 1990
> that wants everyone to have access to a free and open internet to
> improve lives and create a more just world. www.apc.org
> <http://www.apc.org/><http://www.apc.org/>
>
> If you wish to endorse this statement please send your name and
> organisation (if applicable) to grady at apc.org
> <mailto:grady at apc.org><mailto:grady at apc.org
> <mailto:grady at apc.org>> with ?Endorsement? in the subject line.
>
> END
> ****************
>
>
> --
> Henrik Almstr?m
> Association for Progressive Communications, APC
> Johannesburg, South Africa
> www.apc.org <http://www.apc.org/><http://www.apc.org
> <http://www.apc.org/>>
> skype: henrikalmstrom
> henrik at apc.org <mailto:henrik at apc.org><mailto:henrik at apc.org
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