[IRP] FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC

michael gurstein gurstein
Thu Sep 15 15:14:58 EEST 2011


Me too...

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On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 2:09 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> 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> wrote:
>>
>> I agree that IRP should endorse this APC Statement.
>>
>> robert bodle
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
>> [irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of Dixie
>> Hawtin [Dixie at global-partners.co.uk]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:35 AM
>> To: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
>> 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] On
>> Behalf Of Henrik Almstr?m APC
>> Sent: 14 September 2011 19:42
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>> Cc: Joy Liddicoat; Anriette Esterhuysen; Valeria Betancourt; Karen Higgs;
>> Grady Johnson; Johan Hallenborg; irina.schoulgin-nyoni at foreign.ministry.se
>> 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, 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/>
>>
>> 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> 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>
>> skype: henrikalmstrom
>> henrik at apc.org<mailto:henrik at apc.org>
>> mobile: +27 72 311 9613
>>
>>
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