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

Thu Sep 15 15:20:32 EEST 2011

Agreed.

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 07:34:26AM -0430, Ginger Paque (gpaque at gmail.com) 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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