[IRP] IRP Digest, Vol 32, Issue 12
Joy Liddicoat
joy
Sat Sep 17 11:52:08 EEST 2011
Hi all and thanks for the support on this.
Just following up on Parminder's note about working towards a fuller rights
discourse across various policy spaces. FYI, APC has this year raised
internet rights issues across a range of UN spaces including: a submission
to the UN Social Forum which has the right to development as its focus in
October this year; a submission to the annual meeting of UN special mandate
holders (which includes Special Rapporteurs on various economic, cultural
and social rights); and comments in the interactive dialogue with the
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women at HRC 17.
It would be great to know what others are doing.
Cheers
Joy
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Today's Topics:
1. UNANIMOUS DECISION MADE! APC Statement of Support for An
Expert Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN
HRC (Dixie Hawtin)
2. Re: FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on
Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC (parminder)
3. Re: FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on
Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC (shaila mistry)
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Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:28:10 +0100
From: Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk>
To: "irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
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Subject: [IRP] UNANIMOUS DECISION MADE! APC Statement of Support for
An Expert Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN
HRC
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Great! Thanks everybody - clearly there is a very strong feeling that this
is an important initiative (and specific appreciation of APC's approach of
emphasizing the full range of human rights). Please forward on information
about this initiative to your networks - particularly if you have any
contacts with your governments and can ask them to endorse Sweden's proposal
at the Human Rights Council.
In other news:
*Thank you Tapani for having the 10 Internet Rights and Proposals translated
in to Arabic! They have been checked, a few changes have been made - the
final version is here:
http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/userfiles/file/Arabic%20translation.p
df. Please share this link with your Arabic-speaking friends and networks.
If anyone can help with any other languages (Mandarin, Japanese, Russian,
Hindi, Urdu, Malay, Persian, etc.) Please do... let's have as many languages
as possible before the IGF!
*A Statement relating internet governance to social justice in the context
of the East African famine is being together by a small team headed by the
wonderful Marianne Franklin. The aim of the statement is to get people at
the conference thinking about the role the Internet has in shaping the
world, and also to try and get people to make some donation (however small)
towards relief. The statement will be sent around in the next week, keep
your eyes peeled.
Best,
Dixie
-----Original Message-----
From: Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) [mailto:nmutungu at gmail.com]
Sent: 15 September 2011 15:42
To: Fiorello Cortiana
Cc: Dixie Hawtin; irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
Subject: Re: [IRP] R: FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on
Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC
+ 1 in agreement.
Regards,
2011/9/15, Fiorello Cortiana <f.cortiana at provincia.milano.it>:
> agree
>
> Fiorello Cortiana
>
> ________________________________
>
> Da: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] Per conto
> di Dixie Hawtin
> Inviato: gioved? 15 settembre 2011 12.36
> A: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> Oggetto: [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
> To: afapredesa2 at yahoo.org; fouadbajwa at gmail.com;
> sheherwzade at arc-international.net; aipazcomun at gmail.com;
> rasha at aucegypt.edu; wlasky at gmail.com; motabac at imber.rc;
> helsinkitadiu at yahoo.com; renate.bloom at gmail.com; judith.kron at yahoo.de;
> anne.pineau at csn.qc.cn; skujur at creaworld.org;
> annvetron.schmicler at gmail.com; laura.stefani8 at gmail.com;
> onvginebra at mmrree.gov.ec; sza at eda.admin.ch; vrho85 at gmx.de;
> katyn.fokin at forman.fi; fungaijames at gmail.com; Dixie Hawtin; Rebecca
> Zausmer; adv_igit at hrm.org; acsanyi at kum.hu; fbadii at unog.ch;
> ferguson at ichrp.org; m.theidren at ishc.ch; b.kaur at ishr.ch;
> myewon at kocsc.or.kr; saleemwani at hotmail.com; rjparson13 at gmail.com;
> normanlizamo at ties.it.int; marult at um.dk; sybilla.levenston at gmail.com;
> welius.dragomir at opf-eu.org; gbenja.seson at pinigeria.ng;
> marian.delemontex at gmail.com; helsack at gmail.com;
> libert.expresion at gmail.com; jsorensen at gmail.com;
> arthit at thanetizon.org; sheyna.arthur at unctad.org; shaffeam at plu.edu;
> framet at state.gov; faisalrehmanmalik at gmail.com;
> orldpeaceforum at hotmail.com; jana.brandt1 at gmail.com
> 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
>
> skype: henrikalmstrom
> henrik at apc.org
> mobile: +27 72 311 9613
>
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:59:52 +0530
From: parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
To: irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
Subject: Re: [IRP] FW: APC Statement of Support for An Expert Panel on
Freedom of Expression and the Internet at the UN HRC
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On Thursday 15 September 2011 06:07 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote:
> Thanks for all the support everyone.
>
> Note that this panel will focus on freedom of expression.. but it is an
> important start to having other rights in the context of the internet
> discussed at HRC level as well.
>
I agree.
However, for this to happen these other rights, cultural, social and
economic, and also right to development, have to be articulated and made
visible in global policy spaces. Catch anyone in these spaces and ask
him/ her what does he/she think of these rights, and whether he/ she can
understand and exemplify these rights, and you will see confused and/ or
embarrassed silence. (Other than maybe mumbling something about 'right
to access the internet'.)
Is it that the Internet is not impacting people's cultural, social,
economic and developmental situations in fundamental and structural
manners? We know that this is not true. But then why doesnt anyone know
clearly what these issues are? Why are not concepts and vocabulary
developed around them? Excuse me to repeat my pet peeve: but the fact is
that the global civil society in the IG space has a big responsibility
in this. (In a situation where politically conscious and active civil
society in the Internet governance space - other than some that is
largely moored to the middle, economically on-the-up, class and its
interests - is very under-developed, if not largely absent.) So, hereby,
I do exhort us to discuss, frame, follow and struggle for these other
rights in full earnest. Marginalised people in developing countries
badly want us to do so... parminder
> We tried to flag this in our statement by emphasising social, cultural
> and economic rights along with civil and political rights.
>
> In doing so we are trying to pursue the rights agenda in such a way that
> it includes development issues.
>
> What has been really impressive about the Swedish strategy is that they
> have worked very hard to get support from developing country members of
> the HRC and thus far they have succeeded.
>
> Anriette
>
>
>
> On 15/09/11 14:29, Allon Bar wrote:
>
>> I agree as well.
>> Thanks to APC for promoting this.
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+1
Shaila
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The journey begins sooner than you anticipate !
..................... the renaissance of composure !
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From: Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk>
To: "irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org"
<irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:35 AM
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
To: afapredesa2 at yahoo.org; fouadbajwa at gmail.com;
sheherwzade at arc-international.net; aipazcomun at gmail.com; rasha at aucegypt.edu;
wlasky at gmail.com; motabac at imber.rc; helsinkitadiu at yahoo.com;
renate.bloom at gmail.com; judith.kron at yahoo.de; anne.pineau at csn.qc.cn;
skujur at creaworld.org; annvetron.schmicler at gmail.com;
laura.stefani8 at gmail.com; onvginebra at mmrree.gov.ec; sza at eda.admin.ch;
vrho85 at gmx.de; katyn.fokin at forman.fi; fungaijames at gmail.com; Dixie Hawtin;
Rebecca Zausmer; adv_igit at hrm.org; acsanyi at kum.hu; fbadii at unog.ch;
ferguson at ichrp.org; m.theidren at ishc.ch; b.kaur at ishr.ch; myewon at kocsc.or.kr;
saleemwani at hotmail.com; rjparson13 at gmail.com; normanlizamo at ties.it.int;
marult at um.dk; sybilla.levenston at gmail.com; welius.dragomir at opf-eu.org;
gbenja.seson at pinigeria.ng; marian.delemontex at gmail.com; helsack at gmail.com;
libert.expresion at gmail.com; jsorensen at gmail.com; arthit at thanetizon.org;
sheyna.arthur at unctad.org; shaffeam at plu.edu; framet at state.gov;
faisalrehmanmalik at gmail.com; orldpeaceforum at hotmail.com;
jana.brandt1 at gmail.com
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, 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
If you wish to endorse this statement please send your name and organisation
(if applicable) to?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
skype:?henrikalmstrom
henrik at apc.org
mobile: +27 72 311 9613
?
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