[IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom

[Dixie Hawtin]

Yes I'd agree - It's not that we could not write the statement (we did write the 10 IRPs!). I think what we didn't do that this initiative did is open it up to the wider community to sign on.

From: irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:irp-bounces at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Franklin
Sent: 02 August 2012 17:37
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Subject: Re: [IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom

+1 from me.

Would want to note though that the Coalition has also done its fair share of writing in this area. In fact, I'd argue that this Declaration distills the larger Charter, and 10 Principles down to 5 broad 'big ideas' for a wider audience, even if there are differences of opinion about form and substance of all three of these initiatives, how they came about, and how they are being publicized amongst Coalition members.

MF

On 02/08/2012 17:24, Ginger Paque wrote:
Yes from me too. I think the reasons are quite obvious, but: I think supporting this statement is exactly what the IRP should be doing, especially if we could not do the work of writing it ourselves. Supporting the work of other statements/groups with the same objectives and principles is logical and important.
Ginger (Virginia) Paque
VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu<mailto:VirginiaP at diplomacy.edu>
Diplo Foundation
Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
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On 2 August 2012 11:17, Andrew Rens <andrewrens at gmail.com<mailto:andrewrens at gmail.com>> wrote:
yes from me
On 2 August 2012 12:10, Dixie Hawtin <Dixie at global-partners.co.uk<mailto:Dixie at global-partners.co.uk>> wrote:
Hi IRPers,

There is one thing I wanted to ask for your opinions on, and two thing to share with you:

OPINIONS: As was discussed on the list recently - a group of civil society organisations in the US have developed a Declaration on Internet Freedom (http://www.internetdeclaration.org/) some of our members were involved in drafting the declaration (and we are informed that future iterations will point to the 10 IRPs as one of the initiatives they are seeking to build upon) and many have signed on in their institutional capacity. Shall we as a Coalition sign on? Some members have already suggested that we do so. Please say yes or no with your reasons by Wednesday August 8 and assuming that we are in favour we will sign on!

FOR INFORMATION: Last week Global Partners and Associates (the organisation I work for), the Association for Progressive Communications, the Kenya Human Rights Commission and Ford Foundation East Africa organised an event in Nairobi which brought together a group of human rights, media and ICT civil society groups from across sub-Saharan Africa. The group has today launched a statement affirming the internet's central role as a space to enable democratisation and promote human rights. The statement calls on a wide range of stakeholders to strengthen their support for human rights online, to extend initiatives to improve access to information, and to facilitate effective civil society participation in all governance processes addressing internet-related issues (it specifically mentions the ITU). The full statement can be read here: http://global-partners.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Final-Statement-of-the-Pan-African-CS-Workshop-on-Who-Controls-the-Internet_02082012.pdf

FOR INFORMATION: Marianne has been working hard to find a volunteer to take on our website so that we can build a stronger web presence as a Coalition. More information to follow!

Very best,
Dixie
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