[IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom
Matthias C. Kettemann
matthias.kettemann
Fri Aug 3 13:30:37 EEST 2012
Dear all,
I completely agree with Wolfgang. The Charter is a great basis for the
operationalization of human rights, a necessary step after the Human
Rights Council Resolution. Our Charter firmly anchors Internet rights in
the international human rights protection system. The 10 Rights and
Principles are a punchy version of the Charter and still contain the
legal anchor. The Declaration, however, is a move in the wrong
direction. It's fast food, easy to write and read, and amenable to every
one (well, except some outlier states).
But the Declaration is also a form of McPrinciples; they are sugary and
calorific enough to make the reader (and signer) happy for a while, but
soon you'll find that you're still hungry (and that Internet rights are
still unprotected). Rather, we need a wholesome human rights online
menu, as the Charter provides.
Signing with this caveat and with a reference to our past work and the
need for more (and not less) complexity is impossible. But still, we
should probably do it, since the basic premise is in keeping with
Internet freedom.
Writing that actually left me hungry.
Cheers
Matthias
Am 03.08.2012 09:29, schrieb Benedek, Wolfgang
(wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at):
> We can support it as contributing to the movement towards human rights
> in the internet, but should use the opportunity to highlight what has
> already been done by the DC IRP, which goes much further and which
> must not be watered down.
>
> We must not replace binding human rights by political principles!
>
> Best regards
>
> Wolfgang Benedek
>
>
>
> Von: Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com <mailto:gpaque at gmail.com>>
> An: "andrewrens at gmail.com <mailto:andrewrens at gmail.com>"
> <andrewrens at gmail.com <mailto:andrewrens at gmail.com>>
> Cc: IRP <Irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org
> <mailto:Irp at lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org>>
> Betreff: Re: [IRP] Declaration on Internet Freedom
>
> 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
> www.diplomacy.edu/ig <http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig>
>
> *//*
>
>
>
> 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
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> *Dixie Hawtin*
>
> *Project Manager, Freedom of Expression and Digital
> Communications****Global Partners and Associates*
>
> Development House, 56-64 Leonard St, EC2A 4LT, UK
>
> Office: +44 (0)20 7549 0338 <tel:%2B44%20%280%2920%207549%200338>
>
> *mailto:dixie at global-partners.co.uk*
>
> *www.global-partners.co.uk <http://www.global-partners.co.uk/>*
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