SV: [hr-wsis] Re: WGIG and HR

["Rikke Frank Joergensen" <rfj@humanrights.dk>]

Dear Said

The WSIS WGIG report is available online. See i.e. www.worldsummit2005.org


Rikke


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Fra: Saeid Neshat [mailto:neshat_ngo@yahoo.com]
Sendt: on 21-09-2005 10:35
Til: hr-wsis@iris.sgdg.org
Emne: [hr-wsis] Re: WGIG and HR
 
Dear Rikke,

I would like to have a copy of the report by the Civil
Society Internet Governance Caucus - as mentioed by
Jeanette Hofmann.

I am still banned from travelling abroad, and
therefore, most of the time, I follow up through
Internet.

Best regards
Saeid N. Neshat


House of Culture and Sustainable Development


 
--- Rikke Frank Joergensen <rfj@humanrights.dk> wrote:

>  
> hi all
> 
> Below the civil society statement from this mornings
> session on the WGIG report (w HR emphasis), 
> 
> Rikke
> 
> 
> 
> My name is Jeanette Hofmann. I am the co-chair of
> the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus. While
> the WGIG report addresses many important issues,
> civil society believes that there are some critical
> aspects that have not been given sufficient
> attention. I'd like to highlight some that require
> greater emphasis. These issues are:
> 
> 1. Human Rights and Freedom of Expression
> 2. Privacy 
> 3. Universal access 
> 
> 1. Human Rights
> 
> The report recognized the importance of upholding
> universally agreed human rights even in cases of
> security concerns and criminal investigations.
> However, it failed to address human rights as
> cross-cutting standards that affect all policy
> areas.
> 
> Further, human rights, such as the right to privacy
> and freedom of expression, in conformity with the
> Universal Declaration of Human Rights, art. 12 and
> 19, must be respected in all cases. Nothing in
> Internet governance negotiations must impair,
> restrict, or contradict human rights, as they are
> spelled out in the Universal Declaration of Human
> Rights and international law. We believe that this
> also applies to WSIS meetings. We want to emphasize
> the importance of including and accrediting all
> Human Rights Organizations for all meetings.
> 
> 2. Privacy
> 
> The recommendations of the WGIG are a great step
> forward in the WSIS discussions around privacy. Now,
> we all have to make sure that they are integrated in
> any documents adopted at the Tunis Summit. Privacy
> and data protection are too important in the
> Information Society to be forgotten in the struggles
> over the core technical resources of the Internet.
> 
> 3. Universal Access
> 
> Building an inclusive and global framework to
> address Internet governance issues will be largely
> meaningless if more than half of the world's
> population has no access to its potential benefits.
> 
> Affordable and universal access is one of the most
> obvious issues that needs to be addressed as a
> matter of public policy. The relationship between
> ICTs and development requires attention in its own
> right.
> 
> In the absence of coordinated global governance that
> addresses access to critical ICT and Internet
> infrastructure as a public good, the important goal
> of achieving universal access to the Internet will
> not be achieved.
> 
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