[Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom

[Franck Martin]

Christine, 

The debate moved to HADOPI and while a valid issue, it made us forget the original thread. 

So here is the link again: 
http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?article1659 

and the text: 
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France and the Netherlands consider the freedom of expression and opinion on the Internet a fundamental challenge, particularly for the development of civil societies and public opinion in numerous countries. 


Commitments have been made, notably in the framework of the World Summit on the Information Society. But these commitments are not always honored. Worse: the number of States exercising censorship of the new media, and keeping watch on and punishing Internet users for thought crimes, has sharply increased in recent times. 

In the face of these new threats, it is necessary to take concrete measures to promote a universal, open Internet that protects fundamental liberties. 

We have decided to join forces and form a pilot group bringing together nations that are working to protect freedoms on the Internet, relevant international and regional organizations, NGOs, human rights activists, as well as Internet businesses, whose participation is equally essential. 

The first meeting will be held in Paris in the coming weeks to work on four key objectives: 

development of a code of conduct to which private companies that export filtering and scrambling technologies can subscribe; 

establishment of an international mechanism to monitor the commitments taken by States with respect to free expression on the Internet 

aid that can be provided to cyber-dissidents 

possibility of translating the universality of the Internet into law. 

The second meeting of this pilot group is scheduled to be held in the Netherlands. 

Bernard Kouchner, Maxime Verhagen 

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My question to you Christine, what are ISOC HQ perspective regarding this initiative, will you attend the meetings? 

To all, should we promote such code of conduct in our own constituencies? Make it better than a code of conduct? 





Franck Martin 
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From: runnegar at isoc.org 
To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
Sent: Thursday, 24 June, 2010 3:18:38 AM 
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom 

Dear Frank and Carlos, 

Thank you for bringing the article to our attention. 




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