[Chapter-delegates] Human Rights

[Winthrop Yu]

   In the matter of "human rights", there's good text/formulation put forward by 
POLAND, with the support of  Brazil, Cyprus, Hungary, Finland, Netherlands, 
Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, etc. ... viz: "While implementing 
these Regulations Member States shall take into account their international 
obligations in relation to universal human rights."

   Fudge?  Possibly.  OTOH, you could look at it that way, but consider .. it 
addresse the problem of "member states" supporting that particular issue, while 
at the same time remaining sufficiently high-level, non-intrusive and 
non-mandatory, that it works to diffuse crticism that those who "oppose" are 
against the underlying principle.  This (text/formulation) would work as well 
against other "motherhood" trial baloons such as -- environment, access for 
diferntly-abled, etc.

   Put plainly, those states in favor of regulation are employing every 
motherhood (ad misericordiam) issue into the discourse in order to justify 
further regulation.  National delegations are (painfully) aware of these 
"motherhood" pressures and should be encouraged to find and support solutions 
such as the Poland proposal re: Security above.

HTH,

WYn



On 12/7/2012 7:56 PM, Nicolas Seidler wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> December 10 will mark the annual celebrations for international Human Rights Day.
>
> This year's theme, "My Voice Counts
> <http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Day2012/Pages/HRD2012.aspx>", will focus on
> inclusion and the right to participate in public life, emphasizing the right of
> every individual to voice their opinion and take part in public discourse and
> decision-making processes.
>
> In just a few years, the Internet has emerged in many parts of the world as a
> major platform for communication and expression, amplifying the voices of
> millions of people across the world. The multistakeholder and bottom-up model of
> Internet development is itself an example where stakeholders can play a key role
> in the decisions that shape their communities.
>
> This year's theme offers a great opportunity to reflect on the open and global
> Internet as a tool which has the potential to shape societies in a way that is
> more tuned to the needs and aspirations of their constituents.
>
> As part of our engagement on Human Rights Day, we would like to *_hear from
> you_* (as Chapters, or as individual Chapter members) to get a better
> understanding of the opportunities that your government is offering to
> participate in public life through the use of the Internet and ICTs, if any.
>
> To that end, we invite you to fill the following online form (a similar one was
> used in the feedback you provided for WCIT):
> https://internetsociety2.wufoo.com/forms/human-rights-day-2012-my-voice-counts/
> We will reflect your feedback on a dedicated page of our website from 10
> December onwards. (note: we will not display names on the website, but only
> Chapter affiliation).
>
> In addition, we would like to invite you to make your voice heard and join us on
> several of the following initiatives:
>
>   * Join now our Thunderclap campaign
>     <https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/799-world-human-rights-day>to send out
>     a single message to the world on Twitter and Facebook on Monday 10 December
>   * Make your #VoiceCount on Twitter
>   * Visit our website dedicated to this day:
>     www.internetsociety.org/humanrightsday
>     <http://www.internetsociety.org/humanrightsday>
>   * You can have a look at ournew blog post
>     <http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2012/12/internet-and-right-participate-public-life-amplifying-voices>on
>     the Internet and the right to participate
>   * On 10 December at 2:30pm UTC, the Office of the High Commissioner on Human
>     Rights (OHCHR) will host a Google+ Hangout for #VoiceCount Human Rights
>     Day. Together with other participants, High Commissioner Navi Pillay will
>     discuss issues related to inclusion and the right to participate in public
>       life. We invite you to participate and raise Internet related issues
>     during the discussion. You can also send questions to the OHCHR in advance
>     to #AskRights.
>
>
> We look forward to your participation in making this celebration a success!
>
> Thanks and best regards,
> Nicolas Seidler
>
>
>
>
> Nicolas Seidler
> Policy Advisor
> Internet Society, Geneva
> Email: seidler at isoc.org <mailto:seidler at isoc.org>
>
>
>
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