[Chapter-delegates] China's remarks to the UN Human Rights Council panel on freedom of expression and the Internet

[President ISOC-KH]

A video from the UN Human Rights Council, dealing with the freedom of 
expression on the Internet, provides important material for the ISOC 
leadership preparing the Geneva meetings.

I share the opinion of Klaus in his recent mail: "Some consider it 
essential to have ISOC represented on the opening panel. You might want 
to answer to this."

A concept paper for this UN meeting had signaled the scope of the Panel, 
saying at the outset:

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“Panel discussion on the right to freedom of expression on the Internet

In its decision 18/27, adopted in September 2011, the Human Rights 
Council decided “to convene, within existing resources, at its 
nineteenth session, a panel discussion on the promotion and protection 
of freedom of expression on the Internet, with a particular focus on the 
ways and means to improve its protection in accordance with 
international human rights law.”
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The following is the video provided - not only focused on the "promotion 
and protection of freedom of expression on the Internet":

http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/02/china-panel-on-right-to-freedom-of-expression-19th-session-human-rights-council.html

And this statement was made also on behalf of Algeria, Bangladesh, 
Belarus, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo, Cuba, DPRK, Ethiopia, Iran, Laos, 
Malaysia, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, 
Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkmenistan, 
Venezuela, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe.

This interesting list contains also Cambodia. When the discussion about 
the opening panel at the ISOC conference started, I had asked for help 
from the organizers to explain the list of panelists here - with China 
present but not ISOC leadership. - To ask this question did of course 
not imply to disagree with the participation of a high level Chinese 
speaker. I have not received a response to my question so far (and also 
not to several others), but the statements at the Human Rights Council - 
including in the name of Cambodia - motivate me to repeat my question.


Norbert