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Re: [hr-wsis] Inputs from Human Rights Caucus



Meryem - I support this. I also ask all of you drafting the "caucus input" to consider asking for concrete commitments - for example " 1 hour of access for all by 2010 - 1 for 2010", legal frameworks with reference to privacy & security issues (I refer to a previous e-mail of mine to the WSIS PREPCOM 1list - thoughts/concerns/suggestions") etc.

Amali De Silva, Director, Vancouver Community Network, Canada

 Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org> wrote:

Hi all,

Caucuses have been asked to provide short inputs to the civil society
common document, currently being drafted in Geneva by the Content and
Themes working group. Since I have to leave tomorrow morning, here are
some inputs that should be included in the final document.

The Human Rights Caucus has been set up during PrepCom1, in order to put
Human Rights on the agenda of the WSIS and to precisely translate them
within the specific framework of information and communication, in order
to build a common vision of this society.

Human Rights are intended, as defined in the UNDH, the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as civil and political rights
of citizens, as well as their economic, cultural and social rights.

Although freedom of e! xpression and of opinion are referred to in some -
but not all - regional conference declarations, Human Rights as a
general reference framework is still missing in all the documents
related to the WSIS, including in the current versions of the draft
civil society document.

Meryem
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Inputs from the "Human Rights in the Information Society" Caucus:
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Human rights must be the cornerstone of all developments in information
and communication societies. The principles of the United Nations
Millennium Declaration, and especially those laid down in its sections I
and V ("Values and Principles" and "Human rights, democracy and good
governance") constitute the framework for evaluating these developments.

Building information and communication societies from a rights
perspective implies putting human rights and human dignity of today’s
gl! obal citizens and future generations above technological
! considerations or the commercial producer-consumer relationship.

The information and communication society should fully respect and
uphold democracy and the rule of law as well as all internationally
recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Therefore, the goal of WSIS should be achieved in reference to the human
rights framework established by the United Nations and regional
protection systems, as articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and
other international instruments adopted by member states.

The final Declaration and plan of action should include a direct
reference to the UN Human Rights framework, as proposed above.


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Amali De Silva AAT(CMABC), BSc(Hons) Econ, PgDip Acc/Fin, MSc Int. Acc/Fin

Tel: 604-736-9012 & Email: amali@amalidesilva.com