Re: [hr-wsis] Re: Caucus document to be sent to ITU

[karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>]

dear meryem and all

I've just finished two other submissions and need to take a break. I'm sure 
i can confidently say that APC will endorse the final document the HR 
caucus submits, and we refer to the work of the caucus in our own submission..

I have one comment i would like to make - as we have supported the work of 
the HR caucus, it would be good also, if the HR caucus could be seen to be 
supporting the work of gender advocates

There are many things we could call for, but one key lobbying point for us 
is the full enforcement of CEDAW:

If you feel able to use any of the following text, please do so..

karen
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Human rights and freedoms, of which women's human rights and freedom of 
expression are an integral part, must be at the core of the information 
society.

The information society should be based on principles of gender equity, 
human dignity and gender justice, and should be geared towards the 
eradication of gender disparities in education and training, socio-economic 
status, civic and political decision-making.

In recognising the centrality of gender equality to social, political and 
economic equity:

We call for the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention of the 
Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women, which 
substantively promotes the principles of equality and equality of results, 
and the principle of non-discrimination[1].


[1] 
<http://www.iwraw-ap.org/SubstantiveEquality.html>http://www.iwraw-ap.org/SubstantiveEquality.html



use ny name if you need a personal name..

karen