NCUC input on new gTLDs and human rights

Mon Aug 13 07:58:20 CEST 2012

Hi Joy,

Not commenting just a heads up on an upcoming Human Rights international
conference.

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The  Freedom Online 2012 Conference to be held on the 6th of September 2012
at the UN complex, Nairobi, Kenya.

This is the 2nd Freedom Online coalition Conference following the highly
successful inaugural one hosted by the Government of Netherlands on 9th Dec
2011. The Freedom online coalition is a movement whose members comprise
countries interested in advancing the cause for Internet Freedom to enable
the exercise of human rights as a critical foreign policy agenda for
continuous development.The Government of Netherlands is the sitting
coalition chair.

The coalition already has 17 members countries drawn from Europe, US,
Africa and Asia. The event is targeted at 500 participants, with the
Coalition aiming to grow new members. Key goals of the coalition for
Freedom Online conferences are:

   - Sharing information between coalition member states and interested
   states on potential violations and other measures that undermine
   Internet freedom as a human right.
   - Collaborating to support the ability of individuals, particularly
   those operating in repressive environments, to exercise their human rights
   through the Internet.
   - Promoting Internet freedom in appropriate international, regional
   organizations and individual countries.
   - Engaging ICT businesses from across the globe on their responsibility
   to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms online.

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http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102964298642-224/2nd+Freedom+Online+Conference+Concept.pdf

regards,

Alex

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:18 AM, joy <joy at apc.org> wrote:

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> Hi all - thanks so much to all those who have commented on this (about
> 23 people from my rough count). A final is available here which
> finetunes and finalises to incorporate the comments received:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ijURQYy1uKh27NyDEWh_V1zhCDCIvVtdzUEJLaNmyE/edit
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> You can see the various comments and responses if you click on the
> "comments" tab - the comments will drop down. You don't need a google
> account to access and comment on this. A number of people have had
> difficulty accessing the document - please let me know if you would
> like me to email it to you separately.
>
> As you may be aware, ICANN decided late Friday to extend the time
> public comment for the new gTLDs. The new deadline is 26 September:
>
> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-10aug12-en
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> However, I suggest we submit the comment now, rather than wait. Doing
> so would allow time for others to respond and, if necessary, for us to
> further develop the work in light of other comments. It would also
> allow others to state their support or endorsement.
> I am happy to submit this for NCUC and will do so by the end of 13
> August, subject to any last comments received today.
>
>
> Thanks again
>
> Joy
>
> On 6/08/2012 4:11 p.m., joy wrote:
> > Hi again - thanks for the on-going discussion on the google
> > document. We have some areas of consensus and some of on-going
> > debate, but no new issues in the last few days. On that basis I
> > will prepare a more detailed draft suitable for submission and
> > circulate this to the list aroudn Wednesday this week. Comments are
> > due no later than Sunday 12 August. cheers
> >
> > Joy
> >
> > On 27/07/2012 1:54 a.m., Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
> >> I see only one "anonymous" comment: "This is wrong, and is a
> >> claim that has no basis in competition law or economics." Is this
> >> it?
> >
> >> --c.a.
> >
> >> On 07/26/2012 06:05 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> >>> I made some comments. I have some serious problems with two of
> >>> the things in the statement as it now stands:
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: NCSG-Discuss
> >>>> [mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of joy
> >>>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:08 AM To:
> >>>> NCSG-DISCUSS at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] NCUC
> >>>> input on new gTLDs and human rights
> >>>>
> >>> Hi all - following on from the NCUC discussions on this list
> >>> and at the recent meeting in Prague, NCUC agreed to develop a
> >>> comment on new gTLDs and human rights. The open comment period
> >>> closes on 12 August. To start discussion on the comment I've
> >>> prepared a draft outline of some key points that can be
> >>> developed with inputs from those interested. To do so I've
> >>> created a google doc which anyone can view and comment on by
> >>> clicking the comment link here:
> >>>
> >>>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ijURQYy1uKh27NyDEWh_V1zhCDCIvVtdzUE
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >>>
> JLaNmyE/edit
> >>>
> >>> You do not need a google account to view and comment on this.
> >>> I will be monitoring the comments periodically and helping NCUC
> >>> to update the comment by the deadline.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks to those who expressed interest in supporting this
> >>> initiative.
> >>>
> >>> Joy
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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