I agree with Ed and Milton.
and I find this statement surprising
Human rights and the Internet
"The Internet is mostly “owned” and controlled by private companies.
This makes the protection of human rights more complicated, because
human rights are really ‘rules for governments’, not private
companies."
Since when did we establish that the Internet is property to be owned! and
owned by private companies??? That's just like saying because so many shops
are owned by the private sector in this street, this city is owned by the
private companies!!
The argument that human rights are rules for governments not private
companies is outdated in my opinion. There are many efforts in place to
bring protection of human rights to private companies both by national
legislations and international organizations and to some people's surprise
by private companies own effort.
And nice to see Vik in this space. I find you a passionate activist.
ofcourse we disagree, but we can disagree agreeably!
On 3 October 2015 at 13:33, Patrick Lenihan <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> +1 Ed....I have problems with regulating Any Speech! Let the People
> decide what is Good and what is Bad.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]>
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, Oct 2, 2015 8:05 pm
> Subject: Re: ICANN and Human Rights & the World Bank and Human Rights
>
> Hi Viktor,
>
> Great to see you here!
>
> The traditional position of the NCSG is
> that ICANN should not get involved in content. That is a position I am a strong
> supporter of, be it content we all agree is wonderful and delight in viewing or
> content some would label hate speech. Are you suggesting that ICANN should get
> involved in regulating hate speech? That is a concept I find troubling on a
> number of grounds and is certainly something I would contend is beyond the
> corporations scope and mission.
>
> Best,
>
> Ed Morris
>
> Sent from my
> iPhone
>
> > On Oct 2, 2015, at 1:21 PM, Viktor Szabados <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Niels,
> >
> > No Hate is an example in this regards. I
> sometimes have problems to
> > understand your very theoretical approach. I like
> more practical
> > things, we are different.
> >
> > Colleagues of Article 19 are
> also in our IRPC coalition and for them
> > it does not refer to a night club or
> anything else. But maybe I have
> > different point of view.
> >
> >
> thanks,your
> > vik
> >
> >> On 02/10/2015, Niels ten Oever
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >> Dear Viktor,
> >>
> >> I am not really convinced bu the
> argument that the Internet has (or
> >> should have) the same status as a night
> club. If any part of the
> >> Internet would simply drop packets because of the
> wrong header, we
> >> would simply route around it.
> >>
> >> Am also not sure if
> this is a sufficient mapping of human rights
> >> online, it seems that most
> things are described in relation to hate
> >> speech, whereas the is more to say,
> non-discrimination then what is
> >> described here, no? Take for instance
> algorithmic decision making.
> >>
> >> Also missed a discussion on Intermediary
> Liability in the document,
> >> does is align with the Manila Principles?
> >>
>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Niels
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 10/02/2015 10:43
> AM, Viktor Szabados wrote:
> >>> Hello Everybody,
> >>>
> >>> let me give also
> some input from my side, as consultant of the No
> >>> Hate Speech Movement of
> the Council of Europe. We have a quite good
> >>> summary of all the issues
> around human rights and Internet, in
> >>> particular linked to hate speech. We
> run besides the campaign
> >>> conferences, workshops and this guide is also for
> different
> >>> exercises around this topic. We can offer you inputs and
> knowledge
> >>> based on the expertise and experience of our campaign run
> since
> >>> 2012.
> >>>
> >>> An other good network of experts is around the
> Internet Rights and
> >>> Principles Coalition where I am also member of the
> board, see our
> >>> Charter also below. The Coalition gained also official
> observer
> >>> status at the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on Media
> >>>
> Information and Society (CDMSI).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> NHSM Council of Europe - No
> Hate Speech Movement
> >>> http://www.nohatespeechmovement.org Bookmarks p.
> 144-145 see
> >>> attached, full edition link below
> >>>http://nohate.ext.coe.int/Campaign-Tools-and-Materials/Bookmarks
> >>>http://nohate.ext.coe.int/content/download/38987/300906/file/Bookmarks
> >>
> _EN_online.pdf
> >>>
> >>> Human rights and the Internet The Internet is mostly
> “owned” and
> >>> controlled by private companies. This makes the protection of
> human
> >>> rights more complicated, because human rights are really ‘rules
> for
> >>> governments’, not private companies. If a shopping mall or private
> >>>
> nightclub wants to forbid people from wearing jeans, protesting, or
> >>>
> distributing information about another company, all of which are
> >>> forms of
> ‘expression’, you cannot plead freedom of expression and
> >>> take them to the
> European Court of Human Rights! In the same way,
> >>> private companies can
> mostly set the rules that people must abide
> >>> by when using parts of the
> Internet owned by them. If people do not
> >>> like the rules, they can complain,
> but the ultimate sanction is
> >>> simply not to use the service. However, this
> does not mean that
> >>> those parts of the world which are owned by private
> companies,
> >>> including the Internet, are not regulated by human rights
> laws!
> >>> Human rights impose (at least) two different types of obligation
> on
> >>> governments: 1. They set limits on what governments are actively
> >>>
> allowed to do, for example, they are not allowed to ban all
> >>> political
> dissent, engage in torture, or deprive someone of their
> >>> liberty without
> proper reason. 2. They oblige governments to take
> >>> positive action to ensure
> that rights are properly protected. This
> >>> may mean passing laws which
> prohibit discrimination, making sure
> >>> that violent acts are prosecuted (and
> punished), or ensuring that
> >>> victims receive proper protection. ...
> >>>
>
> >>>
> >>> IRPC Internet Rights and Principles Coalition -
> >>>http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/ the charter of human rights
> >>> and
> principles for the internet
> >>>http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/08
> >>
> /IRPC_Booklet-English_4thedition.pdf
> >>>
> >>> What do we mean by Human Rights
> & Principles? Human rights are
> >>> international human rights as defined by
> international law. We have
> >>> translated these directly to the internet with
> provisions such as
> >>> freedom from blocking and filtering. These can be
> identified by the
> >>> use of language such as “everyone has a right to...” and
> “everyone
> >>> has a freedom to...”. By “Principles” we are talking about
> those
> >>> internet policy principles or implementation principles that
> >>>
> describe features of the system which are required to support human
> >>> rights,
> these can be identified by the use of language such as
> >>> “shall” and “must”.
> ...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Happy to give more insight or connection if needed, just
> drop me a
> >>> line.
> >>>
> >>> thanks,your vik
> >>>
> >>>> On 01/10/2015, Sam
> Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>> As we struggle to determine where and
> how human rights fit into
> >>>> what ICANN is and what it does, it might be
> useful to read the
> >>>> recent report to the UN General Assembly by the UN
> Special
> >>>> Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip
> Alston,
> >>>> submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution
> >>>>
> 26/.
> >>>>
> >>>> It is short, 23 pages long, and has been used by others
> to
> >>>> describe the World Bank, in negative terms, as a "Human-Rights
> >>>>
> Free Zone". I would hate to see that label applied to ICANN.
> >>>>
> >>>>http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/70/274
> >>>>
> >>>> Sam
> L.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>
> >>> Re: Human Rights@ICANN 54 Inbox Stephanie
> >>>
> Perrin<[log in to unmask]> 1 October 2015 at 17:32
> >>> To:[log in to unmask]
> >>>
> >>> Gac public safety committee, on Monday
> at 330 to 430 I believe
> >>> Stephanie
> >>>
> >>> On 2015-10-01 9:44, Marilia
> Maciel wrote: Dear NCSGers,
> >>>
> >>> Here is a compilation of ICANN sessions
> that are either about
> >>> human rights or that relate to Human Rights
> discussions. May be of
> >>> interest to this group.
> >>>
> >>> Please, take a
> look and see if you would have any
> >>> additions/deletions to make:http://bit.ly/1LSIbvQ
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes, Marília
> >>
> >> - --
> >> Niels
> ten Oever
> >> Head of Digital
> >>
> >> Article 19
> >> www.article19.org
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > SZABADOS Viktor
> >[log in to unmask]
> > +41 79 734 47 83
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