Dear Marianne Franklin thanks for the clarification *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Marianne Franklin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Wisdom > > To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human Rights > and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a number of > languages. > > http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/ > > Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of levels, > and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being undertaken at > ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the IRPC Charter. > > A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these lists > you posted the question to have been directly involved in this project too. > > Best wishes > MF > > > > > On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor wrote: > > *My Statement at the Public Forum* > > > I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to > building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own > destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they > experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity > and transform the lives of others. > > > “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while > governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a > threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" > > There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which > has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or > neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. > > > “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system that > protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress lies at > risk,” > > > The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, > and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter > American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments > attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. > > As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 > report that governments are broken international law in their national > contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and > 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where > they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other > violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed > groups. > > > Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments > increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who work > to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this > > > “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, > many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their > country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” > > > > *My question now is:* > > 1. Is there any charter of human right and principles for the > internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on > the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to lead the process > of bringing to the attention of the international bodies responsible for > human right issues in relation to the internet from our part of the world? > > > > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > Tel; +233 20 812881 > Email: <[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk > Website: <http://www.nita.gov.gh/>www.nita.gov.gh / > <http://www.data.gov.gh/>www.data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / <http://www.itag.org.gh/>www.itag.org.gh > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < > <[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any >> sort. >> >> The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that has been >> logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for public consumption >> particularly if determination has yet to be reached. >> >> Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a decent >> sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one. >> >> For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due process >> is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment. >> >> The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who >> should also afford the accused party the right to be heard. >> >> Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a >> matter for relevant authorities. >> >> Sala >> On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" < <[log in to unmask]> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Dear all >>> >>> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the >>> Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the >>> development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to >>> reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender >>> sensitisation. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Padmini Baruah >>> V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) >>> NLSIU, Bangalore >>> Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> [log in to unmask] >>> To be removed from the list, visit: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >>> >>> For all other list information and functions, see: >>> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >>> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >>> >>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >>> >>> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> [log in to unmask] >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > [log in to unmask] > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > Marianne Franklin, PhD > Professor of Global Media and Politics > Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program > Goldsmiths (University of London) > Department of Media & Communications > New Cross, London SE14 6NW > Tel: +44 20 7919 7072<[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > @GloCommhttps://twitter.com/GloCommhttp://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/ > Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) > Steering Committee/Former Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)www.internetrightsandprinciples.org > @netrights > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > [log in to unmask] > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >