Re: [Ianaplan] [bestbits] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55

[Marianne Franklin <[e-mail]>]

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)
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> <http://www.data.gov.gh/>
> www.isoc.gh <http://www.isoc.gh/> / www.itag.org.gh 
> <http://www.itag.org.gh/>
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro 
> <[e-mail] 
> <mailto:[e-mail]>> 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" <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>> 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
>
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