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<b>BRIEF OVERVIEW: HUMAN RIGHTS #Internet Rights Principles
#Charter</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What's on Today:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> FOCUS Session on Internet Governance and
Principles</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> 9:30-11:00 Main Hall, Nusa Dua Hall 5</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Remote Participation
Link:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/" target="_blank">http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Spotlight: See how IDNs are a mechanism to enable people to express themselves in the language of their choice. Learn about how this is played out with a fantastic moderator: Rinalia Ibrahim, At Large Advisory Committee and member of ALAC ExCom and leading experts on IDNs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What's on Today:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">APRALO on IDNs </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">2:30pm – 4:00pm,</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Room #1, Nusa Dua Hall 2, Bali</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Remote Participation Link:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><a href="http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/#0">http://webcast.igf2013.or.id/#0</a><br>
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Comments on the Feedback from the IGC on 10 Principles – Charter</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The At Large through
the ALAC or the RALOs may wish to consider submitting their views on the Draft
Charter. There are 10 principles that are extended through 21 clauses. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To see the Charter,
see: </span><a href="http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IRP_booklet_final1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IRP_booklet_final1.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Internet Rights and Principles Online </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For those like me who
did not attend the IRP session yesterday, the entire session was captured via
video, see: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KlYW1BNV38" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KlYW1BNV38</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pranesh raised rights
and access for disabled persons and spoke in representation of a colleague that
is visually impaired. He mentioned that screen reader platforms such as JAWS
are only accessible through piracy and it raises some conflicts between
intellectual property rights and access issues. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marianne Franklin
initiated similar discussions on proprietary software versus open source
software and challenges to access to education, knowledge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:yellow">Joy Liddicoat of APC talked briefly about women and
Internet Governance. She suggested that there was very poor dialogue on women
in the Internet. Joy also raised challenges of surveillance in countries that
have rule of law challenges. She also raised that ICANN is not a Human Rights
Standards making body and struggled as a Non Commercial User Group to address
Human Rights issues in ICANN. She raised things like .pantagonia and that the
global south needs to dialogue more and rights violation such as criminalizing expression.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Microsoft also spoke
about how as a corporate entity and their role in Human Rights advocacy. To see
Microsoft's position, see: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/working-responsibly/principled-business-practices/human-rights/">https://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/working-responsibly/principled-business-practices/human-rights/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UK Govt Rep spoke
about challenges from a government perspective due to lack of a clear framework
and challenges in international and national policy making.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">There were some
interesting interactions from the floor and how the conversation on the local
scene has been happening for three years in Argentina. Eduardo (Professor and
Human Rights Expert) wants the document to have something concrete and a final
document and suggests that the current charter be the final version. He raised
that the Charter should also be accessible in multiple languages.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UNESCO raised the
importance of multilingualism.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">[Sala's Thoughts] </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1)What are some things
that can be done to address the moral and ethical conflict? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2)Should there be some
form of government subsidy that pays for the software to enable this to be used
by those that are physically challenged?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3)How do these rights
and principles trickle down into practical and tangible solutions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4)Is the poor dialogue
on Gender and the Internet something that the MAG should address by enabling
this discussions. There is a roundtable on Gender and Rights later this week.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5)Are these factored
into ICT policies for national contexts.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6)Should funding be
given to research units in Universities in these jurisdictions that allow
students to build similar platforms? There are many ways to skin a cat. What
are some ways in which civil society, private sector and public sector can
cooperate to address these challenges in practical and tangible way? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">7)How can the Charter
influence multilingualism in things like IDNs and policies around IDNs within
ICANN?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">8)How can Charter principles be adhered to by ICANN?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">There are many
examples of cross sectoral collaborative initiatives to design solutions to
encourage "access" and it will be great to share these examples.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
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