Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:39:49 +0800 From: "Alan G. Alegre" <alalegre@fma.ph> Subject: [communication 974] Fw: [WSIS CS-Plenary] high commissioner for human rights statement on HRs & IS To: "wsis-asia" <communication@wsisasia.org> Message-Id: <00fd01c39883$e3916440$fd00a8c0@fma> X-Mail-Count: 00974----- Original Message ----- From: Rik Panganiban To: wsis-cs-plenary ; hr-wsis@iris.sgdg.org Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 5:37 PMSubject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] high commissioner for human rights statement =on HRs & ISDear Friends,The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a "note" =on the information society and human rights, which is now available on =their website (PDF format, English only at this point). The document, in =my view, encapsulates well some of the key challenges and opportunities =of the Information Society in the protection and promotion of human =rights. Check it out:http://www.unhchr.ch/pdf/noteinfsociety.pdfHopefully this document will be circulated during the November Prepcom =IIIa. Please share this with other human rights groups and networks in =your region.- Rik Panganiban=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Rik Panganiban email: rikp@bluewin.chSpecial Adviser tel: +41 22 734 9774World Federalist Movement Fax: +41 22 734 9775www.wfm.org Mobile: +41 76 473 3274=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=974_2.html (attatchment)(tag is disabled)