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From: Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 12:19 AM
Subject: [alt.wsis] [EN] Please keep Signing in Support of Human Rights in
China Accreditation to WSIS
> Hi all,
>
> Since many of you may have missed the first call for signatures sent
> during PrepCom2, this is reminder of a petition initiated by the human
> rights caucus in support of Human Rights in China (HRIC) Accreditation
> to WSIS. If you're not one of the 40 organizations that already signed,
> please add the signature of your organization in support of HRIC,
> providing its country/region of operation and website URL if any.
> Signatory organizations are not necessarily only those accredited to
> WSIS.
> Signatures should be sent ASAP to : Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org
>
> The petition and signatures will then be sent to Mr Geiger, head of
> WSIS executif secretariat, so that it can be added to HRIC
> accreditation file, as well as to Ambassador Karklins (president of
> WSIS 2nd phase process), and certainly head of government delegations,
> including China.
> Please feel free to redistribute the petition and this message to other
> contacts and mailing lists.
>
> The petition is online at:
> (English):
> http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/petition-hric-en.html
> (French):
> http://www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis/petition-hric-fr.html
>
> Below you'll find the text of the petition. Signatures received so far
> are:
>
> Ambedkar Centre for Justice and Peace, India - www.ambedkar.org
> Article 19, International - www.article19.org
> Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong - www.ahrchk.net
> AsociaciÏ de las Naciones Unidas en Venezuela (ANUV), Venezuela -
> www.anuv.org
> Association des archivistes suisses (AAS), Switzerland
> Associazione per la libertà nella comunicazione elletronica interattiva
> (ALCEI), Italy - www.alcei.it
> Biens publics à l'ñÄhelle mondiale (BPEM), France - www.bpem.org
> Carrefour mondial de l'internet citoyen (CMIC), Canada -
> www.globalcn.org
> Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), USA - www.cdt.org
> Centre africain d'ñÄhange culturel (CAFEC), Democratic Republic of
> Congo - wsisdrc.gn.apc.org
> Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), International
> - www.cpsr.org
> Digital Rights Denmark, Denmark - www.digitalrights.dk
> FñÅñÓation internationale des ligues des droits de l'homme (FIDH),
> International - www.fidh.org
> Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), Philippines - www.fma.ph
> Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Hong Kong - www.hkctu.org.hk
> Humanist Institute for Development Co-operation (HIVOS), The
> Netherlands - www.hivos.nl
> Human Rights First, USA - www.humanrightsfirst.org
> Human Rights Watch (HRW), International - www.hrw.org
> Imaginons un rñÔeau Internet solidaire (IRIS), France -
> www.iris.sgdg.org
> Impressum, FñÅñÓation suisse des journalistes (FSJ), Switzerland -
> www.journalistes.ch
> InfoSud, Switzerland - www.infosud.org
> International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), International -
> www.ictj.org
> International PEN, International - www.internationalpen.org.uk
> Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3), Georgia Institute of
> Technology, USA - www.ip3.gatech.edu
> IP Justice, International - www.ipjustice.org
> Japan Computer Access for Empowerment (JCAFE), Japan - www.jcafe.net
> Jonction, Senegal - www.espacemetis.org/organizations/51
> Ligue tunisienne des droits de l'homme (LTDH), Tunisia - www.ltdh.org
> National Endowment for Democracy (NED), USA - www.ned.org
> Netzwerk Neue Medien, Germany - www.nnm-ev.de
> Observatoire des Usages de l'Internet (OUI), France - oui.net
> Organisation mondiale contre la torture (OMCT), International -
> www.omct.org
> Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All), Switzerland - www.ppp.ch
> Privacy International (PI), International - www.privacyinternational.org
> Reporters sans FrontiïÓes (RSF), International - www.rsf.org
> Swiss Coalition of Development Organisations, Switzerland -
> www.swisscoalition.ch
> VIBE!AT, Austria - www.vibe.at
> World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC),
> International - www.amarc.org
> World Catholic Association for Comunication (SIGNIS), International -
> www.signis.net
> World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC), International - www.wpfc.org
>
> Text of the petition:
> in Support of Human Rights in China (HRIC) Accreditation to WSIS
> February 18, 2005
>
> The civil society organizations present in Geneva for PrepCom2 of the
> second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have
> learnt that Human Rights in China (HRIC) was not on the list of NGOs
> recommended for accreditation, due to concerns expressed by the Mission
> of the People's Republic of China. This is the second time HRIC has not
> been put forward for WSIS accreditation.
>
> HRIC is an international monitoring and advocacy non-governmental
> organization based in New York and Hong Kong. Founded in March 1989 by
> Chinese scientists and scholars, it conducts research, education and
> outreach programs to promote universally recognized human rights and
> advance the institutional protection of these rights in the People's
> Republic of China.
>
> A member of the WSIS civil society human rights caucus, HRIC has
> 15-year record of working constructively in areas relevant to WSIS.
> HRIC is an active and constructive contributor to multilateral and
> bilateral processes, including the WTO, the Berne Process, and the
> EU-China Dialogue Human Rights Seminars. HRIC has been present in the
> WSIS process, since its first phase and including in this PrepCom2, as
> an affiliate NGO of the International Federation of Human Rights
> Leagues (FIDH). Its participation and contributions have been highly
> appreciated by governments and civil society.
>
> The undersigned civil society organizations consider that the exclusion
> of an independent and critical voice such as HRIC raises serious
> concerns about the inclusiveness, the transparency and the legitimacy
> of the WSIS process.
>
> As HRIC is again applying for accreditation to PrepCom3 of WSIS second
> phase, the undersigned civil society organizations express their
> support to HRIC and call to ensure that the future review of HRIC and
> any NGO accreditation application be fairly conducted and not be
> subject to a politicized intervention.
>
> Petition proposed for signatures by the WSIS civil society Human
> Rights Caucus. For more information, see:
> - HRIC: www.hrichina.org
> - FIDH: www.fidh.org
> - HR Caucus: www.iris.sgdg.org/actions/smsi/hr-wsis
>
> Please send signatures to HR caucus coordinators, Rikke Frank Jorgensen
> (DIHR, Denmark) and Meryem Marzouki (IRIS, France) to the following
> mail address: Meryem.Marzouki@iris.sgdg.org
>
>
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