Hi all
Since I received no objection to endorsing Shirin Ebadi as CS plenary speaker at
Tunis, I sent a message through the CS Plenary list (copied on this list) last
night that the Asia Pacific Family is also supporting her nomination.
Regards
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Alegre <alalegre@fma.ph>
To: wsis-asia <communication@wsisasia.org>
Cc: Karen Banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:02 PM
Subject: [communication 1438] Fw: SUPPORT:? Shirin Ebadi Nomination - List of CS
Supports so far
> Dear WSIS-Asia colleagues
>
> Am forwarding a message about supporting a Human rights activist as speaker at
> WSIS summit in Tunis--Shirin Ebadi. It was put forward by the Human Rights
> Caucus and is gaining wide support (see below).
>
> I ahve been asked whether the Asia Caucus/Family can affix our support as
well.
> I honestly feel that we can, given that many of the caucuses/groupswho have
> signed on have leading members from Asia as well--all who are active in WSIS
II.
> (e.g., Community Media, Internet Governance, West Asia + AMARC, Open Forum
> Cambodia).
>
> I suggest that those who have objections to indicating our support for this to
> please post them on this list.
>
> If I do not receive any in the next two days, I shall post to the plenary list
> our endorsement by SUNDAY evening. I hope this is OK
>
> Thanks
> Al
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: karen banks <karenb@gn.apc.org>
> To: Al Alegre <alalegre@fma.ph>
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:14 PM
> Subject: SUPPORT:? Shirin Ebadi Nomination - List of CS Supports so far
>
>
> > al,
> >
> > can the asian caucus support this nomination? if
> > so, please write to plenary as soon as possible
> >
> > karen
> >
> > >Cc: hr-wsis@iris.sgdg.org
> > >To: plenary@wsis-cs.org
> > >Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Shirin Ebadi
> > >Nomination - List of CS Supports so far
> > >Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:38:43 +0200
> > >
>
> > >_______________________________________
> > >
> > >Dear all,
> > >
> > >Here is the list of supports I received so far.
> > >Please send me any other support, or any
> > >correction you may have on the list below. I'll
> > >forward a first list to MM. utsumi and Karklins
> > >this evening. More supports received after this
> > >evening could be forwarded in the following days.
> > >I think it's better keeping short the list of
> > >individuals, only for people whose organization
> > >is not listed, or who are participating in WSIS in their individual
capacity.
> > >
> > >Thank you all for your support,
> > >Best regards,
> > >Meryem Marzouki
> > >HR caucu co-chair
> > >=================
> > >
> > >Shirin Ebadi nomination on October 12, 2005 by Human Rights Caucus
> > >List of CS supports, as of October 14, 2005, 15:00 Paris time
> > >
> > >WSIS CS Thematic and Regional Caucuses:
> > >- Community Media Working Group
> > >- Human Rights Caucus
> > >- Internet Governance Caucus
> > >- Media Caucus
> > >- West-Asia Family
> > >
> > >NGO and Coalitions:
> > >- AFNET (Association Francophone des utilisateurs du Net), France
> > >- Alliance Rights, Nigeria
> > >- AMARC (Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires),
Worldwide
> > >- APC (Association for Progressive Communications), Worldwide
> > >- Article 19, Worldwide
> > >- Comunica-CH (Swiss CS Coalition for the Information Society), Switzerland
> > >- CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility), Worldwide
> > >- Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark
> > >- DR-DK (Digital Rights Denmark), Denmark
> > >- EURAG (European Federation of Older Persons), Europe
> > >- FFCWI (Foundation for Future Christian Workers International), Ghana
> > >- FIDH (FñÅñÓation Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme),
> Worldwide
> > >- Front Line (International Foundation for the
> > >Protection of Human Rights Defenders), Worldwide
> > >- IFUW (International Federation of University Women), Worldwide
> > >- IRIS (Imaginons un RñÔeau Internet Solidaire), France
> > >- ISOC-BG (Internet Society of Bulgaria), Bulgaria
> > >- ITeM (Instituto del Tercer Mundo), Uruguay
> > >- LTDH (Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme), Tunisia
> > >- Norwegian PEN, Norway
> > >- OMCT (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture), Worldwide
> > >- Open Forum of Cambodia, Cambodia
> > >- Ouvaton, France
> > >- Pain pour le prochain, Switzerland
> > >- PEN Club, Worldwide
> > >- UDC (Union for Democratic Communications), USA
> > >- UNA-ANUV (United Nations Association of Venezuela), Venezuela
> > >- UNA-DK (Danish United Nations Association, Denmark
> > >
> > >In their individual capacity:
> > >
> > >- Bertrand de la Chapelle, France
> > >- Avri Doria, Sweden
> > >- Jeanette Hofman, Germany
> > >- FraníÐise Massit-FollñÂ, France
> > >- Lee W. McKnight, USA
> > >- Francis Muguet, France
> > >- Tracey Naughton, South Africa
> > >- Claudia Padovani, Italy
> > >- Joseph Sarr, Senegal
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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