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Vale Les Allinson
by William Tibben Aug. 19, 2012

Aug. 19, 2012

Some members in the APRALO community will remember Les Allinson who was my predecessor as PICISOC representative. Sad news has come through today that Les passed away earlier today. Will Tibben

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 5
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 18, 2012

Aug. 18, 2012

On 18/08/2012 13:30, apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org wrote: > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:22:49 +1000 > From: William Tibben <wjt(a)uow.edu.au> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Vale Les Allinson > To: APAC-Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: <4EC099D0-5069-44C2-9DD2-BCF6607BFBC9(a)uow.edu.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Some members in the APRALO community will remember Les Allinson who was my predecessor as PICISOC representative. Sad news has come through today that Les passed away earlier today. > > Will Tibben Very sad news indeed. I did not know him very well but knew of his legacy and his esteemed work. A note from Rajnesh Singh at ISOC completes his Eulogy. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Les Allinson - Eulogy Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:56:20 +0800 From: Rajnesh D. Singh <singh(a)isoc.org> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> With great sadness, I advise the passing away of my good friend, co-conspirator, and long time ISOC member, Les Allinson. Les spent a couple of decades working in the Pacific Islands, and with others, was instrumental in establishing and promoting Internet connectivity and ICTs in many Pacific Island economies. He spent many years working for inter-governmental regional organisations in the Pacific, including the Forum Fisheries Agency and SOPAC. He helped initiate many capacity building initiatives, and also contributed to projects in other regions, including Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. A large part of his focus in the Pacific was technology transfer to the island economies, and building a pool of Pacific Islanders who had the ICT skills and knowledge to further development of the Pacific region. He was a strong proponent of telecommunications deregulation and competition, and did much to push this in the Pacific Islands. Les was a founding member of the Pacific Islands Chapter (PICISOC), and served on the executive as well, most recently as Treasurer. In the past, he was also the chapter's representative to APRALO, part of ICANN's At-Large. He also served as Vice-Chair of APRALO. Les passed away in the care of family in Australia Saturday morning. Les loved the sea and was an avid mariner. I spent many fine times with him at the Royal Suva Yacht Club, which we both frequented. This was also the location where we, in the company of willing others, put many conspiracies to rest, and created new ones. Les was also a dear friend of my family and much loved and respected. Fair winds and following seas, my friend, and long may your big jib draw! Rajnesh Singh rds(a)jugad.in -- Rajnesh D. Singh Asia-Pacific Bureau Internet Society

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Application 169 -ISOC Malaysia Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 15, 2012

Aug. 15, 2012

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from ISOC Malaysia Chapter. It is based in Puchong, Malaysia and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. The regional liaison for Asia has been informed and will provide us with due diligence for this application in due course. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Aug. 15, 2012

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] {البصيرة الرسالية} جديد القطيف: (الإفراج عن ثلاثة من أبطال الكرامة)_ساهموا بنشره معكم
by Hussain AlAhmed Aug. 13, 2012

Aug. 13, 2012

الحمد لله رب العالمين وعقبال باقي الاحرار Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:26:28 +0300 Subject: {البصيرة الرسالية} جديد القطيف: (الإفراج عن ثلاثة من أبطال الكرامة)_ساهموا بنشره معكم From: albaseera1430(a)gmail.com To: الإفراج عن ثلاثة من أبطال الكرامة http://albaseera2alresalay.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-post_14.html من خارج السعودية http://albaseeraalresalay.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-post_14.html أفرجت السلطات السعودية هذا اليوم عن ثلاثة من المعتقلين ممن امضي بعضهم أكثر من سنة في سجن الدمام بتهمة المظاهرات. المفرج عنهم هم: 1- علي حسين الدبيسي من أهالي مدينة العوامية 2- محمد احمد الشيخ من أهالي مدينة العوامية 3- حسن الشاقر من أهالي باب الشمال ويذكر أن النشاط الدبيسي اعتقل من موقع نقطة التفتيش الواقعة ما بين مدينة العوامية وصفوى أواخر سبتمبر الماضي على خلفية الأحداث التي شهدتها منطقة القطيف. وقضى الناشط الدبيسي وهو أب لطفلين حيدر (6 سنوات) ومحمد (سنتين) طيلة هذه الفترة في سجن الدمام العام من دون توجيه أي تهم واضحة. أما محمد الشيخ فقد أمضى ما يقارب العام ونصف العام في المعتقل بعد أن اعتقل من نقطة التفتيش المتمركزة على طريق الهدلة وذلك على خلفية الحراك القائم في المنطقة. كما أن حسن الشاقر وهو من أهالي باب الشمال أمضى اكثر من عام في سجن الدمام على خلفية الحراك الذي تشهده المنطقة. الجدير بالذكر هو أن جميع المعتقلين قضوا هذه المدة في سجن الدمام من دون أي محاكمة. وسوف يستقبل أبطال الكرامة المهنئين في الحسينية المهدية (شمال) أسرة العوامية تهنئ أبطال الكرامة بالفرج وتدعو لبقية المعتقلين وللقائد النمر بالفرج القريب مصدر التقريرhttp://awam200.homeip.net/index.php/permalink/4876.html (ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ) ( | ~ {قرووب البصيرة الرسالية) .. (للأخبار الرسالية والمواضيع الهادفة} ~ | ) (ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ ) * لتصفح مدونة البصيرة الرسالية وقراءة المواضيع الجديدة والقديمة: http://albaseera2alresalay.blogspot.com/ أو عبر (PickerQrCode) * للانضمام لصفحة قروب البصيرة الرسالية على الفيس بوك لمتابعة جديدنا: https://www.facebook.com/ALBaseeraALresaliy * ليصلكم ما ننشره بالبريد الإلكتروني اشتركوا في (قروب البصيرة الرسالية): http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera ثم هذا الرابط التالي: http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera/subscribe وتأكيد الاشتراك منكم لتعذر الإضافة منا بعد تحديثات قوقل الأخيرة ملحق ذا فائدة (محدث): * صفحة آية الله المجاهد الشيخ نمر النمر (حفظه الله) بالفيس بوك: www.facebook.com/Shaikh.Nemer * صفحة جامع الإمام الحسين (ع) بالعوامية بالفيس بوك: www.facebook.com/Jam3eImamHusain * لمشاهدة فيديوهات آية الله النمر في اليوتيوب : www.youtube.com/profile?user=nwrass2009 * إصدار القبس الرسالي لسماحة الشيخ نمر (يحوي 1902 محاضرة): http://goo.gl/g8NnF خدمة مجموعة العهد الثقافية: من نشاطات الخدمة : - نشر مستجدات وآخر محاضرات سماحة آية الله المجاهد الشيخ نمر باقر آل نمر دام ظله .. ومحاضرات رسالية. - نشاطات ومواضيع رسالية. - أقلام رسالية واعدة. - أمور متفرقة منتخبة. طرق الاشتراك بالخدمة * بلاك بيري مسنجر: PIN:29663D6D * ببرنامج الوتساب: 00966556207946 * على Twitter: @AL3AhD_ALThQafi لا تنسونا من صالح دعائكم وإفادة الآخرين مما يصلكم منا مع تحيات: البصيرة الرسالية -- )|ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ |( ( | ~{قرووب البصيرة الرسالية) .. (للأخبار والمواضيـع الرسالية} ~ | ) )|ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ |( * لمشاهدة المجموعة والاشتراك معنا: http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera وذلك بالضغط على هذا الرابط التالي http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera/subscribe وتأكيد الاشتراك منكم لتعذر الإضافة مباشرة منا بعد تحديثات قوقل الأخيرة * لإلغاء الاشتراك بالمجموعة: albaseera+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com * لمراسلة صاحب القروب: albaseeragroups(a)gmail.com .:. ملحق ذا فائدة: * لمشاهدة قناة العلامة النمر على اليوتيوب على هذه الوصلة (رابط بعد الحجب): http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=nwrass2009#grid/uploads * لتنزيل إصدار القبس الرسالي لسماحة الشيخ نمر والذي يحوي 1902 محاضرة: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10157159/d7de52b5/sharing.html -- )|ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ |( ( | ~{قرووب البصيرة الرسالية) .. (للأخبار والمواضيـع الرسالية} ~ | ) )|ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ |( * لمشاهدة المجموعة والاشتراك معنا: http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera وذلك بالضغط على هذا الرابط التالي http://groups.google.com/group/albaseera/subscribe وتأكيد الاشتراك منكم لتعذر الإضافة مباشرة منا بعد تحديثات قوقل الأخيرة * لإلغاء الاشتراك بالمجموعة: albaseera+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com * لمراسلة صاحب القروب: albaseeragroups(a)gmail.com .:. ملحق ذا فائدة: * لمشاهدة قناة العلامة النمر على اليوتيوب على هذه الوصلة (رابط بعد الحجب): http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=nwrass2009#grid/uploads * لتنزيل إصدار القبس الرسالي لسماحة الشيخ نمر والذي يحوي 1902 محاضرة: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10157159/d7de52b5/sharing.html

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Nominees aceptance deadline coming up
by Silvia Vivanco Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

Dear At Large Nominees to elected positions ( ALAC, Nomcom, RALO elected positions), This is a friendly reminder that the Nomination deadlines are coming up for the RALO and the At Large delegates to the NomCom. Please for those nominees who have not yet accepted the nominations, please be so kind to accept or not formally the nomination. We will update the WIKI accordingly. Please see Nomination acceptance deadlines in the respective tables. See link below. https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election… Thank you! Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011

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APRALO Elections
by Pavan Budhrani Aug. 6, 2012

Aug. 6, 2012

Dear All, Upon the request of the APRALO Chair, I would like to announce the schedules for elections for the position of APRALO representative to the ALAC and for the At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from the Asia-Pacific Region. · APRALO representative to the ALAC – Edmon Chung’s term expires at the ICANN Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place 14-19 October in Toronto. He is eligible for re-election. This position is a two-year term. *1. Nominations Open:* 24 July 2012 *2. Nominations Close:* 7 August 2012 *3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline:* On or before 10 August 2012 4. *RALO selection*: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) *5. Result Announced: *15 August 2012 · At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from the Asia-Pacific Region – *Siranush Vardanyan<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/18121045/Siranush+Vardanya…> *’s term expires at the ICANN Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place 14-19 October in Toronto. She is eligible for re-election. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting after the close of the Annual General Meeting 2012 and ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting 2013. ICANN's Nominating Committee asked the At-Large Advisory Committee to submit a list with ALAC delegates from each of ICANN's five geographic regions. The ALAC ExCom suggested the following timetable for nominations and consultation recommendations from RALOs for consideration by the ALAC for appointment as the 2013 NomCom At-Large Delegate positions: *1. Nominations Open:* 24 July 2012 *2. Nominations Close:* 7 August 2012 *3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline:* On or before 10 August 2012 4. *RALO nominee priortization period*: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) *5. ALAC Notification*: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one by 15 August 2012 *6.* *ALAC Review of RALO Recommendations/Additional List of Nominations Accepted: *15 August -20 August 2012 *7. ALAC selection and endorsement vote: *Carried out on-line between 20-24 August *8. Notification to NomCom of Appointees:* No later than 25 August 2012 or as arranged with NomCom Secretariat Please note that the ICANN Bylaws (see: XI-2.4.e) <http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XI-2.4>state: The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee. An APRALO Elections 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Elections+2012+Workspace>has been created for these elections. Please feel free to add your nominations and comments directly to the Workspace or by email to the Asia-Pacific Discuss mailing list (apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org) -- Pavan Budhrani Director of Business Development DotAsia Organisation

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1
by Siranush Vardanyan Aug. 4, 2012

Aug. 4, 2012

Dear Holly and APRALO colleagues, I confirm that I am ready and will be honored to serve another term in ICANN NomCom. Thank you for your confidence Siranush Siranush VardanyanArmenia > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 08:12:03 +0000 > > Send APAC-Discuss mailing list submissions to > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > apac-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of APAC-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Fwd: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast Asian Civil > Society Joint Statement (Karaitiana Taiuru) > 2. APRALO Elections - URGENT (Holly Raiche) > 3. Re: APRALO Elections - URGENT (Charles Mok (gmail)) > 4. Re: APRALO Elections - URGENT (Cheryl Langdon-Orr) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 09:40:57 +1200 > From: "Karaitiana Taiuru" <karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] Fwd: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast > Asian Civil Society Joint Statement > To: <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: <01bf01cd6f65$2bdee3a0$839caae0$(a)taiuru.maori.nz> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is a great article and link, which I suspect that if it is not immediately applicable to your country now, it is worth considering future implications. At this stage I will refrain from making comments till I read the minutes from yesterday. > > An observation which may be have already been discussed (though I could not see any notes). Was APRALO marketed at the APrIGF and in particular has any invitations to join APRALO been discussed with the Civil Society Delegates that signed the Statement of Civil Rights ? > > > Regards, > Karaitiana Taiuru > > -----Original Message----- > From: apac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Langdon-Orr > Sent: Wednesday, 1 August 2012 7:46 a.m. > To: APRALO > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] Fwd: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast Asian Civil Society Joint Statement > > Of interest to all of us in AP with interest on IGF matters ( and I hope that is ALL of us) and as a follow up to matters discussed on yesterday's APRALO monthly call... Specifically report form Holly and comments from Fouad.... > > FYI > *Cheryl Langdon-Orr ... **(CLO)* > http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: john liu <johnliu(a)forum-asia.org> > Date: 31 July 2012 18:34 > Subject: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast Asian Civil Society Joint Statement > To: sec(a)aprigf.asia, rigf_discuss(a)web2.dotasia.org, discuss(a)ap.rigf.asia > Cc: office(a)elsam.or.id, pirongrong.r(a)gmail.com, Ed Legaspi <epl(a)seapa.org>, info(a)ictwatch.com, Moses Ngeth <moses.ch(a)gmail.com>, nanaicacambodia(a)gmail.com, Ndaru Uradn <uranduradn(a)gmail.com> > > > Dear APrIGF secretariat, MSG, et al., > > Please find attached a joint statement released today by Southeast Asian civil society delegates to the recently-concluded APrIGF in Tokyo. The statement includes our positions on issues of concern relating to the Internet that we have highlighted during the APrIGF, as well as recommendations to the MSG on improvements to the APrIGF process. > > We hope that this statement will help in your work, and that some of the points will be reflected in the report to the Global IGF in Baku, as well as in discussions for the next APrIGF. > > Please feel free to get back to us should you have any questions. All signatories of this statement are copied on this email. > > Thank you. > > Best wishes, > John Liu > Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) > > ----- > > Statement of Civil Society Delegates from Southeast Asia to > > 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) > > > > 31 July 2012 > > * * > > *Southeast Asian Civil Society Groups Highlight Increasing Rights Violations Online, Call for Improvements to Internet Governance Processes in the Region* > > * * > > We, the undersigned civil society delegates from Southeast Asia who attended and participated in the 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) <http://2012.rigf.asia/> on 18-20 July 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, make this statement upon the conclusion of the meeting to highlight the concerns that we raised throughout the forum. > > > > We engaged in this meeting with the objective of raising human rights concerns in relation to the Internet, particularly on issues of freedom of expression and access to information online, as well as the role of civil society in Internet governance and policymaking. We organised two panel discussions, namely Internet in Asia: Space for Free Expression and Information <http://2012.rigf.asia/session-c4-internet-for-asia-space-for-free-expressio…> > and Civil Society in Internet > Governance/Policymaking <http://2012.rigf.asia/session-b5-civil-society-in-internet-governance-polic…> > during > the 2012 APrIGF. Through these panel discussions, as well as in other sessions that we participated in, we raised the following human rights concerns in relation to the Internet: > > > > *Increasing censorship and attacks to online expression* > > > > The space for free expression on the Internet is shrinking. Many governments are extending censorship and control of traditional media to the Internet. In most cases, censorship measures are implemented in a non-transparent manner, which makes it difficult to determine whether the measures taken are in accordance with international laws and standards. > > > > In some countries, citizens who make use of the free space on the internet as bloggers, citizen journalists or social media users become targets of attacks, arrest, and/or threats by state security agents. These actions by state authorities produce a chilling effect on internet users resulting in widespread self-censorship of social and political expression for fear of reprisals from the government or its agents. > > > > We thus call upon all governments to ensure that any measure to limit freedom of expression and the right to information are in accordance with international human rights laws and standards, particularly Article 19(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which allows for limitations only on narrow and clearly-defined grounds, by passing the three-part, cumulative test <http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_e…> > following > the principles of necessity, proportionality (ensuring that it is the least restrictive measure) and transparency. Furthermore, any limitation to freedom of expression, including censorship measures, must be determined by an independent judicial body, and not left to the arbitrary powers of governments or intermediaries. These parameters must apply in all circumstances including during state of emergency and in name of national security or public order. > > > > *New laws and legislative amendments that curb freedom of speech online* > > > > We are further alarmed by the growing number of laws and policies in Southeast Asia that negatively impact freedom of expression on the Internet. While we recognise the need to address cybercrime and legitimate national security concerns, we are concerned that such laws seek to extend media censorship and criminal defamation to the internet, and are also being used to criminalize individuals or organizations expressing or sharing legitimate social or political critique. > > > > We reiterate that any restriction to freedom of expression on the Internet must not risk citizens rights to hold opinions without interference and to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as stipulated in Article 18 of the ICCPR, and it must not be subject to lawful derogation as outlined in UN General Comment No. 34<http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/gc34.pdf>. > We stress that any introduction of new laws or legislative amendments, particularly those that could potentially impact human rights, must involve extensive, inclusive and meaningful public consultations. We further urge all governments in Southeast Asia to decriminalise defamation both online and offline. > > > > Additionally, we emphasize that the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary remain among the key challenges to democracy in Southeast Asia. > Law-enforcement agencies and justice systems must presume innocence until defendants are proven guilty, regardless of whether or not defamation is criminal. Certain legislation, including those laws that criminalize online speech and expression, are worth noting here as examples of legislation in Southeast Asia that warrant close monitoring of their enactment or enforcement: > > > > Burma The 2004 Electronic Transactions Act > > Cambodia The 2012 Draft Cyber-Law, the 1995 Press Law, and the > 2010 Penal Code > > Malaysia The 2012 Amendment to the Evidence Act and the 2011 > Computing Professionals Bill > > Indonesia The 2008 Law on Information and Electronic > Transaction and the 2008 Law on Pornography > > The Philippines The 2012 Data Privacy Act > > Thailand The 2007 Computer Crimes Act, the Article 112 of the > Penal Code, and the 2004 Special Case Investigation Act > > Vietnam The 1999 Penal Code, the 2004 Publishing Law, the 2000 > State Secrets Protection Ordinance, and the 2012 Draft Decree on Internet Management > > > > *Intermediary liability* > > > > We express our deep concern over the increasing pressures by governments on internet service providers and content hosts to monitor, regulate and censor online content. Consequently, such intermediaries are increasingly being held legally and criminally liable for online content, including content posted by other users. > > > > We reiterate that the regulation of content on the Internet should be determined by an independent judicial body, and not be left to intermediaries. We further echo the call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression that intermediaries should not be held liable for online content. > > > > *Violations by non-State actors, including those employed by governments* > > > > Finally, we are alarmed at the rise of internet vigilante groups acting on behalf of governments or powerful institutions to help monitor sensitive information posted over the Internet through personal websites and social media. Such groups often target persons expressing unpopular opinions and subject them to abusive behaviour and threats. In some cases, such threats have been carried out off-line in the form of discriminatory treatment, physical attacks and even state prosecution of these targets. In addition, critical and independent websites are frequently being targeted for hacking and DDoS attacks. > > > > We strongly remind all governments that it is their primary obligation to promote and protect human rights, and this includes protecting its citizens exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression from violations by non-state actors online. > > > > *Improving the APrIGF Process* > > > > While we support and uphold the multi-stakeholder process of the IGF, and value the opportunity to contribute to the global dialogue around these crucial issues, several aspects of the APrIGF are in need of improvement: > > - Participation by governments across Asia was minimal despite the > multi-stakeholder framework that this forum purports to promote. This has > inevitably limited the dialogues between the different stakeholders on > Internet governance in the Asia-Pacific region. > > > - Similarly, there was also inadequate civil society participation at > the APrIGF 2012. One of the reasons to this is that there is a perception > that the APrIGF is a largely ineffective forum in making needed efforts to > advance human rights in cyberspace. > - Multi-stakeholder discussions on and approaches to emerging human > rights issues concerning the Internet were largely limited at the APrIGF > 2012. > - Finally, there was a marked absence or lack of critical assessment of > the progress with regard to the implementation of recommendations made at > the previous APrIGF. This has contributed to the perception of the APrIGF s > ineffectiveness. > > > > *Recommendations to the APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Strategy Group* > > > > In view of these shortcomings and with the hope of improving upon the 2012 APrIGF, we offer the following recommendations to the APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Strategy Group for future iterations of this event: > > ? To facilitate more robust dialogue and more engagement of those > participants who are not speaking on panels, we recommend *a more participatory process for sessions*, with fewer time spent on panel presentations, and more time dedicated to questions and comments from those in the audience. > > ? In the interest of more a diverse dialogue, we recommend that > efforts be made to enlarge and broaden the spectrum of attendees at the event. Special effort should be made to *encourage government and civil society participation*, especially in view of the rare opportunity to discuss such issues within the host country. Additionally, *the affordability of the host city and the need for financial assistance *should be taken into account as a factor that may make civil society participation more or less likely. > > ? To encourage broader participation in session dialogues and bolster > engagement of civil society, we recommend that strong efforts be made to*facilitate inbound remote participation via video conferencing*. In addition to the valuable service of live web-casting, remote participants should be empowered to ask questions and make comments within a panel. This could be facilitated with greater integration of social media, within the APrIGF website. > > ? To ensure that all issues are well-represented within the > conversations at the APrIGF, we recommend that *at least one plenary session be dedicated to social issues in internet governance*, such as online freedom of expression, access to information and digital divide. > > ? To ensure that progress is made on issues discussed at the APrIGF > from one year to another, we recommend that *one plenary session be dedicated to looking back at the issues raised and recommendations made at the previous APrIGF*, and critically assessing progress made on those issues. > > > > *Recommendations to Southeast Asian governments* > > * * > > In addition, we make the following specific recommendations to our respective governments in Southeast Asia: > > - ASEAN governments must ensure that *the ASEAN Human Rights > Declaration* explicitly > and unequivocally protects the right to freedom of expression and freedom > of information in accordance with international human rights laws and > standards. > - ASEAN governments should issue a joint statement to *pronounce their > commitment to uphold Internet freedom*. > > > > - All regional governments should *involve civil society meaningfully > and inclusively in Internet policymaking*, especially in drafting laws > and policies that potentially impact human rights, including in > regional-policy arena that involve the issues related to ICT and internet > governance, such as: > - Regional economic integration by 2015 under the ASEAN Economic > Community (AEC). <http://www.aseansec.org/18757.htm>The AEC s areas > of cooperation include a focus on internet governance, such as: enhanced > infrastructure and communications connectivity ; and development of > electronic transactions through e-ASEAN . Currently, the AEC encourages > only business sector participation and not civil society. > - The ASEAN CIO Forum <http://www.aseancioforum.com/Home.aspx> under the > ASEAN ICT Master Plan > 2015<http://www.aseansec.org/documents/ASEAN%20ICT%20Masterplan%202015.pdf> > also > opens participation only to business sectors. The forum focuses on > CIO16 <http://www.aseancioforum.com/AboutUs/CIO16.aspx> and its > objective is to Taking leadership in collaboration and transformation for > a competitive, highly productive and envisage a concrete/positive ASEAN ICT > community. The master plan aims to minimize digital divide and make ICT in > the region be empowering, transformational, inclusive, vibrant, and > integrated for the people by 2015. > - All regional governments should attend and engage in regional IGFs to > dialogue with other stakeholders, including civil society, on regional > issues concerning the Internet. > > > > > > Signed by: > > > > Arthit SURIYAWONGKUL > > Coordinator > > Thai Netizen Network <https://thainetizen.org/> > > Bangkok, Thailand > > E-mail: arthit(a)gmail.com > > Tel: +66 87 504 2221 > > > Pirongrong RAMASOOTA > > Thai Media Policy Center <http://thai-mpc.org/> Bangkok, Thailand > > E-mail: pirongrong.r(a)gmail.com > > Tel: +66 89 770 8911 > > Triana DYAH > > Head, Information & Documentation Division > > The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM)<http://www.elsam.or.id/new/index.php> > > Jakarta, Indonesia > > E-mail: office(a)elsam.or.id > > Tel: +62 21 7972662 , 79192564 > > Fax: +62 21 79192519 > > > > > > > > Edgardo LEGASPI > > Alerts & Communication officer > > Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) <http://www.seapabkk.org/> > > Bangkok, Thailand > > E-mail: epl(a)seapa.org > > Tel: +66 8 1116 5137 > > Fax: +66 2 2448749 > > Sean ANG > > Executive Director > > Southeast Asian Centre for e-Media (SEACeM) <http://seacem.com/> > > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > > E-mail: sean(a)seacem.com > > Tel: +60 3 2284 3367 > > Fax: +60 3 2289 2579 > > Victorius (Ndaru) EPS > > Jakarta, Indonesia > > > > > > > > > > NGETH Moses > > Communication Coordinator > > Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) <http://www.clec.org.kh/> > > Phnom Penh, Cambodia > > E-mail: Moses(a)clec.org.kh > > Tel: (855) 66 777 010 > Fax: (855) 23 211 723 > > Sovathana (Nana) NEANG > > Phnom Penh, Cambodia > > > > YAP Swee Seng > > Executive Director > > Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)<http://www.forum-asia.org/> > > E-mail: yap(a)forum-asia.org > > Tel: +66 81 868 9178 > Fax: +66 2 6379128 > > > > > > > > Endorsed by: > > > > > > > ICT Watch (Indonesian ICT Partnership Association) > > Jakarta, Indonesia > > Email: info(a)ictwatch.com > > Tel: (021) 98495770 > > Fax: (021) 8280691 > -- > John Liu > East Asia (Southeast and Northeast Asia) Programme Officer Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)<http://www.forum-asia.org/> > 66/2 Pan Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok, 10500 Thailand > Tel: +66 2 637 9126 | Fax: +66 2 637 9128 > > > _______________________________________________ > Rigf_discuss mailing list > Rigf_discuss(a)web2.dotasia.org > https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/rigf_discuss > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:53:05 +1000 > From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> > Subject: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections - URGENT > To: APAC-Discuss Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: <98CDDF3E-A005-4B65-ACC1-86A219E30383(a)internode.on.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi Everyone > > Just a reminder of the schedule below for elections. > >> > >> *1. Nominations Open:* 24 July 2012 > >> > >> *2. Nominations Close:* 7 August 2012 > >> > >> *3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline:* On or before 10 August 2012 > >> > >> 4. *RALO selection*: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote > >> if desired) > >> > >> *5. Result Announced: *15 August 2012 > >> ? > As Pavan's email notes, the positions that end in 2012 are: > > - APRALO rep to ALAC: Edmon currently holds this position but has advised CLO that he does not wish to continue in that role At-Large Delegate to the NomCom. (ALRALO only recommends to ALAC. It is ALAC that appooints). > > - Siranush's term expires at the AGM in October. She is eligible for reelection (and the recent report from ALAC says she has done a very good job). > > EDMON - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE STEPPING DOWN AS APRALO REP TO ALAC > CHARLES - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU WANT TO RESUME YOUR POSITION AS ACTING CHAIR AFTER SEPTEMBER > SIRANUSH - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE PREPARED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM > > > > > So everyone. > > The positions that are open are the ALAC AP regional nomination to NOmCom (Siranush is eligible for one more term) > > The nomination process can either be self nomination or nomination by someone else. > > My nomination for the AP regional nominee to NomCom is Siranush (If she is willing to stand) > > APRALO rep to ALAC (I have told CLO I am willing to stand for this. If I do, them we will need someone to step into my VC role until my term ends in June 2013) > > > > Holly > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 15:28:10 +0800 > From: "Charles Mok (gmail)" <charlespmok(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections - URGENT > To: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> > Cc: APAC-Discuss Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CAHvfLm3eVFENSZHQoFGFUCZ=QmMqAb1itrNCLhR43tE_wy93=w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Holly, Yes, I will resume duty in mid Sep. > > Thank you! > Charles > > > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net>wrote: > > > Hi Everyone > > > > Just a reminder of the schedule below for elections. > > >> > > >> *1. Nominations Open:* 24 July 2012 > > >> > > >> *2. Nominations Close:* 7 August 2012 > > >> > > >> *3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline:* On or before 10 August 2012 > > >> > > >> 4. *RALO selection*: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote > > >> if desired) > > >> > > >> *5. Result Announced: *15 August 2012 > > >> ? > > As Pavan's email notes, the positions that end in 2012 are: > > > > - APRALO rep to ALAC: Edmon currently holds this position but has advised > > CLO that he does not wish to continue in that role At-Large Delegate to the > > NomCom. (ALRALO only recommends to ALAC. It is ALAC that appooints). > > > > - Siranush's term expires at the AGM in October. She is eligible for > > reelection (and the recent report from ALAC says she has done a very good > > job). > > > > EDMON - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE STEPPING DOWN AS APRALO REP TO ALAC > > CHARLES - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU WANT TO RESUME YOUR POSITION AS > > ACTING CHAIR AFTER SEPTEMBER > > SIRANUSH - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE PREPARED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM > > > > > > > > > > So everyone. > > > > The positions that are open are the ALAC AP regional nomination to NOmCom > > (Siranush is eligible for one more term) > > > > The nomination process can either be self nomination or nomination by > > someone else. > > > > My nomination for the AP regional nominee to NomCom is Siranush (If she is > > willing to stand) > > > > APRALO rep to ALAC (I have told CLO I am willing to stand for this. If I > > do, them we will need someone to step into my VC role until my term ends in > > June 2013) > > > > > > > > Holly > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:11:40 +1000 > From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO Elections - URGENT > To: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> > Cc: APAC-Discuss Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CADrRf+eH+kL3sEsavx+3j-w38+4qTL1AsbKA5k_XE96ChG9Fag(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Holly you should note that Siranush has already accepted a re-nomination > ... Also this selection process has nothing to do with Charles as Chair OR > either of the .VC rolls as we rr-appointed Fouad earlier this year to > serve till 2014 and you and Charles are in office (acting or otherwise) > until end June 2013 ... If you .gp to ALAC then someone needs to be > appointed yo serve rest of your term and ditto to Charles if he evrt steps > aside for his political carreer ... Re Demon he need not .fo something he > has not been nominated and unless he is silence on the matter is just > fine... > On Aug 4, 2012 4:55 PM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone > > > > Just a reminder of the schedule below for elections. > > >> > > >> *1. Nominations Open:* 24 July 2012 > > >> > > >> *2. Nominations Close:* 7 August 2012 > > >> > > >> *3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline:* On or before 10 August 2012 > > >> > > >> 4. *RALO selection*: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote > > >> if desired) > > >> > > >> *5. Result Announced: *15 August 2012 > > >> ? > > As Pavan's email notes, the positions that end in 2012 are: > > > > - APRALO rep to ALAC: Edmon currently holds this position but has advised > > CLO that he does not wish to continue in that role At-Large Delegate to the > > NomCom. (ALRALO only recommends to ALAC. It is ALAC that appooints). > > > > - Siranush's term expires at the AGM in October. She is eligible for > > reelection (and the recent report from ALAC says she has done a very good > > job). > > > > EDMON - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE STEPPING DOWN AS APRALO REP TO ALAC > > CHARLES - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU WANT TO RESUME YOUR POSITION AS > > ACTING CHAIR AFTER SEPTEMBER > > SIRANUSH - PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE PREPARED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM > > > > > > > > > > So everyone. > > > > The positions that are open are the ALAC AP regional nomination to NOmCom > > (Siranush is eligible for one more term) > > > > The nomination process can either be self nomination or nomination by > > someone else. > > > > My nomination for the AP regional nominee to NomCom is Siranush (If she is > > willing to stand) > > > > APRALO rep to ALAC (I have told CLO I am willing to stand for this. If I > > do, them we will need someone to step into my VC role until my term ends in > > June 2013) > > > > > > > > Holly > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > End of APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1 > *******************************************

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Fwd: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast Asian Civil Society Joint Statement
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012

Of interest to all of us in AP with interest on IGF matters ( and I hope that is ALL of us) and as a follow up to matters discussed on yesterday's APRALO monthly call... Specifically report form Holly and comments from Fouad.... FYI *Cheryl Langdon-Orr ... **(CLO)* http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: john liu <johnliu(a)forum-asia.org> Date: 31 July 2012 18:34 Subject: [Rigf_discuss] APrIGF 2012: Southeast Asian Civil Society Joint Statement To: sec(a)aprigf.asia, rigf_discuss(a)web2.dotasia.org, discuss(a)ap.rigf.asia Cc: office(a)elsam.or.id, pirongrong.r(a)gmail.com, Ed Legaspi <epl(a)seapa.org>, info(a)ictwatch.com, Moses Ngeth <moses.ch(a)gmail.com>, nanaicacambodia(a)gmail.com, Ndaru Uradn <uranduradn(a)gmail.com> Dear APrIGF secretariat, MSG, et al., Please find attached a joint statement released today by Southeast Asian civil society delegates to the recently-concluded APrIGF in Tokyo. The statement includes our positions on issues of concern relating to the Internet that we have highlighted during the APrIGF, as well as recommendations to the MSG on improvements to the APrIGF process. We hope that this statement will help in your work, and that some of the points will be reflected in the report to the Global IGF in Baku, as well as in discussions for the next APrIGF. Please feel free to get back to us should you have any questions. All signatories of this statement are copied on this email. Thank you. Best wishes, John Liu Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) ----- Statement of Civil Society Delegates from Southeast Asia to 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 31 July 2012 * * *Southeast Asian Civil Society Groups Highlight Increasing Rights Violations Online, Call for Improvements to Internet Governance Processes in the Region* * * We, the undersigned civil society delegates from Southeast Asia who attended and participated in the 2012 Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) <http://2012.rigf.asia/> on 18-20 July 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, make this statement upon the conclusion of the meeting to highlight the concerns that we raised throughout the forum. We engaged in this meeting with the objective of raising human rights concerns in relation to the Internet, particularly on issues of freedom of expression and access to information online, as well as the role of civil society in Internet governance and policymaking. We organised two panel discussions, namely “Internet in Asia: Space for Free Expression and Information”<http://2012.rigf.asia/session-c4-internet-for-asia-space-for-free-expressio…> and “Civil Society in Internet Governance/Policymaking”<http://2012.rigf.asia/session-b5-civil-society-in-internet-governance-polic…> during the 2012 APrIGF. Through these panel discussions, as well as in other sessions that we participated in, we raised the following human rights concerns in relation to the Internet: *Increasing censorship and attacks to online expression* The space for free expression on the Internet is shrinking. Many governments are extending censorship and control of traditional media to the Internet. In most cases, censorship measures are implemented in a non-transparent manner, which makes it difficult to determine whether the measures taken are in accordance with international laws and standards. In some countries, citizens who make use of the free space on the internet as bloggers, citizen journalists or social media users become targets of attacks, arrest, and/or threats by state security agents. These actions by state authorities produce a chilling effect on internet users resulting in widespread self-censorship of social and political expression for fear of reprisals from the government or its agents. We thus call upon all governments to ensure that any measure to limit freedom of expression and the right to information are in accordance with international human rights laws and standards, particularly Article 19(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which allows for limitations only on narrow and clearly-defined grounds, by passing the “three-part, cumulative test”<http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_e…> following the principles of necessity, proportionality (ensuring that it is the least restrictive measure) and transparency. Furthermore, any limitation to freedom of expression, including censorship measures, must be determined by an independent judicial body, and not left to the arbitrary powers of governments or intermediaries. These parameters must apply in all circumstances including during state of emergency and in name of national security or public order. *New laws and legislative amendments that curb freedom of speech online* We are further alarmed by the growing number of laws and policies in Southeast Asia that negatively impact freedom of expression on the Internet. While we recognise the need to address cybercrime and legitimate national security concerns, we are concerned that such laws seek to extend media censorship and criminal defamation to the internet, and are also being used to criminalize individuals or organizations expressing or sharing legitimate social or political critique. We reiterate that any restriction to freedom of expression on the Internet must not risk citizens’ rights to hold opinions without interference and to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as stipulated in Article 18 of the ICCPR, and it must not be subject to lawful derogation as outlined in UN General Comment No. 34<http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/gc34.pdf>. We stress that any introduction of new laws or legislative amendments, particularly those that could potentially impact human rights, must involve extensive, inclusive and meaningful public consultations. We further urge all governments in Southeast Asia to decriminalise defamation both online and offline. Additionally, we emphasize that the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary remain among the key challenges to democracy in Southeast Asia. Law-enforcement agencies and justice systems must presume innocence until defendants are proven guilty, regardless of whether or not defamation is criminal. Certain legislation, including those laws that criminalize online speech and expression, are worth noting here as examples of legislation in Southeast Asia that warrant close monitoring of their enactment or enforcement: · Burma – The 2004 Electronic Transactions Act · Cambodia – The 2012 Draft Cyber-Law, the 1995 Press Law, and the 2010 Penal Code · Malaysia – The 2012 Amendment to the Evidence Act and the 2011 Computing Professionals Bill · Indonesia – The 2008 Law on Information and Electronic Transaction and the 2008 Law on Pornography · The Philippines – The 2012 Data Privacy Act · Thailand – The 2007 Computer Crimes Act, the Article 112 of the Penal Code, and the 2004 Special Case Investigation Act · Vietnam – The 1999 Penal Code, the 2004 Publishing Law, the 2000 State Secrets Protection Ordinance, and the 2012 Draft Decree on Internet Management *Intermediary liability* We express our deep concern over the increasing pressures by governments on internet service providers and content hosts to monitor, regulate and censor online content. Consequently, such intermediaries are increasingly being held legally and criminally liable for online content, including content posted by other users. We reiterate that the regulation of content on the Internet should be determined by an independent judicial body, and not be left to intermediaries. We further echo the call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression that intermediaries should not be held liable for online content. *Violations by non-State actors, including those employed by governments* Finally, we are alarmed at the rise of internet vigilante groups acting on behalf of governments or powerful institutions to help monitor sensitive information posted over the Internet through personal websites and social media. Such groups often target persons expressing unpopular opinions and subject them to abusive behaviour and threats. In some cases, such threats have been carried out off-line in the form of discriminatory treatment, physical attacks and even state prosecution of these targets. In addition, critical and independent websites are frequently being targeted for hacking and DDoS attacks. We strongly remind all governments that it is their primary obligation to promote and protect human rights, and this includes protecting its citizens’ exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression from violations by non-state actors online. *Improving the APrIGF Process* While we support and uphold the multi-stakeholder process of the IGF, and value the opportunity to contribute to the global dialogue around these crucial issues, several aspects of the APrIGF are in need of improvement: - Participation by governments across Asia was minimal despite the multi-stakeholder framework that this forum purports to promote. This has inevitably limited the dialogues between the different stakeholders on Internet governance in the Asia-Pacific region. - Similarly, there was also inadequate civil society participation at the APrIGF 2012. One of the reasons to this is that there is a perception that the APrIGF is a largely ineffective forum in making needed efforts to advance human rights in cyberspace. - Multi-stakeholder discussions on and approaches to emerging human rights issues concerning the Internet were largely limited at the APrIGF 2012. - Finally, there was a marked absence or lack of critical assessment of the progress with regard to the implementation of recommendations made at the previous APrIGF. This has contributed to the perception of the APrIGF’s ineffectiveness. *Recommendations to the APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Strategy Group* In view of these shortcomings and with the hope of improving upon the 2012 APrIGF, we offer the following recommendations to the APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Strategy Group for future iterations of this event: ● To facilitate more robust dialogue and more engagement of those participants who are not speaking on panels, we recommend *a more participatory process for sessions*, with fewer time spent on panel presentations, and more time dedicated to questions and comments from those in the audience. ● In the interest of more a diverse dialogue, we recommend that efforts be made to enlarge and broaden the spectrum of attendees at the event. Special effort should be made to *encourage government and civil society participation*, especially in view of the rare opportunity to discuss such issues within the host country. Additionally, *the affordability of the host city and the need for financial assistance *should be taken into account as a factor that may make civil society participation more or less likely. ● To encourage broader participation in session dialogues and bolster engagement of civil society, we recommend that strong efforts be made to*facilitate inbound remote participation via video conferencing*. In addition to the valuable service of live web-casting, remote participants should be empowered to ask questions and make comments within a panel. This could be facilitated with greater integration of social media, within the APrIGF website. ● To ensure that all issues are well-represented within the conversations at the APrIGF, we recommend that *at least one plenary session be dedicated to social issues in internet governance*, such as online freedom of expression, access to information and digital divide. ● To ensure that progress is made on issues discussed at the APrIGF from one year to another, we recommend that *one plenary session be dedicated to looking back at the issues raised and recommendations made at the previous APrIGF*, and critically assessing progress made on those issues. *Recommendations to Southeast Asian governments* * * In addition, we make the following specific recommendations to our respective governments in Southeast Asia: - ASEAN governments must ensure that *the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration* explicitly and unequivocally protects the right to freedom of expression and freedom of information in accordance with international human rights laws and standards. - ASEAN governments should issue a joint statement to *pronounce their commitment to uphold Internet freedom*. - All regional governments should *involve civil society meaningfully and inclusively in Internet policymaking*, especially in drafting laws and policies that potentially impact human rights, including in regional-policy arena that involve the issues related to ICT and internet governance, such as: - Regional economic integration by 2015 under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). <http://www.aseansec.org/18757.htm>The AEC’s areas of cooperation include a focus on internet governance, such as: “enhanced infrastructure and communications connectivity”; and “development of electronic transactions through e-ASEAN”. Currently, the AEC encourages only business sector participation and not civil society. - The ASEAN CIO Forum <http://www.aseancioforum.com/Home.aspx> under the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2015<http://www.aseansec.org/documents/ASEAN%20ICT%20Masterplan%202015.pdf> also opens participation only to business sectors. The forum focuses on CIO16 <http://www.aseancioforum.com/AboutUs/CIO16.aspx> and its objective is to “Taking leadership in collaboration and transformation for a competitive, highly productive and envisage a concrete/positive ASEAN ICT community.” The master plan aims to minimize digital divide and make ICT in the region be empowering, transformational, inclusive, vibrant, and integrated for the people by 2015. - All regional governments should attend and engage in regional IGFs to dialogue with other stakeholders, including civil society, on regional issues concerning the Internet. Signed by: Arthit SURIYAWONGKUL Coordinator Thai Netizen Network <https://thainetizen.org/> Bangkok, Thailand E-mail: arthit(a)gmail.com Tel: +66 87 504 2221 Pirongrong RAMASOOTA Thai Media Policy Center <http://thai-mpc.org/> Bangkok, Thailand E-mail: pirongrong.r(a)gmail.com Tel: +66 89 770 8911 Triana DYAH Head, Information & Documentation Division The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM)<http://www.elsam.or.id/new/index.php> Jakarta, Indonesia E-mail: office(a)elsam.or.id Tel: +62 21 7972662 , 79192564 Fax: +62 21 79192519 Edgardo LEGASPI Alerts & Communication officer Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) <http://www.seapabkk.org/> Bangkok, Thailand E-mail: epl(a)seapa.org Tel: +66 8 1116 5137 Fax: +66 2 2448749 Sean ANG Executive Director Southeast Asian Centre for e-Media (SEACeM) <http://seacem.com/> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: sean(a)seacem.com Tel: +60 3 2284 3367 Fax: +60 3 2289 2579 Victorius (Ndaru) EPS Jakarta, Indonesia NGETH Moses Communication Coordinator Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) <http://www.clec.org.kh/> Phnom Penh, Cambodia E-mail: Moses(a)clec.org.kh Tel: (855) 66 777 010 Fax: (855) 23 211 723 Sovathana (Nana) NEANG Phnom Penh, Cambodia YAP Swee Seng Executive Director Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)<http://www.forum-asia.org/> E-mail: yap(a)forum-asia.org Tel: +66 81 868 9178 Fax: +66 2 6379128 Endorsed by: ICT Watch (Indonesian ICT Partnership Association) Jakarta, Indonesia Email: info(a)ictwatch.com Tel: (021) 98495770 Fax: (021) 8280691 -- John Liu East Asia (Southeast and Northeast Asia) Programme Officer Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)<http://www.forum-asia.org/> 66/2 Pan Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok, 10500 Thailand Tel: +66 2 637 9126 | Fax: +66 2 637 9128 _______________________________________________ Rigf_discuss mailing list Rigf_discuss(a)web2.dotasia.org https://mailman.dotasia.org/mailman/listinfo/rigf_discuss

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Reminder/ APRALO Teleconference - Tuesday, 31 July 2012 @ 05:00 UTC
by At-Large Staff July 30, 2012

July 30, 2012

Dear All, The next APRALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 05:00 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/RhEQAg Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/apralo> If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> . Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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