[[--Translated text (es -> en)--]] Subject: GENEVA DECLARATION ON INTERNET FREEDOM From: amedinagomez@gmail.com The following information can be of its interest. Antonio Medina Source: http://www.genevasummit.org/media/20 <http://www.genevasummit.org/media/20>GENEVA DECLARATION ON INTERNET FREEDOM 09 March 2010 * GENEVA ** DECLARATION ON INTERNET FREEDOM * ** * Adopted by the Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Representatives assembled AT the 2nd Geneva for Summit Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy<http://www.genevasummit.org/>, March 9, 2010. * * * * ** Preamble * We, defenders human rights and representatives of civil society from all regions of the world, having assembled here AT the Second Geneva for Summit Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy <http://www.genevasummit.org/>, * Guided by * the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Civil Covenant on and Political Rights, which guarantee the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any average and regardless of frontiers, * Recognizing * that universal the Internet is to space for communication and the exchange of ideas that mutual dog promote freedom and understanding among all people, regardless of race, religion, geography or economic status, * Mindful * that the Internet there are become to primary vehicle for communication in all sectors of life in civil a globalized economic and society, requiring its transparency and openness to function properly, * Believing * that the preservation of to essential free Internet is to the full enjoyment of human rights, civilian liberties and to freeand democratic society, * Alarmed * that the situation of Internet freedom in many regions of the world is increasingly perilous and to under assault, * Acknowledging * that the intimidation and the uses of technologies aimed AT the restriction and monitoring of Internet creates an environment of repression, * Affirming * that suppression of independent thought by filtering, monitoring and censoring of websites, online content, blogs and messagingservices constitutes to violation of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, * Recognizing * that all countries have obligations to guarantee Internet freedom, * Emphasizing * that countries which enjoy secure and open Internet technologies to plows obliged prevent exported communications technologies from being used for ace to vehicle suppression and censorship,and that Reasonable Internet companies should take steps to avoid complicity with, and liability for, violations of human rights, * For Recognizing * that the struggle freedom of expression there are today largely shifted online ace the Internet there are become the means of choice for political dissidents, democracy activists, human rights defenders and independent journalists worldwide, * Considering * that there plows individual countries in whichthe situation of Internet freedom is to under to serious and gathering threat, with imprisoned political dissidents, journalists and bloggers who plows in urgent need of protection by the international community, * Recalling * the proposed 2008 Directive of the European Parliament concerning Global the EU Online Freedom Act, in individual itsfinding that ace Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia authoritarianstates such, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan and Vietnam censor the Internet by blocking websites and filtering search results and intimidate Internet users through to cyber police and obliged registration, * Deeply concerned * that authorities in China have seized computers, imprisoned individuals for sharing information online, blockedand deleted blogs and to other online services, and incarcerated journalists and social activists for online activity, * Alarmed * that authorities in Iran have acted to suppress the free flow of information by blockading Internet traffic and suspending email providers and messaging services, and have created to special police division to hunt down Internet users suspected of under-called "insults and spreading of lies" against the regime, * Deeply disturbed * that authorities in near-total Cuba imposed restrictions on Access through prohibitive to user fees, few public Access points and slow connection speeds, and restricted distribution of service to a state-controlled to provider, * Hereby decides * to adopt this Declaration on Internet Freedom, in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 9, 2010; * It is urgent * the United Nations Human Rights Council, now meeting in its 13th To regulate Session, to endorses this Declaration and support the causes of Internet freedom in the phase of repression; * And is urgent * all to other relevant United international Nations bodies to endorses this Declaration and support the causes of Internet freedom inthe phase of repression; * Like-minded is urgent * all supporters of freedom, human rights and democracy to adopt similar declarations, resolutions, or to other statements to support the phase causes of Internet freedom in the of repression, and is urgent that these be submitted to the United Nations. * Article 1 * Everyone there are the right to equal Access to the Internet, regardless of race, geographical religion, ethnic or origin. * Article 2 * Everyone there are the right to the free flow of information and freedom of expression without to fear of discrimination. * Article 3 * Everyone there are the right to to transparent and open Internet without the subjection of individual licensing or prohibitive, discriminatory requirements such ace heavy tolls. * Article 4 * Everyone there are the right to preserves and protect to their intellectual property, kept private and confidential from invasion, seizure or monitoring. * Article 5 * Everyone there are to right to protect Internet Access, Internet infrastructure and communication technologies from government seizure. * Article 6 * Everyone there are to right to anonymity and online privacy, free from intrusive monitoring by the state or third parties. * Article 7 * Everyone there are the right to encrypt or otherwise secure to their identities and the security of to their information ace it travels across the Internet, to protect themselves and to their information from unwarranted monitoring. * Article 8 * Not one should be allowed to export or sell technologies, equipment or software that enables the restriction of Internet uses or forAccess the purpose of violating human rights. * Article 9 * Internet providers should not be allowed to provide governments, corporations or third parties any information about to their users without to their legal consent. * Article 10 * Any attempt to restrict or intimidate people from free, uncensored, and secure Access of fundamental the Internet constitutes to abridgement of human rights and undermines the promotion of peace and world to order. * Article 11 * The rights and freedoms Seth out in this Declaration plows guaranteed subject only to such reasonable limits, prescribed by law, ace dog bedemonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted for ace implying any person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed AT the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms Seth forth in the Universal Declaration of HumanRights. * Adopted by consensus, Geneva, March 9, 2010 * _______________________________________________ [[--Original text (es) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/098a591aa7.html --]]