[lac-discuss-en] GENEVA DECLARATION ON INTERNET FREEDOM

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Subject: GENEVA DECLARATION ON INTERNET FREEDOM
From: amedinagomez at 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 * 
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