[WSIS CS-Plenary] Letter to Kofi Annan: demande de clarification

Fri Nov 25 16:10:15 GMT 2005

Dear Djilali,

The Tunis phase of the WSIS is past but unfortunately the threat posed 
by the Tunisian authorities to civil society is ongoing.

The Tunisian authorities continue to repress civil society in Tunisia. 
Given the failure of the international community to address this issue 
adequately in advance of the WSIS we have an ongoing responsibility as 
international civil society to work in support of independent Tunisian 
civil society.

The aggressive use by the Tunisian authorities of security agents and 
other government representatives under the cover of Tunisian Government 
controlled GONGOs (Government Organised NGOs) to harass and intimidate 
legitimate Tunisian civil society representatives, and to block or 
disrupt the activities of international civil society is also an ongoing 
threat. It is also a tactic likely to be copied by others if it is not 
effectively exposed and countered.

It is therefore heartening to see that so many credible representatives 
of civil society have already signed up to the appeal.

With best wishes,

Andrew

Andrew Anderson
Deputy Director
Front Line
The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
16 Idrone Lane, off Bath Place, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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djilali benamrane wrote:

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>Very dear Karen,
>Please let me know if this call for endorsement is
>issued and published on behalf of the Citizens's
>Summit or WSIS Civile society Bureau that you lead
>with efficiency and transparency !
>I have absolutely nothing against the call for
>endorsment and the Citizens's Summit, i fully respect
>those who sugn it, but remenber i plaided during the
>Officiel Summit for the need to try to protect the
>unicity of the civile society and such a practice
>risks to fragilize in the future our so faible
>componient.
>Je pensais que le retour des promoteurs du Sommet
>citoyen au sein du sommet officiel, salué avec
>enthousiasme en séance plénière de la société civile,
>le troisième et dernier jour de la rencontre, marquait
>le retour à l'unicité de la société civile participant
>au sommet et certains membres du sommet citoyen ont
>été mandatés démocratiquement pour participer à la
>conférence de presse au nom de l'ensemble de la
>société civile. Ils se sont exprimés en toute liberté.
>Je salue le courage de ceux qui ont pris la
>responsabilité de se mettre à l'extérieur du sommet
>officiel parce qu'ils pensaient ne pas pouvoir
>s'exprimer librement à l'intérieur mais je revendique
>le respect de ceux qui ont cru et oeuvré pour essayer
>de faire bouger petitement les choses de l'intérieur.
>Le sommet officiel aurait pu exploser si les milliers
>de représentants de la société civile étaient sortis.
>Ils ne l'ont pas fait pour diverses raisons : peur
>d'être exécutés sur place ?, peur de perdre un statut
>d'allègeance au pays hôte ? peur de perdre son âme ?
>sa sérénité ? de se faire manipuler ?
>I do think that the position of the Civile society has
>been efficiently assessed by our relevant
>representative at the openning meeting. Please, Tunis
>is now in the past, let's forget the past and mobilize
>our energy to built the future, including our pression
>against no democratic powers all arrond the world....
>All the best
>Djilali    
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>--- karen banks <karenb at gn.apc.org> wrote:
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>>Dear all,
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>>As a follow up to our solidarity and support 
>>actions in Tunisia, please find below a call for 
>>endorsements for a letter to Kofi Annan outlining 
>>various requests for followup.
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>>The letter is open for endorsements until Sunday, 
>>Nov 27th before sending to the Secretary General, 
>>but will remain online for some time. The spanish 
>>version will follow later today.
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>>karen banks, apc
>>for the CSIS coordinating committee
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>>24/11/05: Lettre ouverte à Son Excellence Kofi A. 
>>Annan Secretaire-Général des Nations unies - SIGNEZ
>>DES MAINTENANT
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>>Cette semaine à Tunis, au Sommet mondial sur la 
>>société de l'information, à l'intérieur comme à 
>>l’extérieur du site officiel du Sommet, nous 
>>avons été témoins d’atteintes graves sur les 
>>droits de l'Homme et la liberté d'expression...
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>http://www.citizens-summit.org/Letter-SecGen-241105-fr.shtml
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>>24/11/05: Open Letter to His Excellency Kofi A. 
>>Annan Secretary-General United Nations - SIGN ON NOW
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>>This week in Tunis, at the World Summit on the 
>>Information Society, both inside and outside the 
>>official Summit, we have witnessed serious 
>>attacks on human rights and the right to freedom of
>>expression....
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>http://www.citizens-summit.org/Letter-SecGen-241105.shtml
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-- 
Andrew Anderson
Deputy Director
Front Line
The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
16 Idrone Lane, off Bath Place, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Tel. 00353-1-212-37-50
Fax. 00353-1-212-10-01
mob. 00353-87-205-6867
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