[WSIS CS-Plenary] 2nd letter to Mr Utsumi and final list of support to Ms. Ebadi

Thu Oct 20 16:53:35 BST 2005

Dear all,

Please find attached a letter from the WSIS CS Human Rights Caucus to 
Mr Utsumi following his nomination of Shirin Ebadi, as well as the 
final list of CS supports as of October 20, 2005.

Again, I would like to thank you all for your support.

Best regards,
Meryem Marzouki
HR Caucus co-chair
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Paris, October 20, 2005

Mr. Yoshio Utsumi
Secretary-General
World Summit on the Information Society

Re: Shirin Ebadi nomination for WSIS opening ceremony

Dear Mr. Utsumi,

The WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus has learnt your decision to 
nominate Ms. Shirin Ebadi as civil society speaker for the WSIS opening 
ceremony in Tunis.

The WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus has received a huge number 
of supports from civil society constituencies to the proposal it made. 
20 WSIS CS Thematic and Regional Caucuses, 35 Worldwide and Regional CS 
Organizations and Coalitions, and 42 National CS Organizations and 
Coalitions have been able to discuss this proposal and to make their 
decision within only few days. You will find attached this final list 
of supports, as of October 20, 2005.

On behalf of the WSIS Civil Society Human Rights Caucus and of the 
whole list of supporters, I would like to express our satisfaction to 
see, through the decision you made, that genuine civil society voices 
have been heard.

Sincerely,

Meryem Marzouki
Human Rights Caucus Co-chair
and
President, IRIS - Imaginons un réseau Internet solidaire
[details]

Copies:
This letter is also being sent to Ambassador Janis Karklins, President 
of the WSIS process

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Shirin Ebadi as Civil Society Speaker for WSIS Tunis Opening Ceremony
Nominated on October 12, 2005 by WSIS CS Human Rights Caucus
List of CS supports, as of October 20, 2005

WSIS CS Thematic and Regional Caucuses:

1. ALC-CMSI (Latin American Civil Society Organizations at WSIS)
2. African Caucus (ACSIS: African Civil Society for the Information 
Society)
3. Asia Pacific Family
4. Community Media Working Group
5. Cultural Diversity Caucus
6. Disability Caucus
7. Education, Academia and Research Taskforce
8. European Caucus
9. Financing Mechanisms Working Group
10. Gender Caucus
11. Grassroots Caucus
12. Health and ICT Working Group
13. Human Rights Caucus
14. Internet Governance Caucus
15. Media Caucus
16. North American & European Family
17. Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (PCT) Working Group
18. Privacy and Security Working Group
19. West-Asia Family
20. Youth Caucus

Worldwide and Regional CS Organizations and Coalitions:

1. ALER (Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica), Latin 
America and the Caribbean
2. Alfa-Redi, Latin America and the Caribbean
3. ANND (Arab NGO Network for Development), Middle East and North Africa
4. AMARC (Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires), 
Worldwide
5. APC (Association for Progressive Communications), Worldwide
6. Article 19, Worldwide
7. CMIC/WFCN (Carrefour Mondial de l’Internet Citoyen), Worldwide
8. CMRTV (Conseil Mondial de la Radio Télévision), Worldwide
9. The Conference of NGOs (CONGO Board), Worldwide
10. CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility), Worldwide
11. CRIS (Communication Rights in the Information Society), Worldwide
12. EURAG (European Federation of Older Persons), Europe
13. FIDH (Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme), 
Worldwide
14. FIEM (International Foundation for the Children of the World), 
Worldwide
15. FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe), Europe
16. FUNREDES (Fundación Redes y Desarrollo), Worldwide
17. Front Line (International Foundation for the Protection of Human 
Rights Defenders), Worldwide
18. Heinrich Böll Foundation, Worldwide
19. HIVOS (Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking), 
Worldwide
20. HRW (Human Rights Watch), Worldwide
21. ICHRDD (Droits et Démocratie/Rights and Democracy), Worldwide
22. IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and 
Institutions), Worldwide
23. IFUW (International Federation of University Women), Worldwide
24. Isis-WICCE (Isis-Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange), 
Worldwide
25. IWTC (International Women’s Tribune Centre), Worldwide
26. Monitor de TIC en LAC de la Asociación para el Progreso de las 
Comunicaciones (APC), Latin America and the Caribbean
27. OMCT (Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture), Worldwide
28. OneWorld International Foundation, Worldwide
29. PEN Club, Worldwide
30. SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication), Worldwide
31. Soroptimist International, Worldwide
32. The Teresian Association, Worldwide
33. WBU (World Blind Union), Worldwide
34. WINGS (Women's International News Gathering Service), Worldwide
35. WPFC (World Press Freedom Committee), Worldwide

National CS Organizations and Coalitions:

1. AFNET (Association Francophone des utilisateurs du Net), France
2. Alliance Rights, Nigeria
3. CAPDA (Consortium d’Appui aux Actions pour la Promotion et le 
Développement  de l’Afrique), Cameroon
4. Capítulo Peruano - Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility 
(CPSR), Peru
5. CEFEPROD (Centre Féminin pour la Promotion du Développement), 
Cameroon
6. Community Media Network, Ireland
7. Comunica-CH (Swiss CS Coalition for the Information Society), 
Switzerland
8. CSDPTT (Coopération, Solidarité, Développement aux PTT), France
9. Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark
10. Disability Australia Ltd., Australia
11. DR-DK (Digital Rights Denmark), Denmark
12. FAMES (Forum des Femmes Africaines pour un Monde de l’Economie 
Solidaire), Senegal
13. Fantsuam Foundation, Nigeria
14. FFCWI (Foundation for Future Christian Workers International), Ghana
15. Gender thematic team, Democratic Republic of Congo
16. GLOCOM (Center for Global Communications, International University 
of Japan), Japan
17. House of Culture and Sustainable Development, Iran
18. IGP (Internet Governance Project), USA
19. IP Justice, USA
20. IRIS (Imaginons un Réseau Internet Solidaire), France
21. ISOC-BG (Internet Society of Bulgaria), Bulgaria
22. ITeM (Instituto del Tercer Mundo), Uruguay
23. IT for Change, India
24. JAC (Japan Accountability Caucus for the Beijing Conference), Japan
25. Japan Women’s Watch, Japan
26. LaNeTa, Mexico
27. LDV (Lagos Digital Village), Nigeria
28. LTDH (Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l’Homme), Tunisia
29. Methodist University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
30. NEXUS Research Cooperative, Ireland
31. Norwegian PEN, Norway
32. Open Forum of Cambodia, Cambodia
33. Ouvaton, France
34. Pain pour le prochain, Switzerland
35. People Who, USA
36. RITS (Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor), Brazil
37. UDC (Union for Democratic Communications), USA/Canada
38. UNA-ANUV (United Nations Association of Venezuela), Venezuela
39. UNA-DK (Danish United Nations Association), Denmark
40. UNOY (United Nations of Youth, Network Nigeria), Nigeria
41. Vérité-Action, Switzerland
42. Village Suisse ONG, Cameroon/Switzerland

In their individual capacity (only people whose organization is not 
listed, or who are participating in WSIS in their individual capacity):

1. Vittorio Bertola, Italy
2. Harold L. Burstyn, USA
3. Elizabeth Carll, USA
4. Larbi Chouikha, Tunisia
5. Ababacar Diop, Senegal
6. Avri Doria, USA
7. Alex Gakuru, Kenya
8. Hiroko Hashimoto, Japan
9. Jeanette Hofman, Germany
10. Richard Jordan, USA
11. Bertrand de La Chapelle, France
12. Ken Lohento, Benin
13. Françoise Massit-Folléa, France
14. Tim McGinnis, Uganda
15. Lee W. McKnight, USA
16. Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, USA
17. Francis Muguet, France
18. Tracey Naughton, South Africa
19. Claudia Padovani, Italy
20. Joseph Sarr, Senegal