[WSIS CS-Plenary] New Information for Participants @ Summit (rules of conduct..?)

[Richard Vincent]

I agree that a statement such as "politically motivated acts against Member States" is extremely vague and may include critical political expression directed toward state governments, Tunisia, the US, or anyone else.  Also, the restriction against filming is absurd.  Finally, the limitation of document distribution including newspapers to only the publishers section, while perhaps an attempt to establish order,  is a direct attack on basic freedoms of expression.  It seems to me that the WSIS may finally be regretting the "first of a kind" open forum that the ITU originally envisioned.  I saw no true disruption of activities during the Geneva phase, and I see no reason to assume that we will see it now.

Rick


Dr. Richard C. Vincent
Professor 
Department of Communication
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
U.S.A.

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Ralf Bendrath ha scritto:
> This is especially funny:
> 
> "politically motivated acts against Member States of the United Nations"
> -> call UN security
> 
> Does this mean we can't say anymore that we dislike the US policy on 
> Internet Governance? ;-)

Sure. Feel free to criticize Tunisian food and Tunisian weather, but not 
the Tunisian government.

I think we should make a clear, loud and firm protest against these 
parts of the document, and request edits. For example, 6. should have a 
safeguard clause mentioning freedom of (critical political) expression. 
And the constraint on filming is ridiculous. If we start to accept 
constraints like these, we'll engage into a situation where we'll be 
bound hands and feet.
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