[WSIS CS-Plenary] Closure of ICTRC Office in Tehran - Letter for support open for signature

[Esther Joly]

Hello Philippe

AFNET and Ouvaton support and sign the letter

I agree with the change asked by Parminder


 
 
We therefore call on the Iranian authorities to maintain the respect of
their peers throughout the international community by honoring the
commitments they have frequently and freely made in this regard, by
abandoning further actions against ICTRC and allowing the activities to
proceed.
 
with
 
We therefore call upon the Iranian authorities to honor their commitments
made in various international forums, including at WSIS, with regard to
freedom of expression and the rights and roles of civil society, by allowing
ICTRC to carry on its lawful activities, and  abandoning any further actions
against them, while rescinding all earlier actions that  prevent it from
carry on its lawful activities.
 
Esther JOLY

Le 11/07/07 19:52, « CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam » <wsis at ngocongo.org> a
écrit :

> Dear all, 
>  
> A couple of months ago, I forwarded an e-mail received from our WSIS colleague
> Mr. Sohrab Razzaghi, announcing that the office of the NGO he is the Executive
> Director of was closed and sealed by the Revolutionary Court without any legal
> justification or accusations. Apparently the situation has not evolved and
> that the staff was prevented to work.
>  
> This is of particular concern for all of us because the focal points for West
> Asia and the Middle East within the Civil Society Bureau during the WSIS
> preparatory phase were member of the ICTRC.
>  
> A group of NGOs have drafted a support letter regretting the closure of the
> ICTRC office and asking for clarification to the Iranian Authorities.
> You are invited to consider signing this support letter. I particularly
> encourage all formerly CSB members to look into it, in support for our
> partners during the WSIS process.
>  
> I¹ll be happy to forward your signatures to the coordinators of this
> initiative.
> All the best, 
>  
> Philippe
> 
> Philippe Dam
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