[Lac] apoyo para traduccion

[Olinca Marino]

At 03:10 p.m. 29/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Yo puedo, confirmame que nadie ha tomado la tarea para no duplicar esfuerzos,
>katitza


No, nadie la ha tomado.

Gracias Katitza

Un abrazo

Olinca




>Mensaje citado por Olinca Marino <info at laneta.apc.org>:
>
> > Estimad at s amig at s,
> >
> > la campaña CRIS esta necesitando una traduccion, del material que a
> > continuacion pego, para la semana que viene.
> > Algun@ de ustedes podria apoyar con esta tarea???
> >
> > Abrazos
> > Olinca
> >
> > Statement on Communication Rights
> >
> > Vision and Context
> > Communication plays a central role in politics, economics, and culture in
> > societies across the globe.  Information and communication technologies,
> > together with the political will to implement communication rights, can
> > provide vital new opportunities for political interaction, social and
> > economic development, and cultural sustainability. The means to achieve
> > these ends include universal access of all to the means of communication
> > and information and to a diversity of media throughout the world.
> >
> > Communication is a fundamental social process and the foundation of all
> > social organization. It is more than the mere transmission of messages.
> > Communication is human interaction among individuals and groups through
> > which identities and meanings are shaped. Communication rights are based on
> > a vision of the free flow of information and ideas which is interactive,
> > egalitarian and non-discriminatory and driven by human needs, rather than
> > commercial or political interests. These rights represent people’s claim to
> > freedom, inclusiveness, diversity and participation in the communication
> > process.
> > Our vision of a communication society is based upon the recognition of the
> > inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all people.
> >
> > While recognizing the great potential of communication in contemporary
> > societies, we also draw attention to some of the problems facing full
> > recognition of communication rights. The problem of political control and
> > interference with freedom of expression remains a central concern. Along
> > with media saturation comes a dependency upon the media for knowledge about
> > the world, a dependency that is greater in times of armed conflict. At the
> > same time, the influence of propaganda and censorship has never been so
> > widespread.
> >
> > Communication has become big global business. Many of its products and
> > services are shaped by commercial goals instead of considerations based on
> > the common good. The global media market is largely controlled by a small
> > number of giant conglomerates, endangering the diversity and independence
> > of information flows. This threat to diversity is heightened by current
> > trends in international trade negotiations, which risk subjecting ‘culture’
> > to the same rules as commodities and undermining indigenous culture,
> > knowledge and heritage. On the other hand, strict intellectual property
> > regimes create information enclosures and pose critical obstacles to
> > emerging ‘knowledge’ societies.
> >
> > The exclusion of large numbers of people from the democratic political
> > process due to the lack of effective means of participation is another
> > challenge for communication rights. This problem is exacerbated by the
> > expansion of ‘around the clock’ powers to monitor and intercept
> > communications, justified in the name of security but almost universally
> > abused.
> > New technologies and a more profound understanding of communication rights
> > have the power to make information and knowledge more readily available to
> > people everywhere and to transform social and political processes. However,
> > much remains to be done for this to become a reality. Global communication
> > remains far from universal, with most of the world’s people still excluded
> > from meaningful access to communication, information and the media.
> > Communication Rights
> > With the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
> > international community recognised the inherent dignity of all members of
> > the human family by providing everyone with equal and inalienable rights.
> > Communication rights are intrinsically bound up with the human condition
> > and are based on a new, more powerful understanding of the implications of
> > human rights and the role of communications. Without communication rights,
> > human beings cannot live in freedom, justice, peace and dignity. The
> > recognition of this universal human need has inspired us to set out a
> > statement on communication rights based upon the key principles of Freedom,
> > Inclusiveness, Diversity and Participation. *
> >
> > Freedom
> > The core of communication rights is Article 19 of the Universal Declaration
> > of Human Rights, which proclaims: “Everyone has the right to freedom of
> > expression and opinion; this right includes the freedom to hold opinions
> > without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas
> > through any media and regardless of frontiers.” This basic freedom is also
> > recognized in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
> > (Article 19), in other UN treaties, such as the Convention on the Rights of
> > the Child (Article 13), and in all three main regional human rights
> > instruments (Africa, the Americas and Europe).
> >
> > Despite these guarantees, censorship remains a reality as humankind embarks
> > on the 21st century. Political and commercial pressures on independent news
> > reporting are ever-present and freedom of speech on the Internet is under
> > serious threat in many parts of the world. The right to freedom of
> > expression is also increasingly under threat from significantly enhanced
> > State powers to monitor and intercept communications around the world. It
> > is crucial that the international community adopts robust rules and
> > mechanisms to secure effectively the confidentiality of private
> > communications. It is therefore urgent that we renew global commitment to
> > freedom of information and expression  as “the touchstone of all freedoms
> > to which the United Nations is consecrated”, as stated in The United
> > Nations General Assembly in Resolution 59(I), adopted at its very first
> > session in 1946.
> >
> > Inclusiveness
> > International human rights treaties include many provisions designed to
> > guarantee inclusiveness, such as universal access to information and
> > knowledge, universal access to education, protection of the cultural life
> > of communities and equal sharing of advancements in science and 
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