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Crisinfo.org - news ENG ESP FRE [February 28, 2005]

SPECIAL CRIS REPORTS FROM WSIS PREPCOM 2

PrepCom II – Special Reports filed by Sally Burch
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/733 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/736
(translated into Spanish)
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/737 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/743 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/748  

PrepCom II –Informes Especiales por Néstor Busso
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/729
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/730
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/734 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/738
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/739 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/740
(translated into English)
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/745
(original report in Portugues)
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/746 

PrepCom II –Informes y Entrevistas Especiales por
Arturo E. Bregaglio
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/731
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/732 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/735 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/741 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/742 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/744 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/747  

OTHER UPDATES ON PREPCOM 2

STATEMENT OF CSDPTT AND THE CS WORKING GROUP ON
FINANCING ICT TO THE INTERGOUVERNMENTAL PREPCOM-2
SUB-COMMITTEE
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/749

STATEMENT TO WSIS PLENARY PREPCOM 2
The following is the text delivered on behalf of the
CRIS Campaign (Communication Rights in the Information
Society) by Claudia Padovani at the PrepCom 2, Geneva
18th February 2004. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/718

STATEMENT READ TO WSIS2 PLENARY ON FINANCING THE
INFORMATION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE
COMMUNICATIONS, BREAD FOR ALL, CRIS, INSTITUTO DEL
TERCER MUNDO (ITEM), IT FOR CHANGE AND THE GENDER
CAUCUS - 17 FEBRUARY 2005
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/719

UPDATE ON WSIS PREPCOM-2
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/750 

BROADCASTING ARCHIVES OF THE PREPCOM 2 
The Second Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for
WSIS – PREPCOM 2 sessions have been webcasted in audio
only through the ITU's Internet Broadcasting Service.
The IBS broadcasted the English as well as the
original, untranslated speech/address. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/709 

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH (IAMCR) COMMENTS ON DOCUMENTS PRESENTED BY
THE “GROUP OF FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR” TO PREPCOM2
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/717

CIVIL SOCIETY INTERVENTION ON FINANCING COMMUNITY
RADIO FUND FOR AFRICA 
This is the statement presented by Lettie Longwe on
behalf of the Community Media Working Group for the
first civil society slot in the intergovernmental
sub-committee to discuss the Political Chapeau and
Implementation Plan. (18/2/05)
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/715

DECLARACIÓN A NOMBRE DEL CAUCUS DE GOBERNANZA 
Declaración a Nombre del Caucus de Gobernanza de
Internet al Grupo de Trabajo sobre Gobernanza de
Internet (GTGI/WGIG), presentada el 16 de febrero de
2005 en Ginerbra, Suiza.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/712 

PROJET DE DÉCLARATION DU CAUCUS "MÉDIAS" À L’ADRESSE
DU PREPCOM2 DU SMSI II
Les membres du Caucus "Médias" comprenant des
journalistes du Nord et du Sud, des pays
industrialisés et en développement, sont vivement
préoccupés par le fait que les textes actuellement
soumis à la considération de la 2e phase du Sommet
mondial sur la société de l’information (SMSI) ne font
qu’une référence brève et ambiguë à la place centrale
qu’occupent les médias dans la société de
l’information.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/725

HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNET GOVERNANCE
This is the Statement by the Civil Society Human
Rights Caucus. It was presented by Rikke Frank
Joergensen from the Danish Institute for Human Rights
on behalf of the Human Rights Caucus on 23 February
2005, Geneva.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/726

STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN CAUCUS - DRAFT POLITICAL
CHAPEAU AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CHAPTER 2 FINANCING
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/713

IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN AND LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN THE
WSIS PROCESS
Andy Carvin has recorded a new podcast called
Grassroots Indian Women Speak Out. It's a 10-minute
interview with four women from rural India who were
invited to participate in the WSIS process by OneWorld
South Asia. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/721

WSIS [TUNISIA & CR]

TUNIS 'SUMMIT OF SOLUTIONS' TAKES SHAPE AT SECOND
PREPARATORY MEETING ITU SECRETARY-GENERAL OPENS
MEETING WITH CALL FOR 'REAL' PROGRESS
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/716

TUNISIA: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION UNDER SIEGE
International freedom of expression organizations
today expressed grave concern about the poor state of
freedom of expression in Tunisia, host country for the
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which
is to be held in Tunis, November 2005.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/722

TUNISIE: LIBERTÉ D’EXPRESSION ASSIÉGÉE
Des organisations internationales dédiées à la liberté
d’expression ont exprimé aujourd’hui leur grave
inquiétude au regard de l’état actuel de la liberté
d’expression en Tunisie, le pays hôte du Sommet
mondial sur la société de l’information (SMSI) qui se
tiendra à Tunis en novembre 2005.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/723 

TUNISIA - SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON THE
INFORMATION SOCIETY 
A joint monitoring visit to Tunisia undertaken by
members of the International Freedom of Expression
Exchange (IFEX) has found serious cause for continuing
concern about the current state of freedom of
expression and of civil liberties in Tunisia,
including gross restrictions on freedom of the press,
media, publishing and the Internet. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/724

CRITICISM OF TUNISIA NOT ALLOWED AT UN MEETING
The Secretariat of the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) will not allow civil society to
distribute a report at the PrepCom 2 meeting currently
taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/728

AMARC RESPALDA RECOMENDACIONES DEL GRUPO DE MONITOREO
DE TÚNEZ
La Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC)
ha manifestado su respaldo a las recomendaciones
formuladas en un informe de 60 páginas concerniente a
la situación de la libertad de expresión en Túnez y a
las condiciones que ofrece este país para la
celebración de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la
información (CMSI) en Noviembre de 2005. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/727

WSIS

SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC VOICE WSIS CONFERENCE CALL 
Frannie Wellings, Director of the Public Voice,
summarized the Public Voice WSIS Conference Call of
February 11, 2005 outcomes. The main topics were:
Working Group on Internet Governance Issue Papers;
Preparation for WSIS Prepcom 2; Preparation for
Tunisia; and Fact finding missions to Tunisia.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/708 

WSIS PROCESS IN BANGLADESH: A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF
GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
VOICE as a member of Bangladesh Working Group on WSIS
is actively involved in the process held in
Bangladesh. As the global emergent of information
society, Bangladesh is very much related to the
process. The civil society organizations, the NGOs and
the government are following the process and preparing
for it. The reality is that new system of technology
is producing divides in the society. And in this
context we need to be prepared to face the challenges
of technology. 
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/704

AUDIO ARCHIVE OF FEB 14TH CSB MEETING 
An audio archive of Civil Society Bureau (CSB) Meeting
has been placed online at the WSIS website. It is 2
hours total and the size of the archive is 93.7 MB.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/707 

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