[WSIS CS-Plenary] Crisinfo.org - news ENG ESP PT FR [May 16, 2005]

[Myriam Horngren]

NEWSROOM

IFJ REPORT SLAMS WAR ON TERRORISM
Freedom of expression and other civil liberties are being sacrificed
by democratic states in the name of national security, according to a
new report co-authored by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/852

Using Creative Commons to Licence Publicly-funded Knowledge
THETHA - THE SANGONeT ICT DISCUSSION FORUM
The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT), in collaboration with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), is hosting a Thetha on 24 May 2005 to discuss whether Southern African organisations should use Creative Commons to licence the information that they produce. The Thetha will occur in the same week (25-27 May) as the launch of Creative Commons South Africa and an international conference hosted by the Link Centre entitled "Commons-sense: Towards an African Digital Information Commons".
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/849

NEWSROOM/WSIS

Informal Consultations on WSIS Implementation Mechanism Meet Outcome
Notes by Philippe Dam and Alejandra Mendoza
(WSIS, CONGO)
After some welcoming remarks, Chairman Yuri G. Grin briefly presented the role of the ITU Council WG on WSIS, mandated to make proposals to the Plenipotentiary Conference on the ITU inputs to the WSIS process. He also asserted that the work of the ITU is strongly rooted in a spirit of multi-stakeholder partnership, gathering 189 member states, but also private companies, academic institutions and some NGOs.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/853

Tunisia: Serious Human Rights Concerns Remain, Say Watchdogs
The Tunisian government is failing to take effective action to stop human rights abuses in the country, putting its status as host of the November 2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in question, says the Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG), a coalition of 13 IFEX members that monitors free expression violations in the North African country.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/854

CRIS Campaign Calendar
Keep up to date with conferences, actions and activities related to Communication Rights. Now updated on: http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/575

CRIS/EED South Participation Fund
The Church Development Service (EED), Germany, has generously granted funds for the facilitation of participants to CRIS related activities. The CRIS campaign is glad to inform you that it will be able to co-sponsor some delegates to events that we feel are key to the Communication Rights.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/611/

Fondos para fomentar la participación CRIS/EED La Iglesia Servicio al Desarrollo (en inglés "Church Development Service", cuyas siglas son EED), de Alemania, ha donado generosamente fondos para facilitar la participación a actividades relacionadas con CRIS. La Campaña de CRIS tiene el agrado de informarles que estará en condiciones de patrocinar a algunos delegados para participar en eventos que supongan ser claves para los Derechos a la Comunicación.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/612/ 

FIRME LA CARTA DE CRIS
Nuestra visión de la Sociedad de la Información se fundamenta en el Derecho a Comunicar como un medio de acrecentar los derechos humanos y fortalecer la vida social, económica y cultural de las personas y las comunidades. Para lograrlo, resulta fundamental que las organizaciones de la sociedad civil se unan para cooperar en la construcción de una sociedad de la información basada en principios de transparencia, diversidad, participación, justicia social y económica, e inspiradas por la equidad de género y las perspectivas culturales y regionales. Lo invitamos a conocer más sobre la Campaña de CRIS y a participar firmando la Carta de CRIS.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/97/

LA CHARTE DE CRIS
Notre vision de la «société de l'information» est basée sur le droit de communiquer qui est considéré comme un moyen pour étendre les droits de l'homme et améliorer la vie sociale, économique et culturelle des personnes et des communautés. Pour cela, il est essentiel que les organisations de la société civile se réunissent afin d'aider à la construction d'une société de l'information basée sur les principes de transparence, de diversité, de participation et de justice économique et sociale et inspirée par une approche équitable du rapport des sexes, de la culture et des aspects régionaux.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/95/

THE CRIS CHARTER
Our vision of the 'Information Society' is grounded in the Right to Communicate, as a means to enhance human rights and to strengthen the social, economic and cultural lives of people and communities. Crucial to this is that civil society organisations come together to help build an information society based on principles of transparency, diversity, participation and social and economic justice, and inspired by equitable gender, cultural and regional perspectives.
http://www.crisinfo.org/content/view/full/98/

Myriam Horngren
WACC/CRIS Network and Advocacy Coordinator
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