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Items up for Discussion at PrepCom3

Created on September 06, 2005.

By Robert Guerra -- 08/29/05 -- What's up for discussion at the upcoming WSIS preparatory meeting in Geneva (aka. PrepCom3)?

Negotiations and Decision Making at the UN

Created on September 06, 2005.

The current discussion on the WSIS plenary list prompted me to look for a NGLS publication that Ramin gave me at PrepCom 2 (Geneva phase).

Reactions to the WGIG Report

Created on September 06, 2005.

By Robert Guerra -- 08/22/05 -- I spent part of the weekend reading through the numerous written contributions that have been sent in response to the WGIG report.

Upcoming meetings related to the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

Created on August 19, 2005.

that CPSR will be attending.

CPSR endorses International Campaign Against Mass Surveillance (ICAMS)

Created on April 28, 2005.

The ICAMS was founded by concerns that global security and the 'war on terror' have led nations around the world to adopt measures that roll back freedom and increase police powers to control individuals and populations. It calls on governments around the world to "abandon the intrusive and discriminatory measures inherent in the practice of mass registration and surveillance, and put the genuine protection and development of citizens – in the fullest sense, including the protection of our rights – at the centre of any approach to 'security'," and makes five recommendations to protect citizens.

CPSR joins call to give Human Rights in China (HRIC) Accreditation to WSIS

Created on March 03, 2005.

CPSR has signed on to a petition initiated by WSIS civil society Human Rights Caucus in mid-February, after they learned that HRIC had been denied accreditation for the second time, because of objections from China.