{"id":5229,"date":"2013-09-23T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T11:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afteegypt.org\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2013-09-23T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T11:41:40","slug":"afte-calls-upon-egypt-to-protect-privacy-against-unchecked-internet-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afteegypt.org\/en\/advocacy-en\/joint-statements-en\/2013\/09\/23\/5229-afteegypt.html","title":{"rendered":"AFTE CALLS UPON EGYPT TO PROTECT PRIVACY AGAINST UNCHECKED INTERNET SURVEILLANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"23_13_13[1]\"<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 20 –<\/span><\/b> Today AFTE joins a huge international coalition in calling upon Egypt to assess whether national surveillance laws and activities are in line with their international human rights obligations.<\/p>\n

AFTE has endorsed a set of international principles against unchecked surveillance. The 13 Principles set out for the first time an evaluative framework for assessing surveillance practices in the context of international human rights obligations.<\/p>\n

A group of civil society organizations officially presented the 13 Principles this past Friday in Geneva at a side event attended by Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion, Frank LaRue, during the 24th session of the Human Rights Council. The side event was hosted by the Permanent Missions of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Hungary.<\/p>\n

Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at the Human Rights Council stated in her opening statement on September 9:<\/p>\n

\u201cLaws and policies must be adopted to address the potential for dramatic intrusion on individuals\u2019 privacy which have been made possible by modern communications technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at the event, said that:<\/p>\n

\u201ctechnological advancements have been powerful tools for democracy by giving access to all to participate in society, but increasing use of data mining by intelligence agencies blurs lines between legitimate surveillance and arbitrary mass surveillance.”<\/p>\n

Frank La Rue, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion made clear<\/a> the case for a direct relationship between state surveillance, privacy and freedom of expression in this latest report to the Human Rights Council:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe right to privacy is often understood as an essential requirement for the realization of the right to freedom of expression. Undue interference with individuals\u2019 privacy can both directly and indirectly limit the free development and exchange of ideas. \u2026 An infringement upon one right can be both the cause and consequence of an infringement upon the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, the UN Special Rapporteur remarked that:<\/p>\n

\u201cpreviously surveillance was carried out on targeted basis but the Internet has changed the context by providing the possibility for carrying out mass surveillance. This is the danger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representatives of AFTE, Privacy International<\/a>, theElectronic Frontier Foundation<\/a>,Access<\/a>,Human Rights Watch<\/a>,Reporters Without Borders<\/a>, Association for Progressive Communications<\/a>, and theCenter for Democracy and Technology<\/a> all are taking part in the event.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the Principles at https:\/\/NecessaryandProportionate.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Founders<\/span><\/b> & <\/span><\/b>Signatory organizations<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Access<\/b><\/p>\n

Fabiola Carrion – fabiola@accessnow.org<\/p>\n

Association for Progressive Communication<\/b><\/p>\n

Shawna Finnegan – shawna@apc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Center for Democracy and Technology<\/b><\/p>\n

Matthew Shears – mshears@cdt.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/b><\/p>\n

Katitza Rodriguez\u00a0 –\u00a0 katitza@eff.org<\/a> – @txitua<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch<\/b><\/p>\n

Cynthia Wong – wongc@hrw.org<\/p>\n

Privacy International<\/b><\/p>\n

Carly Nyst – carly@privacy.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Reporters Without Borders<\/b><\/p>\n

Lucie Morillon – lucie.morillon@rsf.org<\/a><\/p>\n

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Sackstein – helsack@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SIGNATORIES<\/b><\/p>\n

Argentina<\/b><\/p>\n

Ramiro Alvarez – rugarte@adc.org.ar<\/a><\/p>\n

Asociaci\u00f3n por los Derechos Civiles<\/p>\n

Argentina <\/b><\/p>\n

Beatriz Busaniche – <\/b>bea@vialibre.org.ar<\/p>\n

Fundaci\u00f3n Via Libre<\/p>\n

Colombia<\/b><\/p>\n

Carolina Botero – carobotero@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Fundaci\u00f3n Karisma<\/p>\n

Egypt<\/b><\/p>\n

Ahmed Ezzat – ahmed.ezzat@afteegypt.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Afteegypt<\/p>\n

Honduras<\/b><\/p>\n

Hedme Sierra-Castro – hedme.sc@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ACI-Participa<\/p>\n

India<\/b><\/p>\n

Elonnai Hickok – elonnai@cis-india.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Center for Internet and Society<\/p>\n

Korea<\/b><\/p>\n

Prof. Park –\u00a0 kyungsinpark@korea.ac.kr<\/a><\/p>\n

Open Net Korea<\/p>\n

Macedonia<\/b><\/p>\n

Bardhyl Jashari – info@metamorphosis.org.mk
\nMetamorphosis Foundation for Internet and Society<\/p>\n

Mauritania, Senegal, Tanzania<\/b><\/p>\n

Abadacar Diop – jonction_jonction@yahoo.fr<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonction<\/p>\n

Portugal<\/b><\/p>\n

Andreia Martins – <\/b>andreia@coolpolitics.pt<\/p>\n

ASSOCIA\u00c7\u00c3O COOLPOLITICS<\/p>\n

Peru<\/b><\/p>\n

Miguel Morachimo – morachimo@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hiperderecho<\/p>\n

Russia<\/b><\/p>\n

Andrei Soldatov – soldatov@agentura.ru<\/a><\/p>\n

Agentura.ru<\/p>\n

Serbia<\/b><\/p>\n

Djordje Krivokapic – krivokapic@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SHARE Foundation<\/p>\n

Western Balkans<\/b><\/p>\n

Valentina Pellizer – valentina.pellizzer@oneworldsee.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Oneworldsee<\/p>\n

Brasil<\/b><\/p>\n

Marcelo Saldanha – instituto@bemestarbrasil.org.br<\/a><\/p>\n

IBEBrasil<\/p>\n

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