@Walu What, pray is *Legitimate Aim*'? :-)
*Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Walubengo J <jw...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Those lawyers dealing Internet rights suggest that Internet rights could > be violated only if the following three conditions apply: > > a) The shutdown must serve legitimate aim > b) The shutdown is supported/established by (domestic or international) law > c) The shutdown is necessary and proportionate. > > walu. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ali Hussein <a...@hussein.me.ke> > *To:* Ish Sookun <ish@lsl.digital> > *Cc:* General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@afrinic.net>; rpd > <r...@afrinic.net> > *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 11:06 AM > *Subject:* Re: [rpd] [Community-Discuss] Controversial anti-shutdown > policy discussed at RIPE > > Ish > > Protests are an expression of freedom of association and speech. Shutting > down the Internet because people are protesting is unjustified. The very > Governments that are elected by the people should be responsible to the > people. I can see where in some extreme (really extreme) circumstances > where shut downs maybe be necessary. However, mechanisms MUST be put in > place from the onset to justify such. And this must be a Multi- Stakeholder > Consensus Building Mechanism where NATIONAL SECURITY is truly in jeopardy. > > *Ali Hussein* > *Principal* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 15 May 2017, at 9:37 AM, Ish Sookun <ish@lsl.digital> wrote: > > Hi Ali, > > On 14/05/17 19:43, Ali Hussein wrote: > > I've been following this discourse for a few days and I'm getting the > feeling that no one in the community is supporting a shut down right? > > > I would not say no one is supporting a shutdown. The discussions on the > RPD list prompted that some found it justified for the government to > shut down the internet because of riots & protests. I am not saying > whether they are right or wrong, but merely citing what I read from the > list. > > Regards, > > Ish Sookun > > _______________________________________________ > RPD mailing list > r...@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd > > > >
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