This may be of wider interest (Canadian Human Rights being subject to scrutiny and the Human Rights Council an interesting and important process of global "peer review".
M -----Original Message----- From: Shawna Finnegan [mailto:sha...@apc.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 1:43 PM To: Tamir Israel Cc: Toby Mendel; lesliesh...@gmail.com; michael gurstein; FIPA; st...@openmedia.ca; Marita Moll; andrew.clem...@utoronto.ca; lind...@openmedia.ca; Oliver Zielke; Michel Lambert; 'Amira Elghawaby'; Tamara Shepherd; christop...@christopher-parsons.com; Michael Karanicolas; Joy Liddicoat; Valeria Betancourt; Mallory Knodel Subject: Re: Canadian UPR follow-up at HRC24 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks very much Tamir, I have changed the reference. The recommendations are in this report of the working group: http://www.upr-info.org/IMG/pdf/a_hrc_24_11_e.pdf Canada's response to recommendations: http://www.upr-info.org/IMG/pdf/a_hrc_24_11_add.1_e.pdf And all info on this 2013 Canadian review can be found here: http://upr-info.org/Review-2013-1653.html Cheers, Shawna On 13-09-18 07:20 PM, Tamir Israel wrote: > Hi Shawna, > > I would add a link to the actual OPC finding in the Blackstock > matter: http://aptn.ca/pages/news/files/2013/05/privacyreport.pdf > > Beyond that, one minor edit. > > Also, do you happen to have a link to the HRC's recommendations for > Canada? I took a stab at finding it, but hit a wall. > > Best, Tamir > > > On 9/18/2013 11:52 AM, Shawna Finnegan wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> I am currently at the 24th session of the Human Rights Council, where >> the report from the Universal Periodic Review of Canada will be >> adopted tomorrow (Sept 19). There is an opportunity for NGOs to make >> a 2 minute oral statement during the adoption of the report. Although >> APC had not originally registered to make a statement, there was less >> demand than usual to speak, and I was able to get a slot. >> >> I have developed a short statement, which touches on issues raised in >> our coalitions, but which focuses primarily on violence against >> indigenous women. I made this decision because of the high number of >> recommendations made at the review on this issue, as well as my own >> research, conducted this year as part of APC's Global Information >> Society Watch, which focuses on women's rights. >> >> If anyone has time to comment on this draft statement, or would like >> to support it, please let me know as soon as possible. >> Unfortunately I must submit a copy of this statement by tomorrow >> morning, Geneva time. I apologize for the lateness of this request. >> >> Thank you and best wishes, >> >> Shawna >> >> >> On 13-04-18 10:48 PM, Shawna Finnegan wrote: >>> Dear all, >> >>> As some of you know, the 16th session of the UN Human Rights >>> Council's Universal Periodic Review starts next week, April 22nd, >>> and runs until May 3rd. >> >>> As brief background, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a new >>> mechanism of the United Nations which started in April 2008 and >>> consists of the review of the human rights practices of all States >>> in the world, once every four and a half years. >> >>> On April 26th, from 9-12:30 UTC+1, Canada's human rights practices >>> will be reviewed, and other States will make recommendations on a >>> variety of issues, based on their own priorities, the Canadian >>> National report, and written recommendations made by NGOs, submitted >>> last October. Our coalitions made recommendations on a number of >>> issues relating to access to information, freedom of expression, >>> freedom of association, privacy and the internet. >> >>> If these recommendations are picked up at the review of Canada, and >>> accepted, they provide an excellent opportunity to work with the >>> Canadian government in implementation. >> >>> It is possible to watch this process online, at >>> https://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/ >> >>> You can find more detailed information on the UPR process >>> here: http://www.upr-info.org/-UPR-Process-.html >> >>> and more information on the review of Canada here: >>> http://www.upr-info.org/Review-2013-1653.html >> >>> Please share this information with your networks, where there may be >>> interest, and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any >>> questions. >> >>> Kind regards, >> >>> Shawna >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQGcBAEBAgAGBQJSOeYeAAoJEAZqUsH4P1GKzEkL/22Wb4mmTBoETI7N1Jirh/0k a5/R1fB/Ni1emsAkZWyPjbbhSM31Uuxj345w3vnjpqL95rCXM4zLoYjasRugFLE9 GtFofr5BDRwI9PZUiQfU/YdE7dr+0q0om1hAI6yrXJpAgAyQsIXxJW9L8vM2mWSq ZzAFwJaKRFXNv0P5Gtj/g8QcTwh3Ct3mw5EL8Q9IabG1xFdkSTaeGsrzIoEg31n1 EY63gzblNT6JMCkj8GuKXkuMMQ/ZrDo13uGDQWpKrEk12DJ+U+4cMEyy/wfB/McT cFXZZ2vW4xhR4SssEaIoGve0zFExjN0Ox/ZX3TGmNCNiEoguOAFVsj768VsKtffL p73IvUl5hSArrc39gqsOML4BJ0rgUAp6ER5oei2wYqAmMUNfBG/hOpwW9gqVQt/I Pb/xJn2bQAVhdM2jXZffXwt4iM0r+g9Mvqz9ePqslKOsoZsAv2RyeqWivwaOdhVf 2ca3teg/jZzRKGfZS2RLrAPSw1lYchKFQQ4k8hmr1g== =r6Ei -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@lists.uwaterloo.ca https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
