From: Arsène Tungali <arsenebag...@gmail.com> Dear ISOC Cameroon leadership,
Please do find attached and copied bellow a statement from the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) with regards to the current Internet shutdown affecting some regions of Cameroon. Best regards, Arsene Tungali, IGC Coordinator ---Statement begins--- To the ISOC Cameroon Chapter Dear Colleagues The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC, http://igcaucus.org ) is a global network of civil society actors who originally came together in the context of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to promote global public interest objectives in Internet governance policy making. We are firmly convinced that Internet shutdowns are not acceptable in regard to any region and not justifiable in any way, and that such shutdowns must be opposed vigorously. We would have expected everyone who associates themselves with ISOC to be committed to ISOC's principle stating that “The Internet is for Everyone”. For further elaboration of the important principle of Internet access and affordability along with related rights and freedoms, we refer to the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, http://africaninternetrights.org/articles/ . In light of these principles and rights, we would like to respectfully urge the ISOC Cameroon Chapter to adopt a corresponding strong stance in regard to Internet shutdowns in some regions of the country, and to denounce and oppose such dreadful measures with all earnestness. The reason why we write to you in this matter is a posting to our mailing list on January 26, 2017, which was signed “ISOC Cameroon, President” and which expressed views that were not at all consistent with the above. Best regards, Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) ---Statement ends--- ------------------------ *Arsène Tungali* Co-Founder & Executive Director, Rudi international, CEO, Smart Services Sarl, Mabingwa Forum Tel: +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil & Mexico) - AFRISIG 2016 - Blogger - ICANN Fellow (Los Angeles & Marrakech). AFRINIC Fellow (Mauritius) - IGFSA Member - The HuffingtonPost UK -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
