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<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">"</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">One aspect of this that has been especially apparent in
Phase 2 of WSIS, is the limited time allowed in Human Rights meetings for people
from the nations being criticised to respond. This in turn causes further
tension and limits understanding of the various
perspectives."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">For the benefit of
those of us who are not able to participate in or understand the CSB, could
our representatives therein please explain how they arrived at this rather
extraordinary statement? To an uninformed outsider, it seems rather
shocking, particularly in light of the well known realities noted by
Robert.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Thank
you,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua">Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=447070515-25092005><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin@wsis-cs.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Robert Guerra<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 25, 2005 4:40
PM<BR><B>To:</B> plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> bureau@wsis-cs.org; 'CONGO -
Alejandra Mendoza'; 'Renata Bloem'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] CSB
Meeting - 23 Sept. 2005<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Please
note that i was not able to attend the CSB meeting in question. the item was
not discussed online , as is the case with other wg and caucuses.
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<DIV>The position taken by the CSB in regards to the human rights caucus is
one which I disagree with, and as such - I wish to note, for the record that
position taken is not a consensus view of the csb as a whole. The issues
related to the human rights caucus are well known. to simplify them
in the way the CSB seems to have done does not reflect the reality of other
issues - such as the systematic intimidation and harassment of the
caucus by well known tunisian govt agents.</DIV>
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<DIV>since prepcom 2 several key members of the HR caucus have been
systematically followed and intimidated. This continues at this prepcom. The
CSB, should also take this into consideration and take appropriate
action.</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">I continue to have strong reservations and issues
with the fact that the CSB does not engage in discussion online and instead
prefers to raise the issue at meetings that are scheduled at times that are
not convenient to those following the developments of the wsis discussions
taking place.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">I would ask, both as a member of CS in general and of
the CSB that not only the minutes of the meetings be posted (as is the case
now), but also the names of the focal points attending the meeting.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">regards,</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Robert</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">--</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Robert Guerra <<A
href="mailto:rguerra@privaterra.org">rguerra@privaterra.org</A>></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Managing Director, Privaterra <<A
href="http://www.privaterra.org">http://www.privaterra.org</A>></P>
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<DIV>On 25-Sep-05, at 3:19 PM, CONGO - Philippe Dam wrote:</DIV><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For your information, please
find below a summary of the CSB meeting on Friday 23 September.</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Civil Society
Agenda</SPAN><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Friday 23</SPAN><SUP
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class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">rd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> September
2005</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Follow up meeting
with Tunisian Ambassador / WSIS Executive Secretariat</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mediation /
Working Methods discussion forum Tunisian representatives & HR
Caucus</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Overpass
Criteria</SPAN><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Owing to events in
Plenary this morning the Bureau was not able to follow the agenda and
instead discussed the debate around the HRIC statement.</SPAN><O:P
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<H1 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><B
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Bureau Minutes</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Friday 23</SPAN><SUP
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class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">rd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> September
2005</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The following points
summarise the discussion at the CSB and are offered as opinion and advice to
facilitate wider debate.</SPAN><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">It is acknowledged
that the Plenary Chairs managed the morning meeting in the best way they
were able to in the absence of clear written guidelines on procedure,
approved by Plenary.</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
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<LI class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The precedent
regarding the role of the Plenary is based on evolving practice, as is
Content and Themes. In phase 1 Plenary did take decisions. In Phase 2, the
Plenary has been an information-sharing forum. This practice evolved as a
result of the breakdown in co-operation that occurred at PrepCom 1, Phase
2.</SPAN><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The precedent in
Phase 1 when petitions and statements were developed and called for
signatures was to raise the petition in Plenary and place the petition or
statement outside the civil society meeting room for endorsement by
willing and accredited organisations.</SPAN><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Working Group on
Working Methods (WGWM) was tasked with developing procedures to be placed
before the Plenary in a meeting where it would be convened to take a
decision on the proposed procedures. The CSB has previously expressed
concern that the working group is moving slowly but understands that any
group can only move as fast as it’s participants. It was also noted that
this work has been left to a few people, despite continuous calls for
participation.</SPAN><O:P
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On advice from one
of the Coordinators of the WGWM, that both charters are nearing
completion, it was decided to circulate to Plenary the Draft Civil Society
Bureau Charter and the Draft Plenary Charter, as soon as possible, for
discussion. These documents will exist as WSIS contributions to evolving
practise in multi-stakeholder UN processes.</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1 start=6>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">It is noted that an
option for the Plenary meeting on Friday 23</SPAN><SUP
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">rd</SPAN></SUP><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> could have been to
use the ‘straw poll’ technique that has been used this week in Content
& Themes, to asses the level of agreement & disagreement with the
statement on HRIC. This however, could only have been an internal
indication to guide the Plenary and Human Rights Caucus, authors of the
statement and does not solve the need for a clear process around
statements that call for endorsement.</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1 start=7>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The CSB believes
that based on previous practice the Statement on HRIC should have been
raised, even read and that a call for endorsements could then have been
made, along with a statement as to where organisations could sign
up.</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1 start=8>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The CSB is concerned
about the positioning of the Human Rights Caucus within the working
mechanisms of WSIS Civil Society. The Caucus has often been asked to join
the CSB where operational matters could be discussed, but has declined.
This invitation is extended again. While the prerogative to not
participate is certainly not questioned, we note that the Human Rights
Caucus has never presented a consensus agreement from the caucus on the
reasons for declining.</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">It is further noted
that the strategies deployed by the Human Rights Caucus have consistently
resulted in a raising of the temperature within civil society but have not
been accompanied by a mechanism to allow for discussion around the debates.
One aspect of this that has been especially apparent in Phase 2 of WSIS, is
the limited time allowed in Human Rights meetings for people from the
nations being criticised to respond. This in turn causes further tension and
limits understanding of the various perspectives. The CSB raises this
concern since it is procedural and there are other process options that
could result in greater understanding. The CSB has attempted to create
forums where open debate would have been able to unfold, but the Human
Rights Caucus has not been willing to participate. The CSB finds itself with
limited options to deal with this matter but places on record that
initiatives have been attempted.</SPAN><O:P
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Conference of NGOs (</SPAN><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION
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is an international, membership association that facilitates the
participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in
1948, </SPAN><U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:COUNTRY-REGION
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major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
concern. For more information see our website at</SPAN><A
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