2016 - Economic, Social and Cultural rights and the internet

TICs, Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y derechos económicos, sociales y culturales

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Authored by: 

David Souter

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Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Nota: este artículo es una versión reducida en español del artículo publicado en http://www.giswatch.org/en/economic-social-and-cultural-rights-escrs/icts-sdgs-and-economic-social-and-cultural-rights y constituye parte del Monitor Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la información 2016 http://www.giswatch.org.

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Annex I: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966
entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27

Preamble

The States Parties to the present Covenant,

Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

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Visualising human rights at ICANN

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Authored by: 

Niels ten Oever

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ARTICLE 19, Cross Community Working Party on ICANN's Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights (CCWP-HR)

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit organisation incorporated in California, established in 1998. It is responsible for the stable and secure operation of the Internet. Its work revolves around the management, operation and technical maintenance of the databases concerning both Internet “names” and “numbers”. In none-Internet speak, ICANN functions as the telephone book of the Internet by connecting domain names to their respective Internet protocol (IP) addresses.

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Towards an international advocacy strategy for economic, social and cultural rights and the internet

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Authored by: 

Deborah Brown

Organization: 

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of international human rights instruments relevant to advocacy efforts around economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs) and the internet. While this topic is still relatively new, advocacy at international bodies can be valuable to help develop norms about the promotion and protection of ESCRs in online contexts, and to develop internet policy that advances ESCRs. In addition, international advocacy can be utilised to improve national human rights situations and complement in-country work.

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The impact of free trade agreements for ESCRs on the internet

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Authored by: 

J. Carlos Lara
Claudio Ruiz
Gisela Perez de Acha

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Derechos Digitales

International agreements: From human rights to corporate rights

Much of the strength of the international human rights system as a political tool derives from its acceptance as a standard for all humanity. Although there is disagreement about the specifics of its implementation, especially regarding the duties of states under the economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) international instruments, there is still consensus on the high-level standards represented by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other documents.

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Oldalak

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