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Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States voted against the motion. Interesting.

znowi 13y ago
Not much surprising, though. The US and their minions. Full stat for a bigger picture: 148 in favor, 4 against, 27 abstained. It's like 4 against the world.
- schoen 13y ago
  The U.S. delegation did get the right to privacy text watered down (and argued that there is no internationally recognized human right to privacy!), but the text still expresses serious concerns over mass surveillance. The 148-4 vote is not on the right to privacy, but on a different text about the "right to development". The U.S. delegation actually voted in favor of the right-to-privacy text. If you search this transcript for "The Committee then", you can see that they had many different work items considered at this meeting, not just the privacy item.
  - PavlovsCat 13y ago
    > and argued that there is no internationally recognized human right to privacy! Maybe there isn't, but maybe there should be.. http://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text http://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text
AdamTReineke 13y ago
That was for the Right to Development draft. > The Committee then approved, by a recorded vote of 148 in favour to 4 against ( Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States), with 27 abstentions, a draft resolution titled “The right to development”. The privacy one didn't have a vote. > The draft, approved without a vote, would have the General Assembly call upon Member States to review their procedures, practices and legislation on the surveillance of communications, their interception and collection of personal data, including mass surveillance, with a view to upholding the right to privacy by ensuring the full and effective implementation of all relevant obligations under international human rights law.
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oscargrouch 13y ago
"The representative of the United States said her country had long championed the right to privacy and to freedom of expression as pillars of democracy and reaffirmed the relevant human rights instruments, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Privacy and freedom of expression should be promoted online and offline, she said, adding that seeking, receiving and imparting information were linked to the right to privacy. Human rights activists used online tools to promote human rights and should therefore be able to use them freely." Note also the: "Human rights activists used online tools to promote human rights and should therefore be able to use them freely" So touching.. it almost make me cry

znowi 13y ago

Not much surprising, though. The US and their minions. Full stat for a bigger picture: 148 in favor, 4 against, 27 abstained. It's like 4 against the world.

schoen 13y ago
The U.S. delegation did get the right to privacy text watered down (and argued that there is no internationally recognized human right to privacy!), but the text still expresses serious concerns over mass surveillance. The 148-4 vote is not on the right to privacy, but on a different text about the "right to development". The U.S. delegation actually voted in favor of the right-to-privacy text. If you search this transcript for "The Committee then", you can see that they had many different work items considered at this meeting, not just the privacy item.
- PavlovsCat 13y ago
  > and argued that there is no internationally recognized human right to privacy! Maybe there isn't, but maybe there should be.. http://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text http://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text

AdamTReineke 13y ago

That was for the Right to Development draft. > The Committee then approved, by a recorded vote of 148 in favour to 4 against ( Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States), with 27 abstentions, a draft resolution titled “The right to development”. The privacy one didn't have a vote. > The draft, approved without a vote, would have the General Assembly call upon Member States to review their procedures, practices and legislation on the surveillance of communications, their interception and collection of personal data, including mass surveillance, with a view to upholding the right to privacy by ensuring the full and effective implementation of all relevant obligations under international human rights law.

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oscargrouch 13y ago

"The representative of the United States said her country had long championed the right to privacy and to freedom of expression as pillars of democracy and reaffirmed the relevant human rights instruments, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Privacy and freedom of expression should be promoted online and offline, she said, adding that seeking, receiving and imparting information were linked to the right to privacy. Human rights activists used online tools to promote human rights and should therefore be able to use them freely." Note also the: "Human rights activists used online tools to promote human rights and should therefore be able to use them freely" So touching.. it almost make me cry