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'''Please use your own words to describe this session. You may use external references, websites or publications as a source of information or inspiration, if you decide to quote them, please clearly specify the source.'''
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== Session teaser ==
== Session teaser ==
In light of discussions in Workshop 2, if human rights indeed should apply online as they do offline (UNHRC 2014) then what sort of techno-legal and sociocultural challenges arise in order to enable, and protect the rights of minorities - in particular migrants, refugees and newcomers to Europe - to access the internet and, once online, to be able to participate fully in the online environment?
In light of discussions in [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_2:_Confronting_the_digital_divide_%281%29_-_Internet_access_and/as_human_rights_for_minorities Workshop 2], if human rights indeed should apply online as they do offline ([http://www2.nycbar.org/vancecenter/images/stories/vancecenter/unhrc.pdf UNHRC 2014]) then what sort of techno-legal and sociocultural challenges arise in order to enable, and protect the rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers to Europe to access the internet and, once online, to be able to participate fully in the online environment?


== Session description ==  
== Session description ==  
This workshop is in tandem with workshop 2. Themes discussed will draw on the following submissions to the EuroDIG program:
For some commentators a striking feature of the current refugee and migrant crisis is how central a role mobile phones and internet access play in providing information, and contact with family back home as they seek refuge from war and conflict. Keeping these devices working, and being able to use various sorts of social media, is a vital lifeline for displaced persons on the road. They also play an integral role in being able to start a new life as newcomers in another part of the world.  
*'''ID [http://goo.gl/4WC2gp 11]; [http://goo.gl/yqKML0 55]; [http://goo.gl/4XNaty 60]; [http://goo.gl/zEQHx8 90]; [http://goo.gl/b1lnai 30]; [http://goo.gl/2ScMdo 33]; [http://goo.gl/nZ2mlo 41]; [http://goo.gl/5Jlo2s 132]'''


But providing internet and mobile phone access to these communities raises a number of questions for policy makers and service providers, be it for physical access and online service provision for people on their way to safety, whilst awaiting the outcome of their applications throughout the world, or for their needs such as education and information on public services once resettled. This flash panel brings together a range of views and expertise on the legal and technical challenges that arise when providing internet access and mobile phone provisions to refugees.


For some commentators a striking feature of the current refugee and migrant crisis is how central a role mobile phones and internet access play in providing information, and contact with family back home as they seek refuge from war and conflict. Keeping these devices working, and being able to use various sorts of social media, is a vital lifeline for displaced persons on the road. They also play an integral role in being able to start a new life as newcomers in another part of the world.  
[http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Talk:WS_10:_Confronting_the_digital_divide_%282%29_-_Refugees,_human_rights_and_Internet_access Read more...]


But providing internet and mobile phone access to these communities raises a number of questions for policy makers and service providers, be it for physical access and online service provision for people on their way to safety, whilst awaiting the outcome of their applications throughout the world, or for their needs such as education and information on public services once resettled. This flash panel brings together a range of views and expertise on the legal and technical challenges that arise when providing internet access and mobile phone provisions to refugees.
This workshop is in tandem with workshop 2. Themes discussed will draw on the following submissions to the EuroDIG program: '''ID [http://goo.gl/4WC2gp 11]; [http://goo.gl/yqKML0 55]; [http://goo.gl/4XNaty 60]; [http://goo.gl/zEQHx8 90]; [http://goo.gl/b1lnai 30]; [http://goo.gl/2ScMdo 33]; [http://goo.gl/nZ2mlo 41]; [http://goo.gl/5Jlo2s 132]'''


== Keywords ==
== Keywords ==
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== Further reading ==  
== Further reading ==  
'''Until 30 April 2016.''' Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents. Please note we cannot offer web space, only links to external resources are possible.
Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents.


== People ==  
== People ==  
Name, institution, country of residence
*'''Focal Point''': Marianne Franklin, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths (University of London, UK)
*'''Focal Point'''  
**Marianne FRANKLIN, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths (University of London), UK
*'''Key participants'''
*'''Key participants'''
 
**Kiamars Baghbani, IFLA (Finland)
** Fatuma Musa Afrah; Civil society (tbc)
**Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths/Internet Rights and Principles Coalition; Academic
** David Krystof, Freifunk Rhein-Main; Civil Society (tbc)
**David Krystof, Freifunk Rhein-Main; Civil Society
** Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths/Internet Rights and Principles Coalition; Academic  
**Fatuma Musa Afrah; Civil society
** Nick Ashton-Hart - Technical Community (tbc)
*'''Moderator''': Julia Reda, MEP (European Pirate Party)
** Amnesty International Sweden Representative (tbc)
:'''Co-moderator''': Sebastian Raible
** Youth Representative
*'''Remote moderator''': Ruth Hennell (Youth, UK)  
*'''Moderator'''
**Julia Reda, MEP (European Pirate Party)
*'''Remote moderator'''
'''Until 15 May 2016.'''  
The remote moderator is in charge of facilitating participation via digital channels such as WebEx and social medial (Twitter, facebook). Remote moderators monitor and moderate the social media channels and the participants via WebEX and forward questions to the session moderator.
Please contact the EuroDIG secretariat if you need help to find a remote moderator.
*'''Org team'''  
*'''Org team'''  
'''All are welcome on this organizing team. Those listed below have confirmed their participation at this time.'''
**Charles McCathie-Nevile, Yandex
 
**Andreas Palmqvist, Civil Society (Sweden)
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact the focal point (Marianne Franklin) via ws8@eurodig.org
**Didier van der Meeren, Le Monde des Possibles ASBL
 
**Dixie Hawtin, Minority Rights Group International
** Marianne Franklin, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths, UK
**Frederick Donck, Internet Society (ISOC)
** Frederick Donck, ISOC  
**Hanane Boujemi, Hivos/IRP Coalition)
** Maarit Palovirta, ISOC
**Julia Brungs, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
** Wolf Ludwig, EuroDIG Programme Director
**Julia Reda, MEP
** Julia Brungs, IFLA
**Justus Roemeth, European Parliament
** Stuart Hamilton IFLA
**Karmen Turk, TRINITI Estonia
** Stephen Wyber, IFLA
**Maarit Palovirta, ISOC
** Julia Reda, MEP
**Marianne Franklin, IRP Coalition/Goldsmiths
** Sebastian Raible. European Parliament
**Mattias Bjarnemalm, European Parliament  
** Mattias Bjarnemalm, European Parliament
**Olivier Crepin-Leblond, GIH
** Justus Roemeth, European Parliament
**Ruth Hennell, Youth/University of Cardiff
** Olivier Crepin-Leblond, GIH
**Sebastian Raible, European Parliament  
 
**Stephen Wyber, IFLA
*'''Reporter'''
**Stuart Hamilton, IFLA
'''Until 15 May 2016.'''
**Valentina Pellizzer, One World Platform
The reporter takes notes during the session and formulates 3 (max. 5) bullet points at the end of each session that:  
**Wolf Ludwig, EuroDIG Programme Director
#are summarised on a slide and  presented to the audience at the end of each session
**Yuliya Morenets, TaC International
#relate to the particular session and to European Internet governance policy
*'''Reporter''': Valentina Pellizzer (One World Platform)
#are forward looking and propose goals and activities that can be initiated after EuroDIG (recommendations)
#are in (rough) consensus with the audience
#are to be submitted to the secretariat within 48 hours after the session took place
Please provide short CV of the reporter of your session at the Wiki or link to another source and contact the EuroDIG secretariat if you need help to find a reporter.


== Current discussion ==
== Current discussion ==
See [http://eurodigwiki.org//index.php?title=Talk:Workshop_10:_Refugees_and_the_Internet&action=edit&redlink=1 the discussion tab] on the upper left side of this page.
See [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Talk:WS_10:_Confronting_the_digital_divide_%282%29:_Refugees,_Human_Rights_and_Internet_Access the discussion tab] on the upper left side of this page.


== Conference call. Schedules and minutes ==
== Conference call. Schedules and minutes ==
*dates for virtual meetings or coordination calls
Both Workshop 2 and 10 have emerged out of [https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/EuroDIG_2016__WS_2_Rights_%26_Access_for_Minoriti an interactive drafting and conferral process online]
*short summary of calls or email exchange
 
*be as open and transparent as possible in order to allow others to get involved and contact you
Supplementary discussions via the email list.
*use the wiki not only as the place to publish results but also to summarize and publish the discussion process


== Mailing list ==  
== Mailing list ==  
Contact: ws10@eurodig.org
Contact: ws10@eurodig.org


== Remote participation ==
== Video record ==
[https://youtu.be/j7ysl5O_K3Q See the video record in our youtube channel]


== Transcript ==
[[Transcript: Confronting the digital divide (2) - Refugees, human rights and Internet access]]


== Final report ==   
== Messages ==   
Deadline 2016
* Acts of terrorism being used to justify excessive forms of control and denial of full access for refugees/newcomers in atmosphere of racism and xenophobia
* Now that internet is crucial for right to information, education, health services, employment, and well-being need to denounce curtailment of full internet access in detention centers that deprives refugees legal assistance and communication with families and thereby their human rights.
* Public authorities and intermediaries cannot continue to delegate access provisions of key services to volunteers from civil society.
* One size does not fit all e.g. need to recognize specific needs such as safe and equitable access for women, and young girls, safe spaces online and offline, to sustain learning, confidence, and mental health.
* All service providers and governments have a duty of care towards providing realistic access for these vulnerable communities. This includes not subjecting them to privacy intrusions, disproportionate monitoring of uses, or restricting access to social media tools.
* Need to generate alternative narratives to enable offline and online rights for refugees i.e. to combat cultural stereotypes, racist assumptions about needs at local and national level.
* Outcome was initiation of an inventory of positive initiatives responding to the actual communication and information needs of refugees in Europe. Link to pad on [http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/ 1] and [https://senf.piratenpad.de/Eurodig16 2]


== Session twitter hashtag ==   
== Session twitter hashtag ==   
Hashtag:
Hashtag: #eurodig16 #refugeesinternet


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Revision as of 12:45, 18 July 2016


Please use your own words to describe this session. You may use external references, websites or publications as a source of information or inspiration, if you decide to quote them, please clearly specify the source.


To follow the current discussion on this topic, see in the discussion tab on the upper left side of this page

Session teaser

In light of discussions in Workshop 2, if human rights indeed should apply online as they do offline (UNHRC 2014) then what sort of techno-legal and sociocultural challenges arise in order to enable, and protect the rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers to Europe to access the internet and, once online, to be able to participate fully in the online environment?

Session description

For some commentators a striking feature of the current refugee and migrant crisis is how central a role mobile phones and internet access play in providing information, and contact with family back home as they seek refuge from war and conflict. Keeping these devices working, and being able to use various sorts of social media, is a vital lifeline for displaced persons on the road. They also play an integral role in being able to start a new life as newcomers in another part of the world.

But providing internet and mobile phone access to these communities raises a number of questions for policy makers and service providers, be it for physical access and online service provision for people on their way to safety, whilst awaiting the outcome of their applications throughout the world, or for their needs such as education and information on public services once resettled. This flash panel brings together a range of views and expertise on the legal and technical challenges that arise when providing internet access and mobile phone provisions to refugees.

Read more...

This workshop is in tandem with workshop 2. Themes discussed will draw on the following submissions to the EuroDIG program: ID 11; 55; 60; 90; 30; 33; 41; 132

Keywords

refugeerights, internetaccess, netrights, humanrights, refugeesandminorities, digitaldivide, digitalinclusion, disabilityrights, publicaccess

Format

Roundtable Discussion with key participants, and invited audience members; Proposed output to be up to 6 recommendations to the European Parliament, EC and Council of Europe.

Further reading

Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents.

People

  • Focal Point: Marianne Franklin, Internet Rights and Principles Coalition/Goldsmiths (University of London, UK)
  • Key participants
    • Kiamars Baghbani, IFLA (Finland)
    • Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths/Internet Rights and Principles Coalition; Academic
    • David Krystof, Freifunk Rhein-Main; Civil Society
    • Fatuma Musa Afrah; Civil society
  • Moderator: Julia Reda, MEP (European Pirate Party)
Co-moderator: Sebastian Raible
  • Remote moderator: Ruth Hennell (Youth, UK)
  • Org team
    • Charles McCathie-Nevile, Yandex
    • Andreas Palmqvist, Civil Society (Sweden)
    • Didier van der Meeren, Le Monde des Possibles ASBL
    • Dixie Hawtin, Minority Rights Group International
    • Frederick Donck, Internet Society (ISOC)
    • Hanane Boujemi, Hivos/IRP Coalition)
    • Julia Brungs, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
    • Julia Reda, MEP
    • Justus Roemeth, European Parliament
    • Karmen Turk, TRINITI Estonia
    • Maarit Palovirta, ISOC
    • Marianne Franklin, IRP Coalition/Goldsmiths
    • Mattias Bjarnemalm, European Parliament
    • Olivier Crepin-Leblond, GIH
    • Ruth Hennell, Youth/University of Cardiff
    • Sebastian Raible, European Parliament
    • Stephen Wyber, IFLA
    • Stuart Hamilton, IFLA
    • Valentina Pellizzer, One World Platform
    • Wolf Ludwig, EuroDIG Programme Director
    • Yuliya Morenets, TaC International
  • Reporter: Valentina Pellizzer (One World Platform)

Current discussion

See the discussion tab on the upper left side of this page.

Conference call. Schedules and minutes

Both Workshop 2 and 10 have emerged out of an interactive drafting and conferral process online

Supplementary discussions via the email list.

Mailing list

Contact: ws10@eurodig.org

Video record

See the video record in our youtube channel

Transcript

Transcript: Confronting the digital divide (2) - Refugees, human rights and Internet access

Messages

  • Acts of terrorism being used to justify excessive forms of control and denial of full access for refugees/newcomers in atmosphere of racism and xenophobia
  • Now that internet is crucial for right to information, education, health services, employment, and well-being need to denounce curtailment of full internet access in detention centers that deprives refugees legal assistance and communication with families and thereby their human rights.
  • Public authorities and intermediaries cannot continue to delegate access provisions of key services to volunteers from civil society.
  • One size does not fit all e.g. need to recognize specific needs such as safe and equitable access for women, and young girls, safe spaces online and offline, to sustain learning, confidence, and mental health.
  • All service providers and governments have a duty of care towards providing realistic access for these vulnerable communities. This includes not subjecting them to privacy intrusions, disproportionate monitoring of uses, or restricting access to social media tools.
  • Need to generate alternative narratives to enable offline and online rights for refugees i.e. to combat cultural stereotypes, racist assumptions about needs at local and national level.
  • Outcome was initiation of an inventory of positive initiatives responding to the actual communication and information needs of refugees in Europe. Link to pad on 1 and 2

Session twitter hashtag

Hashtag: #eurodig16 #refugeesinternet