Confronting the digital divide (2) – Refugees, human rights and Internet access – WS 10 2016

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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.

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

Current discussion

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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

Remote participation

Final report

Deadline 2016

Session twitter hashtag

Hashtag: #refugeesinternet