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From: BAidi@khrc.or.ke To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com Subject: Invitation to Internet and Human Rights Breakfast Roundtable on 24th April 2014 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:46:41 +0000
22ndApril, 2014
Dear, INVITATION TO AN INTERNET AND HUMAN RIGHTSSTAKEHOLDERS’ BREAKFAST ROUND TABLE MEETING ON 24TH APRIL, 2014 AT THE FAIRMONT NORFOLK HOTEL, NAIROBI The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), isa non-governmental organization (NGO)founded in 1991 to entrench democratic principles and respect for human rights. KHRC’s envisions human rights states and societies, a vision driven by the mission offostering human rights, democratic values, human dignity and social justice. KHRC,in partnership with other civil society organizations, has been working on a number of informational rights including freedom of expression, access to information, right to privacy and freedom of association as provided by the Constitution of Kenya 2010. In the digital era, KHRC has extended this work to promote and protect these rights and freedoms as experienced offline to be enjoyed online. In 2013, in line with this KHRC undertook a survey of the internet legislative and policy landscape in Kenya and found that while Kenya’s ICT sector is growing as key driver of the economy, the sector can be improved with better policies and legislation specific to the sector. For this reason, the KHRC and its implementing partner the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) have the pleasure of inviting you to a breakfast roundtable on Internet and Human Rights on April 24, 2014 at 8.00am the Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi.Taking cognizance that the government recently undertook to invite public participation in the Cyber Security Strategy 2014, the roundtable is to sustain dialogue of a partnership between the state and non-state actors as stakeholders. It will aim to: · Build understanding of the legislative and policy environment in Kenya, including concerns about current debates about cybersecurity and cybercrime and their effect on human rights; · Explore the value of a multi-stakeholder approach in internet policy making and how it could be institutionalised in Kenya. Your attendance as a stakeholder will be highly appreciated as this will enrich the dialogue in informational rights Kenya.Kindly confirm your participation with Berly Aidi on baidi@khrc.or.ke
We hope to see you on Thursday
Yours faithfully, Atsango Chesoni Executive Director
Regards
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