Dear Listers, I have recently joined this very informative listserve. I am doing a series of studies for the United Nations in my role as UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism and would be grateful for your insights on the following questions: 1. Are there industry-wide policies on regulation of transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? 2. Are there any policy proposals on the possibility of legislation to combat the transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? 3. Given the need to maintain Internet freedom as well as protections of other rights such as freedom of expression and speech, what measures may be more appropriate in addressing the challenge of exploitation of the Internet to promote ethnic and racial hatred in Kenya? 4. What are some of the good examples of self regulation in combatting the transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? Dr. Mutuma Ruteere Director Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies Daphton Court, A2 Riverside Drive P.O Box 23748-00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 720 705 051 Email: <mailto:mruteere@chrips.or.ke> mruteere@chrips.or.ke www.chrips.or.ke Twitter: @CHRIPSKE