Revisiting the Multistakeholder Manifesto at the 11th Hour
January 16th, 2024 in Geneva
The draft United Nations cybercrime treaty does not incorporate human-centric principles and the prospect of it being adopted in its current form is gravely concerning.
In September 2021, the CyberPeace Institute and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord brought together the multistakeholder cybersecurity community to sign a Multistakeholder Manifesto. This document outlined human-centric principles essential for developing an effective and rights-respecting criminal justice instrument and was endorsed by over 50 civil society and industry representatives.
The UN Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes (AHC) published the revised draft of the Cybercrime Convention in November last year. The text is expected to be finalised in early February and tabled to the UN General Assembly for ratification by member states.
The revised negotiating text is, however, concerning and disappointing. It does not reflect the principles advocated by the multistakeholder community or the input provided by the accredited organisations over the course of the two-year negotiation. This is why the CyberPeace Institute and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord are once again coming together to call for the prioritisation of human-centric principles ensuring that the focus remains on protecting individuals and their rights while combating cybercrime within the emerging treaty. Using our 2021 Multistakeholder Manifesto as a guide, we are assessing how the principles have been reflected in the UN deliberations.
Prioritizing Human-Centric Equities within the Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty
September 30th, 2021 in Geneva
Cybercrime continues to evolve. Although something clearly needs to be done, there is growing concern that proposed action to tackle this is at the expense of fundamental human rights and that there are serious risks to the open and free internet.
As the deadline of 29 October 2021 approaches for countries to submit input to the United Nations ahead of the January negotiations at the UN for a Cybercrime Convention, the CyberPeace Institute and its industry partners assembled under the Cybersecurity TechAccord initiative, have published the Multi-Stakeholder Manifesto. The principles outlined in the Manifesto are considered key to reflect human-centric principles in any cyber crime legislation.
The Manifesto is supported by over 50 civil society and industry representatives. Signatories to the Manifesto want to also ensure that any cybercrime convention preserves and upholds basic human rights and freedoms guaranteed under existing international UN and other treaties.
Organizations:
7amleh
The Arab Center for Social Media Advancement
Africa Freedom of Information Centre
Asia Internet Coalition
Atlassian
The Azure Forum for Contemporary Security Strategy
Big Cloud Consultants
Castroalonso LET
Center for Democracy and Technology
The Centre for Internet and Society
Cyber Governance and Policy Center
at the University of Oklahoma
Cyber Project at the Belfer Center
Cyber Threat Alliance
CyberPeace Foundation
CyberPeace Institute
Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN)
Cybersecurity Tech Accord
CyberSolace Limited
Cyberspace Cooperation Initiative
at Observer Research Foundation America
Derechos Digitales
Digital Peace Now
Diplowomen
Dragos
ESET
FIRST
Fundación Karisma
F-Secure
GitHub
HackerOne
Hitachi
Identity Valley
Institute for Security and Technology
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
Internet Sans Frontieres
Media Matters for Democracy
Microsoft
Myanmar Center for Responsible Business
Luta Security
NetApp
Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity
and Internet Governance
Indiana University
Packet Clearing House
Paradigm Initiative
R Street’s Cybersecurity & Emerging Threats
Ranking Digital Rights
Rapid7
Redes Ayuda
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy
and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
University of Ottawa
Silverado Policy Accelerator
Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (SNV)
Swiss Digital Initiative
Tech Policy Design Centre
Australian National University
USM Technology
Wisekey
World Wide Web Foundation
via The Contract for the Web
Individuals signing in personal capacity:
Luca Belli
Director of the Center for Technology and Society
at Fundação Getulio Vargas
Vinton G. Cerf
Vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Fergus Hanson
Director, International Cyber Policy Centre
Katie Moussouris
Founder and CEO, Luta Security
Marc Rogers
Founder, CTI League
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Bert G. Kerstetter ’66 University Professor Emerita of
Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Cris Thomas
Security Researcher, Space Rogue
Christopher Painter
President of The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
Foundation, signing in personal capacity.
Eneken Tikk
Cyber Policy Institute
Jokkolabs Banjul
Gambia
Javvad Malik
Security Professional
Press & Media Queries
For more information about the initiative, please contact the CyberPeace Institute at [email protected]
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