human rights in a world of fear - in which society do we want to live?

Human Rights in world of fear -

in which society do we want to live?Ilmenau, 11/05/2009

14.05.09 Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes 2

Overview – agenda for today

The „Aktion Freiheit statt Angst e.V. (i.Gr.) (=Action Coalition Freedom Not Fear)

What do we fear?

Security sector and surveillance – fields of interest

The term „security“ and its change

Legal measures of surveillance and mass-data retention

Do we live safer through surveillance and extension of law enforcement?

What do we loose?

Basic changes of democratic norms & values

The real outcome?

Conclusion


The „Aktion Freiheit statt Angst e.V.“

=

Action Coalition Freedom Not Fear


Aktion Freiheit statt Angst e.V. (i.Gr.)(Action Coalition Freedom Not Fear)

Coordination, networking and exchange

Germany (coordinating office Berlin) and Europe

Judical and political expertise

Statements, fact sheets

Constitutional complaints and other legal weapons

Information, education

Lectures, workshops, seminars, panel discussions

Info-desks

Aktivism, protest and PR

Press releases, arts actions, flashmobs, demonstrations...


What do we fear?


The term „security“ and its change


Social security

Basic provisions

Medical and health care

Pensions and social insurance

Education

(Infrastructure)


Police and military security

Goal:

Safety of citizens

Safety of infrastructure

Defending the constitution (and organs of constitution)

Safety of the state(as abstractum)

Defending the territory


Again: what do we fear?



1.Terrorism

2.Copyright infringement, economic crimes, general crime prevention

3.Child pornography/child abuse

4.„Anti-social behaviour“?

5.„Riot Control“, control of political activities?


Legal measures of surveillance and mass-data retention – a short

overview


Legal measures of surveillance and mass-data retention

Data retention of telecommunications of everybody

incl. Geo-Data

Wiretapping

ePassports

Biometric databases (DNA, biom. Photos)

Passenger Name Records

Internet Filtering

Video surveillance

Access to financial transactions


Surveillance – the panopticon

Surveillance of communication

Surveillance of financial transactions

Surveillance of travelling

Centralized databases or centralized access to decentralized databases

Permanent access

cross-connection


Do we live safer through surveillance and extension of law

enforcement?


Nope...


Do we live safer through surveillance and extension of law enforcement?

Crime rates Germany: constant throughout last +10 years

Success of criminal investigation:

Data retention: increased by max 2%

Video surveillance: increased by max. 2%

...

Can easily be circumvented

Preventive effects by „strong law and order“: zero


What do we loose?


Basic democratic norms & values



Cuts of and impacts on civil liberties should always

be ultima ratio

need trial order and/or an individual justification

be a single measure, not a mass-instrument

Recent mass-surveillance and security laws break:

the principle of beeing innocent until proven guilty

the principle of subsidiarity

separation of powers

the principle of the separation between polices, secret services and military



Recent mass-surveillance and security laws may endanger:

Freedom of Speech

Privacy and private communication

Freedom of movement

Political participation

Social participation


The real outcome?


Conclusion

We loose several basic freedoms

We tear down basic principles of democracy and a free society

We get no reduction of crime rates, terrorism etc.

We get an increasing number of falsely suspected

We get an increasing number of false alarms

We build our society and every

days life on:

f ear


Conclusion


The enemies of freedom win the game without shooting once

–we shoot ourselves... and rest

securely.


But wait...

we can DO something about it!

;-D


International Action Day „Freedom Not Fear“ on 12/09/09

Demonstrations, protest marches

Parties, music, concerts

Arts actions, flashmobs

Lectures, talks, conferences

We need your help:

Organize SOMETHING in your capital city

Contacts to organizations


Appendix


Thank you! Further questions?

Ricardo Cristof Remmert-Fontes

Aktion Freiheit statt Angst e.V. (i.Gr.)(Action Coalition Freedom Not Fear)

Jupiterstrasse 18D-12057 Berlin

Tel: +49-30-69209922-1Fax: +49-30-69209922-9Mobile: +49-170-2487266

Jabber (Instant Messaging): [email protected]: [email protected]

Web: http://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/


More Info

Aktionsbündnis Freiheit statt Angst (http://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org; german, parts in english; translators wanted! :-D)

EDRi (http://www.edri.org)

Statewatch (http://www.statewatch.org)

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) (http://www.eff.org)

European Civil Liberties Network (ECLN) (http://www.ecln.org)

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)(http://www.aclu.org)

La Quadrature du Net (http://www.laquadrature.net; eng., french)

http://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/

http://www.edri.org/

http://www.statewatch.org/

http://www.eff.org/

http://www.ecln.org/

http://www.aclu.org/

http://www.laquadrature.net/


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