[Asia-HR-Alert] OMCT-QUESTIONNAIRE

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this looks like its worth responding to if you endorse human rights on
the net

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> 
> THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
> 
> Please help us by completing this questionnaire.
> 
> 10 minutes of your time today will be valuable in informing future
> developments in human rights work.
> 
>              Thank you.
> 
> This survey is being undertaken by Amnesty International, The World
> Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the Centre for Research in
> Library and Information Management (CERLIM) at the University of
> Central Lancashire.  The survey forms part of a project funded by the
> Scientific and Technical Options Unit (STOA) of the European
> Parliament, on behalf of the Parliamentary Human Rights Sub-Committee.
>  The title of the Project is The Use of the Internet for the European
> Parliament's Activities for the Promotion and Protection of Human
> Rights.   The aim of the survey is to obtain information from users on
> the impact of the Internet  on their human rights work.  The
> information gathered will be used to inform debate in the European
> Parliament.  All responses and respondents will be treated with the
> strictest confidence and will remain anonymous
> 
> Information technology, and in particular the Internet, is a rapidly
> growing international resource.  Its impact in the world of human
> rights has enabled rapid communication of abuse and violations across
> the world.  However, it is important to understand exactly how this
> technology is impacting on a day to day basis and how it is re-shaping
> the human rights work.
> 
> The two major elements of this Project are:
> 
> 1.      The delivery of a Workshop, to be held in Brussels in late January
> 1998.  This will involve speakers on human rights who are experienced
> in the effects of information technology and a wide audience of
> invited participants.   (If you are interested contact us on the
> address below).
> 
> 2       The production of Reports and Papers which will inform debate and
> future policy on human rights in the European Parliament.
> 
> The results of this survey will provide background information on the
> use of the Internet and other communications technologies in human
> rights work.
> 
> All information provided will be treated as strictly confidential and
> will not be supplied to any other organisation.
> 
> Questionnaire
> 
> Contact address:  Edward F Halpin, Senior Research Fellow, CERLIM,
> University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK PR1 2HE.  email:
> e.f.halpin1@xxxxxxxxxxx Telephone No.  ++44 (0)1772 892491
>  Human Rights and IT Questionnaire
> 
> Please complete on screen or paper.  If paper please send to the
> address at the end of this questionnaire
> 
> Q1. How would you describe your involvement in human rights?
> (please place an x in the box most relevant to you)
> 
>   1. Employee working with a human rights organisation
>   2. Volunteer working with a human rights organisation
>   3. Individual activist
>   4. Member of a local campaign group on human rights
> 
> Q2. Which of the following do you have access to?
> (please place an x next to the statement or statements relevant to
> you)
> 
>   1. Telephone
>   2. Fax
>   3. Computer
>   4. e-mail
>   5. World Wide Web/Internet
>   6. Your own web site
> 
> Q3. Please state for which of the following you use, or would use, the
> Internet in support of your human rights activities? (For this
> question please place a number for each of the seven statements: 1.
> Use
>    2. Would use if available    3. Do not, and would not use).
> 
> 1. Publishing information
> 2. Searching for information
> 3. For debate with like-minded activists
> 4. For debate with political opponents
> 5. For posting appeals for action
> 6. Responding to appeals for action
> 7. Other (Please state in space below)
>  Human Rights and IT Questionnaire
> 
> Please complete on screen or paper.  If paper please send to the
> address at the end of this questionnaire.
> 
> Q4. Please state which of the following information resources you use,
> or would use in your human rights activities? (For this question
> please place a number for each of the seven statements: 1. Use    2.
> Would use if available    3. Do not, and would not use)
> 
> 1. Private e-mail
> 2. Usenet news groups
> 3. Participation in mailing lists
> 4. Your own web site
> 5. On-line web browsing
> 6. e-mail to web access
> (i.e. retrieval of web pages via e-mail rather than on-line)
> 7. Other (please state)
> 
> Q5. For each information resource that you indicated in Q4. that you
> use or would use if available please indicate why you use them. (For
> this question please place an x next to any relevant statements)
> 
> Private e-mail
> 1.1 Can find information not available anywhere else.
> 1.2 Can find information more quickly than by any other means
> 1.3 The information is available more cheaply than by other means        1.4
> It is more convenient to access information through the private
> e-mail   1.5 It is possible to collaborate with other users concerning
> the information 1.6 Other (please state)
> 
> Usenet news groups
> 2.1 Can find information not available anywhere else.
> 2.2 Can find information more quickly than by any other means
> 2.3 The information is available more cheaply than by other means        2.4
> It is more convenient to access information through the Usenet news
> groups   2.5 It is possible to collaborate with other users concerning
> the information 2.6 Other (please state)
> 
> Participation in discussion groups
> 3.1 Can find information not available anywhere else.
> 3.2 Can find information more quickly than by any other means
> 3.3 The information is available more cheaply than by other means
> 3.4  It is more convenient to access information through the
> discussion groups        3.5  It is possible to collaborate with other users
> concerning the information       3.6   Other (please state)
>  Human Rights and IT Questionnaire
> 
> Please complete on screen or paper.  If paper please send to the
> address at the end of this questionnaire
> 
> On-line web browsing
> 4.1 Can find information not available anywhere else.
> 4.2  Can find information more quickly than by any other means                   4.3
> The information is available more cheaply than by other means    4.4  It
> is more convenient to access information through on-line web browsing
> 4.5  It is possible to collaborate with other users concerning the
> information 4.6   Other (please state)
> 
> E-mail to web access
> 5.1 Can find information not available anywhere else.
> 5.2  Can find information more quickly than by any other means
> 5.3  The information is available more cheaply than by other means 5.4
>  It is more convenient to access information through e-mail to web
> access 5.5  It is possible to collaborate with other users concerning
> the information 5.6  Other (please state)
> 
> Q6. Please comment on any problems you have had in using the Internet
> for your human rights activity? (For example in obtaining equipment or
> software, access to servers or telephone lines).
> 
> Q7. Please make any general comments you have on the use of the
> Internet for human rights activity.  (For example in mounting human
> rights campaigns or in securing success for individuals suffering
> violations of human rights.)
> 
> For the purpose of analysis of location of responses to this
> questionnaire we would find the following information useful.  Country
> or International Region: (e.g. UK, Italy, Korea or North America,
> Africa, South East Asia, etc.,)
> 
> If you have completed this questionnaire on paper please submit it to:
> Edward F Halpin, Senior Research Fellow, CERLIM, University of Central
> Lancashire, Preston, UK  PR1 2HE    or    email:
> e.f.halpin1@xxxxxxxxxxx