[ga] Haiti, the Internet and ICANN

[sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

As a nation state, Haiti has bigger and more pressing issues to address
than whether or not they will be included in internet governance; problems
like child slavery for instance... there are roughly as many child slaves
as there are internet users in Haiti i.e. roughly 6% of the Haitian
population (of just over 8 million) or some 500,000 souls all told.  In
fact, rather than being seen as a supporter of such an abominable
institution as child slavery by including delegations from the current
Haitian administration (and actually paying for their trip!), ICANN should
suspend activities relating to Haiti's participation in ICANN until said
country cleans up its act!  To suppose that a country that sanctions and
perpetuates the institution of child slavery is a valuable member of the
internet community is ridiculously hypocritical, especially when you
consider the reason the .IQ ccTLD has been put "on ice". [see:
http://forums.hostmysite.com/post-16288.html] Last time I checked, child
slavery was an internationally condemned practice and illegal in the
United States... Why doesn't ICANN suspend .ht instead of rewarding an
administration that has one of the worst human rights records on the
planet?

Sotiris