{"id":49064,"date":"2024-05-20T17:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=49064"},"modified":"2024-05-20T18:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T17:08:07","slug":"u-s-lawmakers-raise-serious-free-speech-concerns-with-who-pandemic-agreement-petition-state-department-for-documentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/who-us-congress","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Lawmakers Raise Serious Free Speech Concerns with WHO Pandemic Agreement, Petition State Department for Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49064\" class=\"elementor elementor-49064\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0e2d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0e2d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f41f81b\" data-id=\"f41f81b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c806f4a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c806f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Representatives Jim Jordan and Thomas Massie pen letter to U.S. Department of State, stating \u201cWHO Agreement may contravene the First Amendment\u201d.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>ADF International engaged in Geneva-based negotiations; spearheading global advocacy to ensure pandemic treaty upholds freedom of expression.\u202f <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87cb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f87cb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON DC (20 May 2024) \u2013<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jordan-Massie-to-State-re-WHO.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the U.S. Department of State addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) raise concerns with the prospect of the United States joining the pending World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement citing concerns that, \u201ccertain provisions within the WHO Agreement may contravene the First Amendment\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was announced on May 10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that intergovernmental negotiations on the treaty, slated to be adopted at the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva at the end of May, had stalled given persistent issues in the text.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Representatives Jordan and Massie state that they are writing \u201cin response to reports that the State Department is considering entering the United States into a multinational agreement that would encourage censorship of so-called \u2018misinformation\u2019 and \u2018disinformation\u2019\u201d. Representative Jordan is the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Representative Massie is the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This letter follows a previous communication from the lawmakers to the State Department on April 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, requesting documentation from the State Department. In the current communication, the lawmakers provide a list detailing the documentation they are requesting from the State Department. They request that the State Department provide its communications on the WHO Agreement and International Health Regulations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sean Nelson, legal counsel for ADF International, stated: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cADF International has been engaged in the Geneva-based negotiations of the WHO Pandemic Agreement with the goal of ensuring that the treaty in no way diminishes fundamental freedoms enshrined in international law. In particular, we have focused our advocacy efforts on working with Member States to reject dangerous speech-suppressing language in the text.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whether the treaty succeeds or fails is for Member States to decide. The United States, and all WHO Member States, should carefully evaluate the human rights implications of the treaty in their deliberations. As such, we commend Representatives Jordan and Massie for advocating for transparency from the State Department on behalf of the free speech rights of all Americans. The United States should never promote censorship and should be the strongest advocate for free speech around the world\u201d.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WHO Pandemic Treaty Background<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the last months, ADF International has warned that the agreement could severely restrict freedom of expression\u2014a fundamental human right that encompasses the right to impart, seek and receive information under international law. ADF International\u2019s legal teams in Geneva and Washington D.C. have highlighted the potential human rights implications of the WHO Pandemic Agreement and offered legal advocacy to key stakeholders.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An earlier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/gb\/inb\/pdf_files\/inb7\/A_INB7_3-en.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">version<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the text required \u201cmanagement\u201d of so-called \u201cinfodemics,\u201d defined as \u201ctoo much information \u2026 during a disease outbreak\u201d causing \u201cconfusion\u201d as well as \u201cmistrust\u201d in health authorities, regardless of the veracity of the information in question.\u202fA more recent version of the agreement included language mandating parties to \u201ccooperate, in accordance with national laws, in preventing misinformation and disinformation,\u201d essentially granting individual states the discretion to define which information fits within these categories, and potentially censor it. \u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Global advocacy efforts to protect free speech yielded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/who-pandemic-agreement-negotiations-near-conclusion\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">fruits<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as\u202fthe latest proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement removed the vague mandates for parties to \u201cprevent\u201d misinformation and disinformation. However, persistent issues of contention remain, including notably, a lack of adequate language protecting national sovereignty. The text has not been finalized as Member States debate the way forward.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There also are concerns that censorship language regarding \u201cmisinformation\u201d and \u201cdisinformation\u201d could be inserted into related international documents, such as the International Health Regulations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more on ADF International\u2019s WHO Pandemic Agreement advocacy see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/commentary\/who-pandemic-treaty-need-know\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d133db9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d133db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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