[CCWG-ACCT] Board comments on Recommendation 6 - Human Rights
Dr Eberhard W Lisse
el at lisse.NA
Thu Feb 4 08:25:43 UTC 2016
I think the point is here, what does ICANN do if the local law
detracts from or diminishes UDHR? Not if the local law improves
on them.
greetings, el
On 2016-02-04 10:16, Bruce Tonkin wrote:
> Hello Nigel,
>
>>> It sounds nice, and means nothing in terms of committing ICANN to
>>> do anything but follow California law, which it is obliged to do
>>> anyway.
>
> Well I hope it is a step forward to note that human rights are part
> of our core values. Applicable law could also apply to other
> locations where ICANN operates - e.g. we have offices and staff that
> work on multiple locations around the world. We need to obey the
> laws that relate to those staff in each country for example - e.g.
> anti-slavery and anti-discrimination laws.
>
>
>>> Why is the ICANN Board scared of agreeing to respect the rights
>>> in the UDHR?? It should be proud to set an example to other
>>> multistakeholder and private sector organisations.
>
> I think we should focus on actually identifying how to interpret all
> the various concepts around human rights and create our own
> framework of interpretation that is relevant to us. That is the aim
> of work stream 2 . For example I don't know anything about UDHR. I
> would rather we have a page of text that explains exactly what ICANN
> is on the hook for beyond applicable law. We may well look at
> getting an expert that advises non-government organizations on how
> best to respect human rights in their operations that can help with
> the work stream 2 work.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
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