[CCWG-ACCT] Regarding mission statement and human rights

[Andrew Sullivan]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 10:33:59AM -0500, Avri Doria wrote:
> As I have mentioned before, for me the prime issue is that human rights
> impact analysis be done as part of the PDP process as opposed to just
> waiting to see if some government agency slaps our wrist afterwards for
> not having considered the impact of, e.g., freedom of expression or an
> open internet.

It is a sign of my dimness that I didn't understand that practical
goal as the real consequence.  Does this mean that a bylaw --
fundamental, whatever -- that specified that any proposed policy that
is the result of a PDP must have an analysis for its effects on [list
of rights] would satisfy the goal?  I wonder if something narrower and
more tailored like that would also be attractive to the board.

> And this is just the start of the transition, unless you also believe
> that implementation and  WS2 are not part of the transition.

They're part of the transition for ICANN, but not for the IANA
transition for the other communities.

Best regards,

A

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