<p dir="ltr">I agree with James, until ICANN gets a new mission beyond its narrow technical functions. And I think it shouldn't expand its mission for the time being.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Carlos Raúl </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 17, 2015 6:05 AM, "James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I am not in favor of introducing ³human rights² in to the ICANN bylaws,<br>
which IMO would dramatically increase its scope as a technical/commercial<br>
organization. ICANN is not in a position to either establish or reinforce<br>
anyone¹s ³rights².<br>
<br>
Thanks‹<br>
<br>
J.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 7/17/15, 11:32 , "<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> on<br>
behalf of Avri Doria" <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> on<br>
behalf of <a href="mailto:avri@acm.org">avri@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
>Hi,<br>
><br>
>As far as I can tell this fell through the cracks among the various WPs<br>
><br>
>I am hoping to bring this up during our discussion in Paris. I do not<br>
>want to let it fall<br>
>through the cracks especially since it respond to two of the comments on<br>
>various human rights like freedoms of expression and association. Not<br>
>quite sure what session it will fit into.<br>
><br>
>I suggest a final core value that reads:<br>
>><br>
><br>
>Work to ensure that ICANN respects human right obligations within its<br>
>mission, accounts for impact on human rights in policy creation, and<br>
>adheres to the "Respect, Protect and Remedy" framework developed by the<br>
>UN.<br>
><br>
>><br>
><br>
>thanks<br>
><br>
>avri<br>
><br>
>> On 14-Jul-15 00:27, Avri Doria wrote:<br>
>>> Hi,<br>
>>><br>
>>> In his comment 100 Willie Currie raised the issue of enshrining freedom<br>
>>> of expression in the in the core values.<br>
>>><br>
>>> In comment 123 NCSG worte: "We support the addition of respect for<br>
>>>Human<br>
>>> rights to the core values and support the addition of an obligation for<br>
>>> human rights impact analyses for ICANN decisions to the mission. NCSG<br>
>>> has consistently recommended that ICANN adopt the ³Respect, Protect,<br>
>>>and<br>
>>> Remedy² framework which was developed for private corporations" this<br>
>>>is<br>
>>> the framework documented by the UN called *in Guiding Principles on<br>
>>> Business and Human Rights *<<br>
>>><br>
>>>*<a href="http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR</a><br>
>>>_EN.pdf>*<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> These Guiding Principles are grounded in recognition of:<br>
>>><br>
>>> (a) States¹ existing obligations to respect, protect and fulfill human<br>
>>> rights and fundamental freedoms;<br>
>>><br>
>>> (b) The role of business enterprises as specialized organs of society<br>
>>> performing specialized functions, required to comply with all<br>
>>>applicable laws and to respect human rights;<br>
>>><br>
>>> (c) The need for rights and obligations to be matched to appropriate<br>
>>>aeffective remedies when breached<br>
>> I argue that we need to add something to our next version to take these<br>
>> comment into account.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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