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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">While I can’t certify the request I think this would be valuable input to the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org [mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gregory, Holly<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 27, 2015 8:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'León Felipe Sánchez Ambía'; Edward Morris<br>
<b>Cc:</b> avri@acm.org; accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] yet another human rights question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Do&nbsp; &nbsp;you also want us to weigh in on what obligations corporations organized under the laws of the US and operating in the US have with respect to human rights?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp; I wrote a paper on the topic 2 years ago for the Ruggie Commission at the United Nations.&nbsp;
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
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<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Gregory, Holly">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">
<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>León Felipe Sánchez Ambía<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 27, 2015 3:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edward Morris<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:avri@acm.org">avri@acm.org</a>; <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">
accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] yet another human rights question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Great question Ed!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Will be certifying it for the lawyers to answer it. Thanks for bringing it up!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">León<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">El 27/07/2015, a las 8:02, Edward Morris &lt;<a href="mailto:egmorris1@toast.net">egmorris1@toast.net</a>&gt; escribió:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">1. What, if any, obligations towards human rights does ICANN currently have by virtue of it's status as a U.S. government contractor that would
 not exist as an independent entity?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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