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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Co-Chairs and Bylaws Coordinating Group:
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On the CCWG call last week, there was a discussion of the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bylaws
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">language regarding the transition provision on Human Rights<b><i>
</i></b>[27.3(a)] and it was suggested that the language be clarified to ensure that the same approval process used for Work Stream 1 would apply. We propose the following clarifying edits. We suggest that you share this with the CCWG and if there is agreement,
the following proposed edit should be included in the CCWG’s public comment:</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Redline:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">Section 27.3. HUMAN RIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">(a) The Core Value set forth in Section 1.2(b)(viii) shall have no force or effect unless and until a framework of interpretation for human rights (“</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">FOI-HR</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">”)
is <s><span style="color:#00B050">approved by</span></s> (i) <span style="color:#0070C0">
approved for submission to the Board by </span>the CCWG-Accountability as a consensus recommendation in Work Stream 2<s><span style="color:red">,</span></s>
<span style="color:#0070C0">and </span>(ii) <span style="color:#00B050">approved by</span>
<s><span style="color:red">each of the CCWG-Accountability’s chartering organizations and (iii)
</span></s>the Board<span style="color:#0070C0">,</span> <s><span style="color:red">(</span></s>in
<span style="color:#0070C0">each </span><s><span style="color:red">the</span></s><span style="color:red">
</span>case <s><span style="color:red">of the Board</span></s>, using the same process and criteria
<s><span style="color:red">used by the Boar</span></s><span style="color:red">d<s> to consider the</s></span>
<span style="color:#0070C0">as for </span>Work Stream 1 Recommendations<s><span style="color:red">)</span></s>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">(b) No person or entity shall be entitled to invoke the reconsideration process provided in Section 4.2, or the independent review process provided in Section
4.3, based solely on the inclusion of the Core Value set forth in Section 1.2(b)(viii) (i) until after the FOI-HR contemplated by Section 27.3(a) is in place or (ii) for actions of ICANN or the Board that occurred prior to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">effectiveness of the FOI-HR.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Clean:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">Section 27.3. HUMAN RIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">(a) The Core Value set forth in Section 1.2(b)(viii) shall have no force or effect unless and until a framework of interpretation for human rights (“</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">FOI-HR</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">”)
is (i) approved for submission to the Board by the CCWG-Accountability as a consensus recommendation in Work Stream 2 and (ii) approved by the Board, in each case, using the same process and criteria as for Work Stream 1 Recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">(b) No person or entity shall be entitled to invoke the reconsideration process provided in Section 4.2, or the independent review process provided in Section
4.3, based solely on the inclusion of the Core Value set forth in Section 1.2(b)(viii) (i) until after the FOI-HR contemplated by Section 27.3(a) is in place or (ii) for actions of ICANN or the Board that occurred prior to the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">effectiveness of the FOI-HR.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Kind regards,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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