[cc-humanrights] Human Rights in CCWG on accountability

Wed Aug 5 12:46:05 UTC 2015

a subgroup was set to work on that and its mailing list set already. I
think participants of CCWG can join it ( the CCWG is open to participants
and observers)

Rafik

2015-08-05 21:30 GMT+09:00 Niels ten Oever <niels at article19.org>:

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> Thanks Marilia. Do you think it would also make sense to draft a
> public comment to the CCWG report by suggesting concrete text? Or
> would the best workflow be to work on this in the subgroup? Has the
> subgroup already been formed? Do you know when they should finish and
> whether people from this list, who are not participating in the CCWG,
> can join?
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
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> Niels ten Oever
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> On 08/03/2015 07:01 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:
> > Thank you for sharing, Niels. The conclusion that a reference to
> > HR should be included it in the bylaws is a very positive
> > development. From what I can notice in the CCWG-Accountability
> > mailing list, there has been a considerable interest to join the
> > subgroup that will be created to discuss this topic.
> >
> > Best! Marília
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Niels ten Oever
> > <niels at article19.org <mailto:niels at article19.org>> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > This might be of interest to you (from CCWG on Accountability
> > https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-Jul
> y/
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> > <https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-Ju
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> >
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> > )
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Niels
> >
> > Mathieu Weill mathieu.weill at afnic.fr <http://afnic.fr> Fri Jul
> > 31 11:49:55 UTC 2015
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > As announced during our last call, the co-Chairs have reviewed
> > where we are on this issue. Our group is tasked to work on the
> > basis of consensus, and we have focused on assessing where this
> > condition was met .
> >
> > It is our conclusion that : 1) our group has achieved consensus on
> > including a human rights related Commitment in Icann's Bylaws. 2)
> > no particular wording currently proposed achieved consensus.
> >
> > As a consequence, we propose to include into the public comment 2
> > report (in the Mission & Core value section, a draft is included
> > below) - this assessment and a firm commitment to add a human
> > rights related Commitment into Icann's Bylaws, - the underlying
> > requirements expressed during the debate, - the concrete language
> > proposals that were considered by our group so far, as examples
> >
> > Finally, given the strong momentum on the issue, both during the
> > meeting and on list before and after, and taking into account the
> > high level of complexity involved, we suggest to kick off ASAP a
> > subgroup to further refine the requirements and assess potential
> > options based on further studies of the current situation and
> > "agreed-on" language.
> >
> > We thank you all for your understanding and commitment on this
> > topic, as well as the extensive discussions both on list and during
> > the calls about this.
> >
> > As a reminder, Minority statements filed until Saturday 12.00 UTC
> > will be incorporated into the report to be published on Monday.
> > Statements filed after this deadline will be published online but
> > not incorporated into the report.
> >
> > Best regards, Leon, Thomas & Mathieu Co-chairs
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------- NEW SUBSECTION IN
> > 3A Mission, Commitmennts & Core Values
> >
> > Elaborating an Icann Commitment to Human Rights
> >
> > The CCWG-Accountability extensively discussed the opportunity to
> > include into Icann Bylaws a Comittment related to Human Rights. The
> > group commissioned a legal analysis of whether the termination of
> > the IANA contract would induce changes into Icann's obligations
> > with regards to Human Rights (LINK). While no significant issue was
> > found to be directly linked to the termination of the IANA
> > contract, the group acknowledged the recurring debates around the
> > nature of Icann's accountability towards the respect of fundamental
> > human rights.
> >
> > These discussions identified the following, non-exhaustive, list
> > of accountability-related requirements : - the NTIA criteria to
> > maintain the openness of the Internet, including free expression
> > and the free flow of information - the need to avoid extending
> > Icann's mission into content regulation - the importance of
> > assessing the impact of Icann policies on Human righ ts
> >
> > Examples of language that could serve as a Commitment were as
> > follows : - Within its mission and in its operations, ICANN will be
> > committed to respect the fundamental human rights of the exercise
> > of free expression and the free flow of information. - Within its
> > mission and in it operations, ICANN will be committed to respect
> > internationally recognized fundamental human rights.
> >
> > The group has achieved consensus on including a human rights
> > related Commitment in Icann's Bylaws. However no particular wording
> > currently proposed achieved consensus. Reiterating its commitment
> > to elaborate concrete proposals as part of its mandate,  the
> > CCWG-Accountability is calling for comments on this approach and
> > the underlying requirements.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e
> > Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for
> > Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts
> >
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