<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Betsy, all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for this explanation; very helpful. That answers half of Niels’ initial question (“Does the Board fall under the HRIA of the org?” — No), but the other half still remains up for discussion:</div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;" class=""><div class=""><b class="">"Should the ICANN board have its own HRIA?"</b></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Documents?preview=/59641302/79437270/CCWG-Accountability-WS2-HumanRight-FinalReport-20171106%5B1%5D.pdf" class="">Framework of Interpretation</a> states that “The Board will need to take into account ICANN’s Mission, Commitments and Core Values, including the Human Rights Core Value, in considering all matters before the Board” (p 9), but human rights impact assessments are only explicitly mentioned in relation to SOs and ACs. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Since the Board seems to be a blind spot covered by neither the organizational HRIAs nor the community compliance mechanisms, it could make sense to work on devising an HRIA model or other mechanism specifically tailored to the Board. Thoughts?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Collin Kurre</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 10, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Elizabeth Andrews <<a href="mailto:elizabeth.andrews@icann.org" class="">elizabeth.andrews@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Hi Niels, Collin, all,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The scope of the ICANN org HRIA includes four categories: events, procurement, human resources, and the implications of running worldwide offices. While some of those areas intersect with Board operations, there is no "Board" category included and how the Board does its work is out of scope of this current project.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Thanks,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Betsy<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">cc-humanrights <<a href="mailto:cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">cc-humanrights-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Collin Kurre <<a href="mailto:collin@article19.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">collin@article19.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Friday, April 6, 2018 at 11:06 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>>, avri doria <<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">avri@acm.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Niels ten Oever <<a href="mailto:niels@article19.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">niels@article19.org</a>>, Mike Karanicolas <<a href="mailto:mkaranicolas@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mkaranicolas@gmail.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">cc-humanrights@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">cc-humanrights@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Re: [cc-humanrights] On renewed importance, opportunities to engage, and ICANN61<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a name="_MailOriginalBody" class="">Dear colleagues,<o:p class=""></o:p></a></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">First, responding to Rafik, the website was precisely what I was thinking about when I used the word “housed” — e.g., resources from the CCWP-HR </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/CCWP+on+ICANN+and+Human+Rights" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">are housed</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""> on the NCSG wiki. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><b class="">CHARTER</b></span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">In discussing CCWP's chartering organization, let’s not forget the intended scope of work for the CCWP-HR, which is perhaps more relevant than whether or not it is deemed independent. Our objectives can be summarized as follows: researching and raising awareness about ICANN’s human rights effects; providing information, suggestions, and recommendations to SOs, ACs, and broader ICANN community about how each group can comply with the Human Rights Bylaw; and serving as a forum for related discussions.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><b class="">IMPORTANCE</b></span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">I agree that the CCWP-HR will have a central role in the wake of WS2, as we are the only group that is making movements to propose procedures and mechanisms for community compliance with the Human Rights Bylaw. This work will—and should!—inform and coincide with the parallel work of the WS2 Implementation Team, but it won’t supplant it.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><b class="">WAY FORWARD</b></span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">So let’s have a look at some of the related work that has been proposed:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 33, 146);" class="">- Development of specific HRIA models for the GNSO, ccNSO, ASO, GAC, ALAC, SSAC, RSSAC</span></span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">ICANN’s </span><a href="https://www.icann.org/processdocumentation" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">process documentation project</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">—specifically the flowcharts for each SO and AC—is a very useful resource as we consider where and how HRIAs could be incorporated into other decision-making processes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class="">Would anyone like to zero in on an SO/AC to make proposals about where an HRIA could fit in, and what it could look like?</i></b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 33, 146);" class="">- Testing, evaluation and improvement of said models with the respective SOs and ACs (maybe do a shadow HRIA / trial run)</span></span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">The CCWP-HR presented an </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hVA3lj6NrZLBV9CbH1SwNMt-enygaDR_t2N5c8wDW8I/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">initial sketch for an HRIA for GNSO PDPs</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""> at ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><i class="">Would anyone like to help with a trial run on an ongoing PDP?</i></b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(148, 33, 146);" class="">- Providing input to the organization that is doing the HRIA of the ICANN org, and figuring out whether or not the Board is included.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">The organization doing ICANN’s HRIA is called </span><a href="http://www.loening-berlin.de/en/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">Löning</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">, and they’re based in Berlin. <b class=""><i class="">Would anyone<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b>(in Berlin, perhaps?)<b class=""><i class=""> like to liaise with them</i></b> <b class=""><i class="">and determine if the HRIA encompasses the ICANN board?</i></b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Please keep in mind that we also welcome research ideas not explicitly related to the Human Rights Bylaw or the proceedings of WS2. Vidushi is working on a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: rgb(148, 33, 146);" class="">paper exploring the specific human rights impacts of ongoing GNSO PDPs</span><span style="color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class="">,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and Ines has kindly offered to join the drafting team. Get in touch if you would like to contribute there, or have any new ideas for a paper.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">All the best,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Collin Kurre<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">On Apr 6, 2018, at 12:04 AM, avri doria <</span><a href="mailto:avri@apc.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">avri@apc.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="">Hi,<br class=""><br class="">As I said, I was asked by several people and did not know the answer. <br class="">Given the central role this group might have going forward once WS2 is<br class="">done and dealt with, it is good for it to be clear and for it to be<br class="">accepted across the community.<br class=""><br class="">And I do know it has done some interesting work, thank you for reminding me.<br class=""><br class="">avri<br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">On Apr 5, 2018, at 8:41 PM, Rafik Dammak <</span><a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Hi Avri,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">NCSG provides some in-kind support by sharing some resources such as wiki space or using adobe connect since during the time of formation staff was reluctant to provide support for an ad-hoc group. NCSG didn't charter the working party and I am not sure that word "housing" is the right term (unless I am mistaking in the meaning) , probably supporting is more appropriate here. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Best,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="">Rafik <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">On Fri, Apr 6, 2018, 3:18 AM avri doria <</span><a href="mailto:avri@apc.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">avri@apc.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Hi,<br class=""><br class="">So it is not independent, but rather is a part of the NCSG.<br class=""><br class="">Thanks<br class=""><br class="">avri<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">On 05-Apr-18 11:27, Collin Kurre wrote:<br class="">> Hi Avri, <br class="">><br class="">> Michael and I were asked about the CCWP-HR's chartering organization<br class="">> several times in San Juan as well. To follow up on Niels’ helpful<br class="">> response on the history of its creation, the CCWP-HR was ultimately<br class="">> formed as an informal, multistakeholder group housed within the<br class="">> Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group of the GNSO.<br class="">><br class="">> The original charter (written many meetings before Abu Dhabi, when our<br class="">> name was shortened) can be found<br class="">> here: </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53772653&preview=/53772653/54003840/Charter%20of%20CCWP-HR.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53772653&preview=/53772653/54003840/Charter%20of%20CCWP-HR.pdf</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">><br class="">> Best,<br class="">> Collin<br class="">><br class="">> Collin Kurre<br class="">> Digital Programme<br class="">><br class="">> PGP Fingerprint:<br class="">> C8E9 0123 A256 06E6 1471 53C5 5A7F 3E06 61CC 0603<br class="">><br class="">> ARTICLE 19 <</span><a href="http://www.article19.org/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">http://www.article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">><br class="">> <</span><a href="http://www.article19.org/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">http://www.article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">><br class="">>> On Apr 5, 2018, at 3:00 PM, Niels ten Oever <</span><a href="mailto:niels@article19.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">niels@article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>> <mailto:</span><a href="mailto:niels@article19.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">niels@article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>> wrote:<br class="">>><br class="">>> The charter was developed with input in-person and on-list from a wide<br class="">>> range of participants from different SOs and ACs, at the time it was<br class="">>> decided that an informal structure would serve the purpose of the CCWP<br class="">>> better, so it was not officially chartered by different SOs and ACs.<br class="">>><br class="">>> Best,<br class="">>><br class="">>> Niels<br class="">>><br class="">>> Niels ten Oever<br class="">>><br class="">>> Article 19<br class="">>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.article19.org/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">www.article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><</span><a href="http://www.article19.org/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">http://www.article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">><br class="">>><br class="">>> PGP fingerprint 2458 0B70 5C4A FD8A 9488<br class="">>> 643A 0ED8 3F3A 468A C8B3<br class="">>><br class="">>> On 04/05/2018 03:52 PM, avri doria wrote:<br class="">>>> Hi,<br class="">>>><br class="">>>> One question I have been asked about this group is: by whom is it<br class="">>>> chartered? Is it a bottom up independent group outside the SOAC<br class="">>>> structure or has it been chartered by groups within the SOAC structure?<br class="">>>><br class="">>>> thanks<br class="">>>><br class="">>>> avri<br class="">>>><br class="">>>><br class="">>>><br class="">>>> On 03-Apr-18 16:08, Collin Kurre wrote:<br class="">>>>> *SUMMARY*: <br class="">>>>> - Letter from the chair on the CCWP-HR’s renewed importance and<br class="">>>>> opportunities to engage<br class="">>>>> - Overview of CCWP-HR session at ICANN61<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Fellow members of the CCWP-HR,<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> First, to those of you who are new to the Cross Community Working<br class="">>>>> Party on ICANN and Human Rights (CCWP-HR), or new to the ICANN<br class="">>>>> community: Welcome.<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> 10 ICANN meetings ago, the CCWP-HR was chartered<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53772653&preview=/53772653/54003840/Charter%20of%20CCWP-HR.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53772653&preview=/53772653/54003840/Charter%20of%20CCWP-HR.pdf</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">><br class="">>>>> with the objectives of providing information, facilitating dialogue,<br class="">>>>> and making suggestions on ways to harmonize ICANN’s policies and<br class="">>>>> procedures with internationally recognized human rights standards,<br class="">>>>> among others. <br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Though the frequency of our mailing list may have dwindled as our<br class="">>>>> members dedicated their time and efforts to enhancing diversity,<br class="">>>>> transparency, and other rights-related considerations through Work<br class="">>>>> Stream 2 <</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>, the relevance of<br class="">>>>> our Working Party has not diminished. Quite the contrary.<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> The new Human Rights Bylaw<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>,<br class="">>>>> a core value to “respect internationally recognized human rights as<br class="">>>>> required by applicable law,” will come into effect this year. Quoting<br class="">>>>> from the Bylaw’s Framework of Interpretation<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Documents?preview=/59641302/79437270/CCWG-Accountability-WS2-HumanRight-FinalReport-20171106%5B1%5D.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Documents?preview=/59641302/79437270/CCWG-Accountability-WS2-HumanRight-FinalReport-20171106%5B1%5D.pdf</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">> <br class="">>>>> “it is up to each SO and AC, and ICANN the organization, to develop<br class="">>>>> their own policies and frameworks to fulfill this Core Value.”<br class="">>>>> Compliance must—and will—happen. ICANN org’s [1] ongoing HRIA is a<br class="">>>>> testament to their commitment to uphold this core value. Yet how this<br class="">>>>> compliance will materialize in SOs, ACs, and the other parts of the<br class="">>>>> ICANN remains to be seen.<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> As the only cross-community group mandated to provide information,<br class="">>>>> suggestions, and recommendations to chartering organizations regarding<br class="">>>>> human rights impacts and improvements, the CCWP-HR is uniquely<br class="">>>>> positioned to play an influential role in these discussions moving<br class="">>>>> forward. By extension, we—the members of the Working Party; an<br class="">>>>> informal gathering of people interested in the intersection of human<br class="">>>>> rights and ICANN—are also uniquely poised to help shape the<br class="">>>>> community’s Human Rights compliance mechanisms as they develop. <br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> In case you remain unconvinced or uninspired by the challenge of<br class="">>>>> creating systems to uphold ICANN’s Human Rights Bylaw, there are<br class="">>>>> myriad other ways to contribute to the discussion. In the past,<br class="">>>>> members of the CCWP-HR have diagrammed ICANN Policies and Human Rights<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/ICANN%20and%20Human%20Rights%20Jan2018.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1518025905000&api=v2" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/ICANN%20and%20Human%20Rights%20Jan2018.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1518025905000&api=v2</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>,<br class="">>>>> documented potential human rights issues arising from gTLD subsequent<br class="">>>>> procedures<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/4.CCWP-HR%20Jurisdiction.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1467180138000&api=v2" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/4.CCWP-HR%20Jurisdiction.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1467180138000&api=v2</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>,<br class="">>>>> and designed an initial sketch<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hVA3lj6NrZLBV9CbH1SwNMt-enygaDR_t2N5c8wDW8I/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hVA3lj6NrZLBV9CbH1SwNMt-enygaDR_t2N5c8wDW8I/edit?usp=sharing</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">> for<br class="">>>>> incorporating human rights impact assessments into policy development<br class="">>>>> processes. <br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Ongoing research in the CCWP-HR seeks to flesh out the effects of<br class="">>>>> current policy development procedures on particular rights (presented<br class="">>>>> at last meeting, see below). Getting involved in this project may be<br class="">>>>> of interest to newcomers in particular, as it offers an opportunity to<br class="">>>>> become more familiar with ICANN procedures while contributing to<br class="">>>>> scholarship in the field human rights and Internet governance.<br class="">>>>> Charting the decision-making processes of SOs and ACs, tracking the<br class="">>>>> effectiveness of remedy and due process measures, or further exploring<br class="">>>>> language rights in the ICANN context have all been floated as<br class="">>>>> potential avenues for future research. <br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Thought guided by its charter, the CCWP-HR is driven by its members;<br class="">>>>> that is, /your/ interests, expertise, and experience. Meetings are<br class="">>>>> important, but inter-sessional work shouldn’t be overlooked—lest the<br class="">>>>> plurality of our Working Party be reduced to a precious few voices. <br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Got an idea for a paper? *Float it on the list. *<br class="">>>>> Have a doubt about operationalizing the Human Rights Bylaw in ASO, or<br class="">>>>> ALAC, or other? *Flag it on the list.*<br class="">>>>> Is a half-baked idea taking shape, but not ready to share? *Ping your<br class="">>>>> co-chairs*—we're here to support you.<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Looking forward,<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Collin Kurre<br class="">>>>> Co-Chair, Cross Community Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> *CCWP-HR at ICANN61*<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Meeting agenda:<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> * Welcome and Introduction <br class="">>>>> * /Update/: ICANN Org’s ongoing Human Rights Impact Assessment<br class="">>>>> (HRIA) — /Ergys Ramaj /(presentation<br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169538/1521013234.pdf?1521013234" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169538/1521013234.pdf?1521013234</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">>)<br class="">>>>> * /Update/: HR Bylaw and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2<br class="">>>>> * /Discussion/: Implementing the Human Rights Bylaw in SOs/Acs<br class="">>>>> * Review of the FoI & Considerations Document<br class="">>>>> * Lessons learned from designing HRIAs for infrastructure providers<br class="">>>>> * /Presentation/: Human Rights in PDPs — /Vidushi Marda/<br class="">>>>> * /Discussion/: Future research possibilities<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Presentation:<br class="">>>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169578/1521030196.pdf?1521030196" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169578/1521030196.pdf?1521030196</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Meeting<br class="">>>>> transcript: </span><a href="https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169785/1521124762.pdf?1521124762" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169785/1521124762.pdf?1521124762</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> Session description: </span><a href="https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647769" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647769</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> [1] For newcomers, the distinction I am referencing here is between<br class="">>>>> “ICANN org,” the nonprofit organization incorporated in California and<br class="">>>>> responsible for /coordinating/ the maintenance of the DNS, as opposed<br class="">>>>> to the “ICANN community,” the multistakeholder supporting<br class="">>>>> organizations and advisory committees that define how the DNS is<br class="">>>>> managed through consensus-driven policymaking processes.<br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> <</span><a href="http://www.article19.org/" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">http://www.article19.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class="">><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>><br class="">>>>> _______________________________________________<br class="">>>>> cc-humanrights mailing list<br class="">>>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">cc-humanrights@icann.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>><br class="">>>> _______________________________________________<br class="">>>> cc-humanrights mailing list<br class="">>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">cc-humanrights@icann.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>>><br class="">>><br class="">>> _______________________________________________<br class="">>> cc-humanrights mailing list<br class="">>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class="">cc-humanrights@icann.org</span><span class=""></span></a><span class=""><br class="">>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights" target="_blank" style="color: purple; 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