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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Council colleagues –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">See below for a statement published on the CCWG-ACCT mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">J.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of parminder <parminder@itforchange.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 7:31 <br>
<b>To: </b>CCWG Accountability <accountability-cross-community@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[CCWG-ACCT] Fwd: ICANN's US jurisdiction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana">All</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Verdana">I thought this may be relevant to those on this list. Regard, parminder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ICANN's US jurisdiction<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wed, 9 Nov 2016 07:23:40 +0530<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">parminder <a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net"><parminder@itforchange.net></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>
<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"><governance@lists.igcaucus.org></a>, BestBitsList
<a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net"><bestbits@lists.bestbits.net></a>, Forum@Justnetcoalition. Org
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All<br>
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As you know, the issue of jurisdiction of ICANN is under consideration at ICANN's community process (in the accountability track where there is a sub group discussing this issue). ICANN is currently meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 3rd to 9th November.
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Today, on the last day of ICANN's Hyderabad meeting, the enclosed statement was issued by key Indian civil society organisations engaged with Internet governance issues, supported by two key global networks involved in this area. The statement expresses the
urgent need for transiting ICANN from being under the jurisdiction of one country, presenting the rationale of why this is important to do. It also lists some possible options of doing so, towards beginning a serious action-oriented deliberation on this very
important matter. Unlike what is often understood, the jurisdiction issue is not just a matter of sovereign prestige and self respect of the states but concerns vital matters impacting people's rights. This is especially so as the society gets more and more
digitised in all areas.<br>
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We welcome comments and feedback.<br>
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The statement has been issued by the following Indian civil society organisations.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://cis-india.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Centre for Internet and
Society</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, Bangalore </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://www.itforchange.net/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">IT for Change</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">,
Bangalore </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Movement_of_India"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Free
Software Movement of India</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, Hyderabad </span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://www.knowledgecommons.in/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Society for Knowledge
Commons</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, New Delhi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://defindia.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Digital Empowerment Foundation</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">,
New Delhi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://www.delhiscienceforum.net/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Delhi Science
Forum</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, New Delhi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span lang="EN-GB">Software Freedom Law Center India</span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, New Delhi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="https://twnetwork.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Third World Network -
India</span></a></span></u><span lang="EN-GB">, New Delhi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">It is supported by the following global networks:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="https://www.apc.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Association For Progressive
Communications</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black">Just Net Coalition
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</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><br>
</a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:120%">We will soon expand this effort to enlist more global support.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;line-height:120%">Best, Parminder</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black"><br>
</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black"><br>
</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black"><br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:120%;color:navy"><a href="http://justnetcoalition.org/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:black"><br>
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