[Wp4] New report on ICANN and Human Rights

[Paul Twomey]

Niels

I am again confronted with the challenge of understanding exactly what 
these broadly stated proposals mean.

Does your paper just refer to the process within ICANN of creating 
policy - or does it apply to the application of that policy?

For instance, concerning specific ICANN necessary functions would you be 
able to tell me how the process recommended in this paper would apply to 
the GAC principles on redelgation of ccTLDs or the ccNSO process which 
has been underway on redelgations?  These are both products of policy 
making processes.

Does it mean that freedom of expression has to be an overriding 
principle in these cases - and if so how do you see operationalizing 
that?   If a government, operating clearly under its laws, requests the 
redelegation of ccTLD from one body to another because the new law 
empowers the government to get information about domain name registrants 
from the new body and to order the new body to remove registrations on 
instructions from the government  (I know of at least 2 examples just 
like this happening in the last 10 years) and if such a request is 
consistent with the GAC principles etc, it seems to me that your paper 
implies that ICANN would be required to either deny this request or 
require that the existing policy processes be changed.

Have I got it right?  Or is it just that in the policy development 
process all who wanted to participate had the freedom to express their 
views?

Please understand that I also think that we should try to hold ICANN to 
human rights standards but I remain concerned that as soon as the 
Ruggles Principles emerge as the answer I keep finding related party 
issues which could really destabilize the whole ICANN mission.

The bottom line is that ICANN has to support EVERY ccTLD and TLD 
operator if we are going to have a single interoperable Internet. It is 
not like a business - a business can agree not to do business in a 
particular country.   ICANN will not be able to do so and fulfill its 
mission.

I look forward to your response.

Best

Paul



On 10/19/15 9:26 PM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
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> Dear Paul,
>
> This was indeed meant to inform WP4 on the activity in the CCWP-HR and
> give an example of what the considerations and work in WS2 might look
> like.
>
> Looking forward to hear your comments and/or questions.
>
> Best,
>
> Niels
>
> On 10/19/2015 09:10 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I think it is informational. Explains many of the things we have
>> been discussing.
>>
>> It is the output of a parallel work effort and is meant to inform.
>>
>> avri
>>
>> On 19-Oct-15 00:58, Paul Twomey wrote:
>>> Sorry Niels
>>>
>>> I am not attending Dublin.   Can you please inform me how this
>>> document fits within the work of Working Party 4?
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> On 10/18/15 2:19 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
>>>> Dear WP4 members,
>>>>
>>>> It's with great pleasure that I send you the the report
>>>> prepared by the CCWP-HR on ICANN’s Corporate Responsibility
>>>> to respect Human Rights: Recommendations for developing Human
>>>> Rights Review Process and Reporting.
>>>>
>>>> The report will be presented and discussed during our session
>>>> on Wednesday October 21 at 9:00 in Wicklow MR5 or via remote
>>>> participation [0] for which you all have been invited.
>>>>
>>>> I trust this report will help further the discussion on how
>>>> ICANN can live up to its responsibility to respect human
>>>> rights.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to discuss.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Niels
>>>>
>>>> PS Feel free to spread the report widely. it can also be found
>>>> on the website of the CCWP-HR:
>>>> https://tinyurl.com/cchumanrights
>>>>
>>>> [0]
>>>> https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/wed-ccwp-human-right
> s-morning
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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