[Ws2-hr] Fwd: Input from SSAC to the WG on Human Rights

[Paul Twomey]

Dear Niels

I note the SSAC report.   I worry again that its recommendation language 
calling for a Human Rights Impact Assessment,

Microsoft Word - 
SAC0XX_SSAC_Input_to_CCWG-Acc_WS2_Human_Rights_v1.1-CLEAN.docx

"A Human Rights Impact Assessment4 is a process for systematically 
identifying, predicting and responding to the potential human rights 
impacts of business operations, policies, or agreements."

has the possible consequence of inadvertantly trying to impose human 
rights tests on agreements in the IANA function, especially as they may 
apply to agreements (written or explicit) with ccTLD operators.   As I 
have said consistently in this process, this could be extremely damaging 
on the operations and global acceptance of the IANA function.   Hence my 
concern about certain sections of the Ruggie Principles being applied to 
ICANN - ICANN does not have the luxury of choosing which parts of the 
world it may or may not serve.

First and foremost, the first right of humans we need to protect is 
having access to an Internet that is global and operates 7x24.

Best

Paul




On 3/13/17 9:12 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Please find attached the letter we received from SSAC.
>
> All the best,
>
> Niels
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Input from SSAC to the WG on Human Rights
> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 03:12:11 +0100
> From: Patrik Fältström <paf at netnod.se>
> To: Niels ten Oever <niels at article19.org>
> CC: SSAC <ssac at icann.org>, Human Rights <cc-humanrights at icann.org>
>
> Niels,
>
> As chair of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee, one of the
> chartering organizations of the CCWG on Accountability, we would like to
> submit the attached comments as fruit for thought for the discussions.
>
> Best,
>
>     Patrik Fältström
>     Chair of the SSAC
>
>
>
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