[cc-humanrights] On renewed importance, opportunities to engage, and ICANN61

Thu Apr 5 15:26:36 UTC 2018

Thanks for the awesome overview Collin. I think the following things are
on the horizon for the coming time which could be focus of work:

- Development of an ICANN SO/AC wide reference HRIA model
- Development of an HRIA model for the GNSO
- Development of an HRIA model for the ccNSO
- Development of an HRIA model for the ASO
- Development of an HRIA model for the GAC
- Development of an HRIA model for the ALAC
- Development of an HRIA model for the SSAC
- Development of an HRIA model for the RSSAC
- Testing, evaluation and improvement of said models with the respective
SOs and ACs (maybe do a shadow HRIA /  trial run)
- Integration of said models in the procedures of said SOs and ACs
- Providing input to the organization that is doing the HRIA of the
ICANN org (I am not sure where the board sits in the models btw.  Should
the board have its own HRIA, or would that fall under the HRIA of the org?)

Part of this work could coincide with the work of the implementation
team, but if we start working on this it could also feed into the
implementation team of course, similar to how our research fed the
beginning of WS2.

Hope this helps!

Best,

Niels

On 04/03/2018 10:08 PM, Collin Kurre wrote:
> *SUMMARY*: 
> - Letter from the chair on the CCWP-HR’s renewed importance and
> opportunities to engage
> - Overview of CCWP-HR session at ICANN61
> 
> 
> Fellow members of the CCWP-HR,
> 
> First, to those of you who are new to the Cross Community Working Party
> on ICANN and Human Rights (CCWP-HR), or new to the ICANN community: Welcome.
> 
> 10 ICANN meetings ago, the CCWP-HR was chartered
> <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53772653&preview=/53772653/54003840/Charter%20of%20CCWP-HR.pdf>
> with the objectives of providing information, facilitating dialogue, and
> making suggestions on ways to harmonize ICANN’s policies and procedures
> with internationally recognized human rights standards, among others. 
> 
> Though the frequency of our mailing list may have dwindled as our
> members dedicated their time and efforts to enhancing diversity,
> transparency, and other rights-related considerations through Work
> Stream 2 <https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA>, the relevance of
> our Working Party has not diminished. Quite the contrary.
> 
> The new Human Rights Bylaw
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#article1>,
> a core value to “respect internationally recognized human rights as
> required by applicable law,” will come into effect this year. Quoting
> from the Bylaw’s Framework of Interpretation
> <https://community.icann.org/display/WEIA/Documents?preview=/59641302/79437270/CCWG-Accountability-WS2-HumanRight-FinalReport-20171106%5B1%5D.pdf> 
> “it is up to each SO and AC, and ICANN the organization, to develop
> their own policies and frameworks to fulfill this Core Value.”
> Compliance must—and will—happen. ICANN org’s [1] ongoing HRIA is a
> testament to their commitment to uphold this core value. Yet how this
> compliance will materialize in SOs, ACs, and the other parts of the
> ICANN remains to be seen.
> 
> As the only cross-community group mandated to provide information,
> suggestions, and recommendations to chartering organizations regarding
> human rights impacts and improvements, the CCWP-HR is uniquely
> positioned to play an influential role in these discussions moving
> forward. By extension, we—the members of the Working Party; an informal
> gathering of people interested in the intersection of human rights and
> ICANN—are also uniquely poised to help shape the community’s Human
> Rights compliance mechanisms as they develop. 
> 
> In case you remain unconvinced or uninspired by the challenge of
> creating systems to uphold ICANN’s Human Rights Bylaw, there are myriad
> other ways to contribute to the discussion. In the past, members of the
> CCWP-HR have diagrammed ICANN Policies and Human Rights
> <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/ICANN%20and%20Human%20Rights%20Jan2018.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1518025905000&api=v2>,
> documented potential human rights issues arising from gTLD subsequent
> procedures
> <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/53772653/4.CCWP-HR%20Jurisdiction.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1467180138000&api=v2>,
> and designed an initial sketch
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hVA3lj6NrZLBV9CbH1SwNMt-enygaDR_t2N5c8wDW8I/edit?usp=sharing> for
> incorporating human rights impact assessments into policy development
> processes. 
> 
> Ongoing research in the CCWP-HR seeks to flesh out the effects of
> current policy development procedures on particular rights (presented at
> last meeting, see below). Getting involved in this project may be of
> interest to newcomers in particular, as it offers an opportunity to
> become more familiar with ICANN procedures while contributing to
> scholarship in the field human rights and Internet governance. Charting
> the decision-making processes of SOs and ACs, tracking the effectiveness
> of remedy and due process measures, or further exploring language rights
> in the ICANN context have all been floated as potential avenues for
> future research. 
> 
> Thought guided by its charter, the CCWP-HR is driven by its members;
> that is, /your/ interests, expertise, and experience. Meetings are
> important, but inter-sessional work shouldn’t be overlooked—lest the
> plurality of our Working Party be reduced to a precious few voices. 
> 
> Got an idea for a paper? *Float it on the list. *
> Have a doubt about operationalizing the Human Rights Bylaw in ASO, or
> ALAC, or other? *Flag it on the list.*
> Is a half-baked idea taking shape, but not ready to share? *Ping your
> co-chairs*—we're here to support you.
> 
> Looking forward,
> 
> Collin Kurre
> Co-Chair, Cross Community Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights
> 
> 
> 
> *CCWP-HR at ICANN61*
> 
> Meeting agenda:
> 
>   * Welcome and Introduction 
>   * /Update/: ICANN Org’s ongoing Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA)
>     — /Ergys Ramaj /(presentation
>     <https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169538/1521013234.pdf?1521013234>)
>   * /Update/: HR Bylaw and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2
>   * /Discussion/: Implementing the Human Rights Bylaw in SOs/Acs
>   * Review of the FoI & Considerations Document
>   * Lessons learned from designing HRIAs for infrastructure providers
>   * /Presentation/: Human Rights in PDPs — /Vidushi Marda/
>   * /Discussion/: Future research possibilities
> 
> Presentation:
> https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169578/1521030196.pdf?1521030196
> 
> Meeting
> transcript: https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/169785/1521124762.pdf?1521124762
> 
> Session description: https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647769
> 
> 
> [1] For newcomers, the distinction I am referencing here is between
> “ICANN org,” the nonprofit organization incorporated in California and
> responsible for /coordinating/ the maintenance of the DNS, as opposed to
> the “ICANN community,” the multistakeholder supporting organizations and
> advisory committees that define how the DNS is managed through
> consensus-driven policymaking processes.
> 
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