Fwd: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman
Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information. Once again, I humbly call for decorum. Thanks for your understanding. Regards Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org> Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me. Message from the ICANN Ombudsman Dear AFRALO membership, As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions. I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy. Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment. There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters. I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all. ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd... Community Anti-Harassment Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-... Sincerely Herb Herb Waye ICANN Ombudsman https://www.icann.org/ombudsman https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...> Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd... Community Anti-Harassment Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-... Confidentiality All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
Greetings everyone. Noted with thanks. Kudos to the Ombudsman. Warm regards Olévié Le mar. 2 mai 2023, 18:01, Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit :
Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information.
Once again, I humbly call for decorum.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too!
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>
Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me.
Message from the ICANN Ombudsman
Dear AFRALO membership,
As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions.
I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy.
Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment.
There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters.
I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all.
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Sincerely Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
https://www.icann.org/ombudsman
https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...>
Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
_______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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Dear Ombudsman. I hope this email finds you well. Please, find attached to this mail, my formal complaint against the qualification of Ms Hadia El Miniawi to contest the position of the AFRALO Chairman for your perusal and necessary action. Thank you *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON* *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK* *-Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-An NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC* *-Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC* *-International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association-NNCA-UK* *-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations-CONGO* *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO* *-General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change* *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN* *-Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest* On Tue, 2 May 2023 at 19:01, Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information.
Once again, I humbly call for decorum.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too!
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>
Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me.
Message from the ICANN Ombudsman
Dear AFRALO membership,
As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions.
I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy.
Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment.
There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters.
I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all.
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Sincerely Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
https://www.icann.org/ombudsman
https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...>
Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
_______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss
Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org
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Dear Mr. Omoragbon, Further to your Petition I would like to respond briefly regarding several points you make. DEMANDS 1. Let the SFD ALS and Hadia provide documentary evidence or otherwise of Hadia’smembership of that ALS since 2021. A mere letter of affirmation is not enough for a high-profile personality like Hadia. 2. Secondly, in the spirit of honesty and transparency, where the above demand cannot be met, then, the honourable action to take would be for Hadia to withdraw from the forthcoming election and prepare for the next round after two years, while she regularise her membership of an ALS. To begin, you write, “I leave the matter to the conscience of every member of AFRALO including the ICANN Staff and would be happy if the Ombudsman can take a closer look at the issues raised.” The Office of the Ombudsman is not an appeal mechanism and as the issue you raise hinges primarily on the AFRALO leadership decision to allow Ms. El Miniawi to be nominated in the AFRALO election to the position of Chairperson, I cannot review that decision. My role, regarding elections in the community, focuses on fair process and nothing has been brought to my attention, including leadership, community, and staff behavior, or flawed rules, that would indicate a breach or unfairness in process regarding this election for AFRALO Chairperson. Should you feel the rules require review, any member of AFRALO, as you have done in the past, can request a review to amend Operating Principals or Rules of Procedure, as clearly stated in the AFRALO rules: “7.5. At any meeting where at least one half (1/2) of members are present, a motion to amend, change, or repeal the Operating Principles may be initiated. Two-thirds of the whole membership must consent for the motion to carry.” I sincerely hope the AFRALO Chairperson election will proceed with respect and civility so that all members of AFRALO can continue to enjoy a safe and harassment free environment. Respectfully yours, Herb Herb Waye ICANN Ombudsman https://www.icann.org/ombudsman https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...> Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd... Community Anti-Harassment Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-... Confidentiality All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint From: Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon@gmail.com> Date: Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:07 AM To: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>, Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> Cc: afri-discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>, Jonathan Zuck <JZuck@innovatorsnetwork.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, Peters Omoragbon <peters.omoragbon@gmail.com> Subject: [Ext] RE PETITION AGAINST THE QUALIFICATION OF HADIA FOR THE POSITION OF AFRALO CHAIRMAN Dear Ombudsman. I hope this email finds you well. Please, find attached to this mail, my formal complaint against the qualification of Ms Hadia El Miniawi to contest the position of the AFRALO Chairman for your perusal and necessary action. Thank you Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON -Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK -Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-An NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC -Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC -International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association-NNCA-UK -Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations-CONGO -Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO -General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change -Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN -Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest On Tue, 2 May 2023 at 19:01, Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> wrote: Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information. Once again, I humbly call for decorum. Thanks for your understanding. Regards Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org<mailto:herb.waye@icann.org>> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com<mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com<mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org<mailto:ombudsman@icann.org>> Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me. Message from the ICANN Ombudsman Dear AFRALO membership, As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions. I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy. Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment. There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters. I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all. ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd... Community Anti-Harassment Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-... Sincerely Herb Herb Waye ICANN Ombudsman https://www.icann.org/ombudsman https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...> Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd... Community Anti-Harassment Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-... Confidentiality All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:AFRI-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss [atlarge-lists.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/...> Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org [afralo.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.afralo.org__;!!PtGJab4!6HzxIsR4n2fNeJI...> Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a... 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Herb's explanation is very relevant and removes any ambiguity about the upcoming elections in our AFRALO community. AFRALO's elections should be convivial occasions for our community, where diverse ideas are shared to benefit the future of our organization, while respecting each individual. We must maintain a constructive approach throughout every stage of our community's journey. There must be no influence or attempt to influence. ALS must freely choose the next leaders who will lead and represent AFRALO. Good luck to all the candidates. Regards, Ramanou Le lun. 8 mai 2023 à 18:37, Herb Waye via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit :
Dear Mr. Omoragbon,
Further to your Petition I would like to respond briefly regarding several points you make.
*DEMANDS*
*1. Let the SFD ALS and Hadia provide documentary evidence or otherwise of Hadia’smembership of that ALS since 2021. A mere letter of affirmation is not enough for a high-profile personality like Hadia.*
*2. Secondly, in the spirit of honesty and transparency, where the above demand cannot be met, then, the honourable action to take would be for Hadia to withdraw from the forthcoming election and prepare for the next round after two years, while she regularise her membership of an ALS.*
To begin, you write, “*I leave the matter to the conscience of every member of AFRALO including the ICANN Staff and would be happy if the Ombudsman can take a closer look at the issues raised.”* The Office of the Ombudsman is not an appeal mechanism and as the issue you raise hinges primarily on the AFRALO leadership decision to allow Ms. El Miniawi to be nominated in the AFRALO election to the position of Chairperson, I cannot review that decision.
My role, regarding elections in the community, focuses on fair process and nothing has been brought to my attention, including leadership, community, and staff behavior, or flawed rules, that would indicate a breach or unfairness in process regarding this election for AFRALO Chairperson. Should you feel the rules require review, any member of AFRALO, as you have done in the past, can request a review to amend Operating Principals or Rules of Procedure, as clearly stated in the AFRALO rules: *“7.5. At any meeting where at least one half (1/2) of members are present, a motion to amend, change, or repeal the Operating Principles may be initiated. Two-thirds of the whole membership must consent for the motion to carry.” *
I sincerely hope the AFRALO Chairperson election will proceed with respect and civility so that all members of AFRALO can continue to enjoy a safe and harassment free environment.
Respectfully yours, Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
https://www.icann.org/ombudsman
https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...>
Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
*From: *Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon@gmail.com> *Date: *Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:07 AM *To: *ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>, Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> *Cc: *afri-discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Seun Ojedeji < seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>, Jonathan Zuck <JZuck@innovatorsnetwork.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, Peters Omoragbon < peters.omoragbon@gmail.com> *Subject: *[Ext] RE PETITION AGAINST THE QUALIFICATION OF HADIA FOR THE POSITION OF AFRALO CHAIRMAN
Dear Ombudsman.
I hope this email finds you well.
Please, find attached to this mail, my formal complaint against the qualification of Ms Hadia El Miniawi to contest the position of the AFRALO Chairman for your perusal and necessary action.
Thank you
*Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON*
*-**Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK*
*-**Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-**An NGO in Special **Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC*
*-**Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC*
*-**International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association-NNCA-UK*
*-**Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations-CONGO*
*-**Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO*
*-**General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change*
*-**Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN*
*-**Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest*
On Tue, 2 May 2023 at 19:01, Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information.
Once again, I humbly call for decorum.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too!
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Herb Waye* <herb.waye@icann.org> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>
Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me.
Message from the ICANN Ombudsman
Dear AFRALO membership,
As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions.
I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy.
Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment.
There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters.
I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all.
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Sincerely Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
https://www.icann.org/ombudsman
https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman [facebook.com] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman__;!!PtGJa...>
Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
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+1 @Ramanou S. BIAOU <biaous2002@gmail.com> Good Luck to all the candidates. Warm regards Olévié Le lun. 8 mai 2023, 20:43, Ramanou S. BIAOU via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit :
Herb's explanation is very relevant and removes any ambiguity about the upcoming elections in our AFRALO community.
AFRALO's elections should be convivial occasions for our community, where diverse ideas are shared to benefit the future of our organization, while respecting each individual.
We must maintain a constructive approach throughout every stage of our community's journey.
There must be no influence or attempt to influence. ALS must freely choose the next leaders who will lead and represent AFRALO.
Good luck to all the candidates.
Regards, Ramanou
Le lun. 8 mai 2023 à 18:37, Herb Waye via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> a écrit :
Dear Mr. Omoragbon,
Further to your Petition I would like to respond briefly regarding several points you make.
*DEMANDS*
*1. Let the SFD ALS and Hadia provide documentary evidence or otherwise of Hadia’smembership of that ALS since 2021. A mere letter of affirmation is not enough for a high-profile personality like Hadia.*
*2. Secondly, in the spirit of honesty and transparency, where the above demand cannot be met, then, the honourable action to take would be for Hadia to withdraw from the forthcoming election and prepare for the next round after two years, while she regularise her membership of an ALS.*
To begin, you write, “*I leave the matter to the conscience of every member of AFRALO including the ICANN Staff and would be happy if the Ombudsman can take a closer look at the issues raised.”* The Office of the Ombudsman is not an appeal mechanism and as the issue you raise hinges primarily on the AFRALO leadership decision to allow Ms. El Miniawi to be nominated in the AFRALO election to the position of Chairperson, I cannot review that decision.
My role, regarding elections in the community, focuses on fair process and nothing has been brought to my attention, including leadership, community, and staff behavior, or flawed rules, that would indicate a breach or unfairness in process regarding this election for AFRALO Chairperson. Should you feel the rules require review, any member of AFRALO, as you have done in the past, can request a review to amend Operating Principals or Rules of Procedure, as clearly stated in the AFRALO rules: *“7.5. At any meeting where at least one half (1/2) of members are present, a motion to amend, change, or repeal the Operating Principles may be initiated. Two-thirds of the whole membership must consent for the motion to carry.” *
I sincerely hope the AFRALO Chairperson election will proceed with respect and civility so that all members of AFRALO can continue to enjoy a safe and harassment free environment.
Respectfully yours, Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
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ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
*From: *Peters Omoragbon <petersomoragbon@gmail.com> *Date: *Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:07 AM *To: *ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>, Herb Waye <herb.waye@icann.org> *Cc: *afri-discuss <afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Seun Ojedeji < seun.ojedeji@gmail.com>, Jonathan Zuck <JZuck@innovatorsnetwork.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, Peters Omoragbon < peters.omoragbon@gmail.com> *Subject: *[Ext] RE PETITION AGAINST THE QUALIFICATION OF HADIA FOR THE POSITION OF AFRALO CHAIRMAN
Dear Ombudsman.
I hope this email finds you well.
Please, find attached to this mail, my formal complaint against the qualification of Ms Hadia El Miniawi to contest the position of the AFRALO Chairman for your perusal and necessary action.
Thank you
*Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON*
*-**Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom-CANUK*
*-**Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-**An NGO in Special **Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations-ECOSOC*
*-**Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC*
*-**International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable Association-NNCA-UK*
*-**Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations-CONGO*
*-**Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO*
*-**General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change*
*-**Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN*
*-**Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest*
On Tue, 2 May 2023 at 19:01, Seun Ojedeji via AFRI-Discuss < afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
Colleagues this message from ombudsman is for your information.
Once again, I humbly call for decorum.
Thanks for your understanding.
Regards
Sent from my mobile Kindly excuse brevity and typos Every word has consequences. Every silence does too!
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Herb Waye* <herb.waye@icann.org> Date: Tue, 2 May 2023, 18:47 Subject: Message from the ICANN Ombudsman To: seun.ojedeji@gmail.com <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Cc: ombudsman <ombudsman@icann.org>
Dear Seun, could you please post the following message to the AFRALO Discuss email list for me.
Message from the ICANN Ombudsman
Dear AFRALO membership,
As you may or may not be aware, part of my job is to monitor the community environment and that includes reading the RALO archives to keep appraised of what’s going on in the regions.
I have noticed, and several people have also brought it to my attention, that recent emails posted to the AFRALO archives have contained language that is perceived to be aggressive, abusive, inappropriate, and that violates the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and potentially the Community Anti-Harassment Policy.
Comments attacking individuals personally, regardless of being prefaced with “this is not a personal attack”, and comments attacking ICANN staff’s professionalism and work ethic, are not behaviors that foster a safe, respectful and harassment free environment.
There are appropriate and established mechanisms, including my Office, for expressing concerns regarding policies, elections, rules of procedure, etc. Voicing allegations on email lists is never a constructive or effective way of dealing with such matters.
I would ask that members of AFRALO take a moment to review the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior and the Community Anti-Harassment Policy to ensure this email list, and the AFRALO region, remains a safe and respectful place for all.
ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pd...
Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Sincerely Herb
Herb Waye
ICANN Ombudsman
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Community Anti-Harassment Policy
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-...
Confidentiality
All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as confidential. The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps necessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the resolution of the complaint. The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution of a complaint
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participants (5)
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Herb Waye -
Olévié A. A Kouami -
Peters Omoragbon -
Ramanou S. BIAOU -
Seun Ojedeji