November 2018 - cc-humanrights

Update: Multistakeholder HRIAs @ IGF 2018
by Collin Kurre Dec. 4, 2018

Dec. 4, 2018

Dear all, The CCWP-HR and NCUC co-organized a workshop to introduce new HRIA models under development in ICANN <https://icannhumanrights.net/hrias-in-icann-constructive-innovation> to the broader internet governance community during the 2018 IGF, held 12-14 November in Paris. During the workshop, many participants highlighted the challenge of defining rights-holders amongst internet users. Even so, there was broad support for companies and standard-setting bodies to introduce human rights commitments and due diligence mechanisms <https://icannhumanrights.net/due-diligence-and-why-it-matters/>. One area of divergence related to which subset of rights should be prioritized, e.g. children’s, cultural, or LGBTQI rights. Examples were given to demonstrate that impact assessment methodologies can be tailored to address specific, or various, categories of rights. As a result, participants suggested that such tools can make the subject of human rights more practical and tangible, or allow people with divergent positions to engage in a constructive way. There was widespread multistakeholder support for organizing a High-Interest or Cross-Community Session on the subject of human rights during ICANN64, which will be held in March 2019. This will be an opportunity to showcase the CCWP-HR's progress on designing and testing impact assessments geared toward ICANN policy development processes. The initial HRIA model can be found here <https://icannhumanrights.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DRAFT-ICANN-HRIA-qu…>; trial work on the Subsequent Procedures PDP kicked off this month. VIDEO FROM THE SESSION <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtzw3CAj8s8&feature=youtu.be&t=143> WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION & REPORT <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-ws-349-a-multista…> Kind regards, Collin Kurre

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Suggested workflow for trial HRIAs
by Collin Kurre Nov. 29, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018

Dear colleagues, Below is a suggested workflow synthesizing ideas about how to get the ball rolling on HRIAs in the ICANN community while helping newcomers become more involved in policy development processes. As approval of WS2 is drawing ever closer, it would be great to go ahead and get started on the first trial HRIA. This way we can have at least one trial under our belt when the Human Rights Bylaw kicks into effect. (Find background resources on the CCWP-HR website <https://icannhumanrights.net/documents/>.) What do you think? All feedback welcome. Warm regards, Collin Kurre ================= Suggested Workflow for Trial ICANN Policy HRIA Identify PDP for trial. Suggestions received: RPMs, Subsequent Procedures (specific work tracks?), EPDP. Which should be prioritized? Gather and review resources on select PDP. This will be an important step for members who aren’t currently active in the target PDP. Shared folders and communication channels will be established to promote knowledge exchange. HRIA Team attends at least 3 meetings of the PDP to get a feel for the group’s status and key players. Newcomers will also have the opportunity to shadow veterans and observe the PDP process in action. Jointly determine the best approach for carrying out the assessment based on shared experiences in the target PDP. Example methodologies: direct participation, interviews, mailing list reviews, desk research, or any combination thereof. We can dedicate one of our CCWP-HR calls to this discussion. Complete and publish assessment with the methodology clearly explained in an annex. Repeat! Building on lessons learned in the first trial.

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New CCWP-HR Co-chair
by Collin Kurre Nov. 29, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018

Dear colleagues, I’m very happy to announce Akriti Bopanna as the new Co-Chair of the CCWP-HR. A lawyer by training, Akriti currently works as a Policy Officer at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India. Akriti is well versed in the Workstream 2 recommendations (particularly human rights, transparency, and diversity), and has carried out analyses on ICANN’s revenue and financial statements in the past. She will certainly be an asset to our Working Party. Please join me in welcoming Akriti as Co-Chair! Kind regards, Collin -- Collin Kurre ARTICLE 19

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Re: [cc-humanrights] cc-humanrights Digest, Vol 41, Issue 7
by Dessalegn Yehuala Nov. 29, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018

Welcome Akriti! Wish you success in your new role. Kind regards, Dessalegn On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, 19:50 , <cc-humanrights-request(a)icann.org> wrote: > Send cc-humanrights mailing list submissions to > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cc-humanrights-request(a)icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cc-humanrights-owner(a)icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cc-humanrights digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Collin Kurre) > 2. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Cl?udio Lucena) > 3. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Rapha?l Beauregard-Lacroix) > 4. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Niels ten Oever) > 5. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Shahul Hameed) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 12:55:29 +0000 > From: Collin Kurre <collin(a)article19.org> > To: CCWP-HR <cc-humanrights(a)icann.org> > Subject: [cc-humanrights] New CCWP-HR Co-chair > Message-ID: <C60F4D67-956A-437A-9DBF-4DE2A9C95804(a)article19.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear colleagues, > > I?m very happy to announce Akriti Bopanna as the new Co-Chair of the > CCWP-HR. > > A lawyer by training, Akriti currently works as a Policy Officer at the > Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, India. Akriti is well versed > in the Workstream 2 recommendations (particularly human rights, > transparency, and diversity), and has carried out analyses on ICANN?s > revenue and financial statements in the past. She will certainly be an > asset to our Working Party. > > Please join me in welcoming Akriti as Co-Chair! > > Kind regards, > Collin > > -- > Collin Kurre > ARTICLE 19 > > > > >

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Re: [cc-humanrights] cc-humanrights Digest, Vol 41, Issue 8
by Michael Karanicolas Nov. 28, 2018

Nov. 28, 2018

This is great to hear. Congratulations Akriti - I am sure you will be great in this role. BEst, Michael On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 7:00 AM <cc-humanrights-request(a)icann.org> wrote: > Send cc-humanrights mailing list submissions to > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cc-humanrights-request(a)icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cc-humanrights-owner(a)icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cc-humanrights digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Mallory Knodel) > 2. Re: New CCWP-HR Co-chair (Akriti Bopanna) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:17:44 +0100 > From: Mallory Knodel <mallory(a)article19.org> > To: cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [cc-humanrights] New CCWP-HR Co-chair > Message-ID: <3607bc84-a6bd-6c9d-0c92-d257ede0ada4(a)article19.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > So good to have you, Akriti! Welcome, > > -Mallory > > On 27/11/2018 17:49, Shahul Hameed wrote: > > Congratulations Akriti! It was great to know about your research on the > > ALAC mailing lists during ICANN 63. > > > > Wish you all the best! > > Regards, > > Shahul Hameed, > > @Shahul_Hameed_ |? (+91) 9495379530 > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:18 PM Niels ten Oever <mail(a)nielstenoever.net > > <mailto:mail@nielstenoever.net>> wrote: > > > > Congratulations Akriti! Great you're here! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Niels > > On Nov 27, 2018, at 13:57, "Cl?udio Lucena" <claudiokilla(a)gmail.com > > <mailto:claudiokilla@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Welcome, Akriti! I wish you a fruitful work and may your > > appointment help us move ahead together with solid steps in the > > group. > > Claudio? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 27 Nov 2018, at 12:55, Collin Kurre <collin(a)article19.org > > <mailto:collin@article19.org>> wrote: > > > >> Dear colleagues, > >> > >> I?m very happy to announce Akriti Bopanna as the new Co-Chair > >> of the CCWP-HR.? > >> > >> A lawyer by training, Akriti currently works as a Policy > >> Officer at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, > >> India. Akriti is well versed in the Workstream 2 > >> recommendations (particularly human rights, transparency, and > >> diversity), and has carried out analyses on ICANN?s revenue > >> and financial statements in the past. She will certainly be an > >> asset to our Working Party. > >> > >> Please join me in welcoming Akriti as Co-Chair! > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> Collin > >> > >> -- > >> Collin Kurre > >> ARTICLE 19 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> cc-humanrights mailing list > >> cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > cc-humanrights mailing list > > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cc-humanrights mailing list > > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cc-humanrights mailing list > > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > > > > > -- > Mallory Knodel > Head of Digital :: article19.org > gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:33:09 +0530 > From: Akriti Bopanna <akriti(a)cis-india.org> > To: cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [cc-humanrights] New CCWP-HR Co-chair > Message-ID: <ecce1b73-13f1-fa41-c5e1-540c8d20bb56(a)cis-india.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hi, > > Thanks for the welcome everyone and Collin! This past year I've been > working on ensuring ICANN gives due and more consideration to human > rights in its different processes and now, its good to have the platform > of the CCWP to do so. Its exciting to have this community of people > interested and engaged in progressing the same values as me. I look > forward to working together and do feel free to email me at > akriti(a)cis-india.org in case you want to get in touch personally. > > Best, > > Akriti > > On 27/11/2018 23:47, Mallory Knodel wrote: > > So good to have you, Akriti! Welcome, > > > > -Mallory > > > > On 27/11/2018 17:49, Shahul Hameed wrote: > >> Congratulations Akriti! It was great to know about your research on the > >> ALAC mailing lists during ICANN 63. > >> > >> Wish you all the best! > >> Regards, > >> Shahul Hameed, > >> @Shahul_Hameed_ |? (+91) 9495379530 > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:18 PM Niels ten Oever < > mail(a)nielstenoever.net > >> <mailto:mail@nielstenoever.net>> wrote: > >> > >> Congratulations Akriti! Great you're here! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Niels > >> On Nov 27, 2018, at 13:57, "Cl?udio Lucena" < > claudiokilla(a)gmail.com > >> <mailto:claudiokilla@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >> Welcome, Akriti! I wish you a fruitful work and may your > >> appointment help us move ahead together with solid steps in the > >> group. > >> Claudio > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On 27 Nov 2018, at 12:55, Collin Kurre <collin(a)article19.org > >> <mailto:collin@article19.org>> wrote: > >> > >>> Dear colleagues, > >>> > >>> I?m very happy to announce Akriti Bopanna as the new Co-Chair > >>> of the CCWP-HR. > >>> > >>> A lawyer by training, Akriti currently works as a Policy > >>> Officer at the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore, > >>> India. Akriti is well versed in the Workstream 2 > >>> recommendations (particularly human rights, transparency, and > >>> diversity), and has carried out analyses on ICANN?s revenue > >>> and financial statements in the past. She will certainly be an > >>> asset to our Working Party. > >>> > >>> Please join me in welcoming Akriti as Co-Chair! > >>> > >>> Kind regards, > >>> Collin > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Collin Kurre > >>> ARTICLE 19 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> cc-humanrights mailing list > >>> cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > >>> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> cc-humanrights mailing list > >> cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> cc-humanrights mailing list > >> cc-humanrights(a)icann.org <mailto:cc-humanrights@icann.org> > >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> cc-humanrights mailing list > >> cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > cc-humanrights mailing list > cc-humanrights(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-humanrights > > > ------------------------------ > > End of cc-humanrights Digest, Vol 41, Issue 8 > ********************************************* >

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Human Rights at ICANN63
by Collin Kurre Nov. 7, 2018

Nov. 7, 2018

Dear colleagues, First, a special welcome to our new members, from across stakeholder groups and around the world. I look forward to working with you! I’m pleased to report that great progress was made at ICANN63 in Barcelona. Some highlights: - WS2 recommendations have now been approved by all Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. It's not yet clear what the timeline for final approval by the Board is as far as I know — please chime in if you have additional information. - Human Rights Impact Assessments were a major topic in the NCSG’s meeting with the ICANN Board – video <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting/events/8416046/videos/182340946> (starts at 33:38) We also had a constructive exchange with Ergys and Betsy from ICANN’s Public Responsibility team during our CCWP-HR session, where we confirmed that both the methodology and the unredacted results from the assessment will be made public once it has wrapped up. - HRIAs also featured in ICANN CEO Göran Marby’s opening remarks during the ICANN63 Welcome Ceremony, a clear indication of the community’s success in putting human rights on the agenda: “One thing I also want to mention that is dear to my heart is that – surprising to many of you — we have done something that we’ve never done before; and that’s a human rights assessment of ICANN org. It’s only ICANN org, but what we’re doing right now is trying to measure ourselves so that when we do things, we do them according to the principles of human rights. We are a technical organization, but by your instruction in the community, we were performed to do this, and I’m very proud that we’re working on it.“ video <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting/events/8415981/videos/182270817> (starts at 41:56) However — it’s very important to reiterate that ICANN’s HRIA does not cover DNS policy, which has obvious implications for freedom of expression, privacy, and numerous other rights. (Learn more in the CCWP-HR’s latest paper <https://icannhumanrights.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ICANN-PDPs-and-Huma…> on human rights impacts of ongoing PDPs.) So where’s the HRIA to assess the impacts of ICANN’s policies and ensure that they live up to the Human Rights Bylaw? It’s up to us to create it! A lot of new ideas about how to do this cropped up in Barcelona — I’ll follow up on that in another email in the coming days. On a more macro level, there are currently many conversations underway within the GNSO and the broader community about improving the efficiency and effectiveness of consensus-based community policy development processes. We touched on the subject of the GNSO’s “PDP 3.0” as it may be articulated with the Human Rights Bylaw in our September <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Meeting+Notes> call, and discussed the relationship between bottom-up consensus and WS2 recommendations on diversity and transparency in Barcelona. The evolution of ICANN’s multistakeholder model, particularly as it relates to the new standards for human rights, diversity, transparency, and accountability, will be an important topic to keep track of as conversations evolve. To wrap up, I have an announcement: we’re seeking a Co-Chair! Please get in touch if you are interested. A big THANK YOU to Michael Karanicolas, who stepped down during our meeting in Barcelona. We, and I, appreciate the contributions you made over the past year and hope you’ll stick around. Your expertise on transparency and open data are a real asset to this community. Greetings from London, Collin Kurre

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