-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear all, I hope this email finds you well. The conclusion of the session on ICANNs Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights in Singapore, as well as several meetings afterwards, was that establishing a Cross Community Working Party (CCWP) on this topic would be the best way forward. In order to do this we would need to define the Objectives and the Scope of such a CCWP. Marilia Maciel and I have made a first draft of such a document, which you can find underneath. We're very much looking forward to hear your questions, suggestions and comments on this text. Best, Niels Draft goals and scope for CCWP HR Cross-community working party for analyzing potential Human Rights implications of ICANN’s policies and procedures Member organizations: (name the SOs and ACs) Each of the participating Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) agrees to work towards achieving the goals of this document and to seek input and participation from their communities. Background: This cross community working party (CCWP) seeks to map and understand the issues and potential solutions for the impact that policies, procedures and operations of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have on human rights. In particular it focuses on the corporate responsibility of ICANN to respect human rights. It builds on a long term community engagement on this topic, further catalysed with the publication of the paper 'ICANN's procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values', as commissioned by the Council of Europe, and after sessions held in London, Los Angeles and Singapore. It seeks to improve ICANN's measures to respect human rights, in accordance with article 4 of ICANN's articles of incorporation. Objective: The CCWP on ICANN and Human Rights would have the purpose to raise awareness, provide information, facilitate dialogue and make suggestions to the ICANN community on ways to better harmonize ICANN’s policies and procedures with internationally recognized human rights standards, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The working party will focus on human rights that are directly impacted by ICANN policy decisions, procedures and operations. Responsibilities and scope of work: (i) To continue the process of raising awareness about the interplay between ICANN’s policies, procedures and operations and human rights; (ii) To map and collect information from the community about cases as well as current ICANN policies,procedures and operations that present an impact on human rights in which further guidance on how to harmonize policies and procedures with human rights would be necessary;; (iii) To develop guidelines for the procedures that are in place or that should be created in the policy development process to ensure the respect for human rights; (iv) To provide information, suggestions and recommendations to the chartering organizations and to the broader ICANN community on how ICANN’s policies and procedures can be developed and implemented consistent with internationally recognized human rights standards. This input can inform the policy development processes as defined in the ICANN Bylaws. (v) To propose procedures and mechanisms with the aim of producing assessments on if and how policies and procedures under developed and/or being implemented may impact on human rights. (vi) Draft Position Papers and Statements as deemed appropriate (vii) To carry out further discussions about the pertinence and timing for the creation of a cross-community working group on this issue. Membership The membership of the Working Party on ICANN and Human Rights is proposed to include members representing the diversity of the ICANN community. The Working Party will serve as a focal point for the discussion, knowledge dissemination and communication about the impact of ICANN's policies and procedures on Human Rights Its activities will be conducted in an open and fully transparent manner. - -- Niels ten Oever Head of Digital Article 19 www.article19.org PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVCGLmAAoJEAi1oPJjbWjpQPsH/jeFCrrALvM70ThfaPWT4EV/ cUGpag/MC4HSp4307eQ81AqLa3795RpUgx5eggqHPeMXN92/s85IYJDftYbBRNGG g1nsaC4b0sxyuQlNvDUrn3lpiCdHBxh+xxLYE118LdOHG3Ab/xmRJd6v3CQ5L1Yb qWvUZDu3t+mF5Jil4y4/Z14sjySKpxsDvX06JnmAH4nHkeRbiV+4h+LWb3hW6o/C QYCEGTNZvOBI6ujK/tJrj7e3W+bzfW8w4WmleWlsUJgdF7LouKhsD+7tqpqw3N3v OyaGo66OxLaNmNvesU72FtztX0be21NTIUKxI/VcVrv88mNPJAgnBxgFAu56buU= =heV6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----