Agree with Paul. Seeing as most of the world does not adhere to UNHRC policy to begin with, this is a non-starter. Best regards, John Laprise, Ph.D. Consulting Scholar http://www.linkedin.com/in/jplaprise/ -----Original Message----- From: ws2-hr-bounces@icann.org [mailto:ws2-hr-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Paul Twomey Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 9:43 AM To: ws2-hr@icann.org Subject: Re: [Ws2-hr] Fwd: Input from SSAC to the WG on Human Rights Yes Neil. But think of how does ICANN do a Human Rights Impact Assessment on an agreement with a new ccTLD operator in a non-democratic (or even democratic) country? ICANN is not the UN Human Rights Council. It would be explosive. On 3/13/17 10:38 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote:
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your response. Reply inline:
On 03/13/2017 03:32 PM, Paul Twomey wrote:
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.
Isn't that exactly what the SSAC letter says in the first paragraph (as well as the Core Value, and the Framework of Interpretation) ?
Best,
Niels
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@netnod.se> To: Niels ten Oever <niels@article19.org> CC: SSAC <ssac@icann.org>, Human Rights <cc-humanrights@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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