<div dir="ltr">Thank you very much for the elegant solution, Milton. Although I preferred the previous version, I can also support the current one and the document. <div>Best wishes,</div><div>Marília</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Sam Lanfranco <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Lanfran@yorku.ca" target="_blank">Lanfran@yorku.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I too endorse the language as it now reads.<br>
<br>
Sam L.<br>
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Quoting "Mueller, Milton L" <<a href="mailto:milton.mueller@PUBPOLICY.GATECH.EDU">milton.mueller@PUBPOLICY.GATECH.EDU</a>>:<br>
<br>
> OK, I have made some minor modifications based on these<br>
> discussions, the only significant one related to human rights. The<br>
> new language reads:<br>
><br>
> The CCWG solicits comments on two different ways of formulating<br>
> ICANN's commitment to human rights. Option one expressed ICANN's<br>
> commitment "to respect the fundamental human rights of the exercise<br>
> of free expression and the free flow of information." Option 2<br>
> expressed ICANN's commitment more broadly, "Within its mission and<br>
> in its operations, ICANN will be committed to respect<br>
> internationally recognized fundamental human rights."<br>
><br>
> With one member organization exception, NCSG tends toward support<br>
> for the second, more general formulation. The first formulation is<br>
> too limited because other human rights, such as privacy, are<br>
> relevant to ICANN policies. We do, however, recognize that a<br>
> generic reference to human rights might not work as effectively as<br>
> more specific requirements, and that freedom of expression and<br>
> privacy are two human rights most directly relevant to ICANN's<br>
> policy activity. Our preference, therefore, would be to formulate<br>
> the commitment this way:<br>
><br>
> "Within its mission and in its operations, ICANN will be committed<br>
> to respect internationally recognized fundamental human rights, in<br>
> particular freedom of expression and privacy."<br>
><br>
> I hope the policy committee can approve the whole document and get<br>
> it submitted to the CCWG public comment period tomorrow.<br>
><br>
> --MM<br>
><br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Marília Maciel</font></b></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#444444">Pesquisadora Gestora - </font><font color="#444444">Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - </font><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">FGV Direito Rio</span></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#666666">Researcher and Coordinator - </font><font color="#666666">Center for Technology & Society - </font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">FGV Law School</span></font></div><div><font color="#666666" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts" target="_blank">http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts</a><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#666666" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DiploFoundation associate - </font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">www.diplomacy.edu</a></span></div><div><font color="#666666" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:14px;font-size:small"><a href="http://www.politics.org.br/" target="_blank">http://www.politics.org.br/</a></span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean"</span> - <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en</a> </span></div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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