Potential Human Rights Concern Re: ISOC/PIR/Ethos Sale

[Ayden Férdeline]

It has now been [acknowledged](https://www.keypointsabout.org/) that Fadi Chehade’s company, Chehade & Company, is an adviser to Ethos Capital.

[The Register reports](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/org_selloff_internet/) that Mr Chehade himself was seen at PIR's office this week during a meet-and-greet with PIR's staff.

Mr Chehade is [co-chair of the advisory committee](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/18/ex_icann_ceo_will_work_with_china/) to the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, and has other business dealings in China.

Can .ORG registrants in China be assured that, once Ethos Capital takes ownership of PIR, that if the Chinese government requests the contact information of a .ORG registrant, that Mr Chehade would not instruct Ethos Capital to do as the Chinese government wishes?

I think this is an area of divergence where a PIR under ISOC's management may behave differently to a PIR owned by a company whose advisor has strong business interests in China.

Do others share this same concern as me?

Thank you,

Ayden Férdeline
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