Investigation - Vaibhav Aggarwal

Wed Jun 10 09:28:10 EEST 2020

Dear Stephanie,

Thank you for forwarding the letter and updating us on this matter.

Kind regards,

Franco

El mié., 10 jun. 2020 a las 8:10, Thato Mfikwe (<thatomfikwe at gmail.com>)
escribió:

> Hi Olieve,
>
> The choice of words is very critical when engaging in a global public
> mailing list within ICANN given all the cultural differences, cultural
> considerations and sensitivities must be borne in mind by all members when
> engaging.
> For someone to say something to another member that seems degrading, using
> words such as "nonsense", a lot of African and non-English speakers will
> take offense to such and it will cause debate and potential conflict, I
> personally would not take that statement lightly, we must choose our words
> and even if we do not agree we must be civil with each other and those
> continue to provoke people must be dealt with first before affecting others
> who might find themselves in between these situations, prevention is better
> than cure.
>
> As much as the EC and Ombudsman believe they have dealt with results of
> such behavior, the main cause must also be dealt with to ensure we exercise
> consistency in resolving and dealing with issues, some people find
> themselves in such situations of the first time and then the action is
> taken while other are used to these kinds of debates and issues and they
> still not corrected or made to apologise for instigating unacceptable
> conduct.
>
> If I tell someone that they speaking foolishly or nonsense, I am not
> helping but instead undermining their intelligence and logical thinking, we
> must ask for clarity instead of labeling people or their statements
> prematurely without seeking to understand them, this is my opinion a person
> that uses English as a second language.
>
> We must also look at the trend from involved parties not just an
> occurrence that was decided to be dealt with, this will help us in ensuring
> we deal with root causes and instigators of unacceptable behavior. Some of
> us can handle ruthlessness because of our experience and some just react to
> it, no matter how individuals handle it, the cause should remain the main
> problem because some comments can really provoke emotional responses, this
> must be highly guarded.
>
> I really hope this kind of issues are dealt with effectively and fairly
> looking at both sides of aggrieved parties not just one side.
>
> Not sure if an intervention, training, webinar or meeting to address
> issues surrounding "Unacceptable behaviors from community members" would
> benefit the health of the community but something to consider moving
> forward. I also have my own reservation of unacceptable behaviors, so this
> exercise will help bring everyone to agreeing on what is acceptable and not
> acceptable, thanks.
>
>
> Thato Mfikwe.
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 12:33 PM Olivier Kouami <olivierkouami at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Greetings all.
>> Thanks you Stéphanie for let us know the final decision of the Ombudsman.
>> Of sure Vaibhav has exageretad in his response to the fact that Milton
>> has said to him 'to stop talking foolish''. It's certainly a cultural issue
>> IMHO.
>> But nothing racist in this word : ''foolish''. They are in all races.
>> Warm regards
>> Olévié
>>
>> Le mer. 10 juin 2020 à 09:46, james at icann.guru <lists at icann.guru> a
>> écrit :
>>
>>> The ombuds specifically mentioned in the email that it was shareable in
>>> public.
>>>
>>> *---*
>>> *James Gannon*
>>>
>>> On 6/10/2020 10:40:26 AM, Farell FOLLY <farell at benin2point0.org> wrote:
>>> Dear Raphael,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. As far as the EC list is concerned, I am aware
>>> that it is public.
>>>
>>> As for the ombudsman process, I must confess I know very little.
>>> Nevertheless, as you described it, the ombudsman answer (the whole e-mail)
>>> should have remained confidential, too.
>>>
>>>
>>> On a separate note, this excess of confidentiality is a little bit
>>> surprising to me because: as people should be complaining about facts and
>>> also there will be people who can witness that, I don’t really see the need
>>> of that strict confidentiality (*strictly confidential not the same as
>>> confidential*). Of course, there could be some privacy issues around
>>> those facts, which, I believe, should be treated with due confidentiality.
>>> Anyway, this is a separate debate. Now I know et “je dormirais moins bête
>>> ce soir."
>>>
>>>
>>> @__f_f__
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>> (Ekue) Farell FOLLY
>>> GNSO Councillor
>>> linkedin.com/in/farellf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10 Jun 2020, at 00:52, Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
>>> rbeauregardlacroix at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> If you are interested in the action taken by the NCSG EC, which is
>>> referred
>>> to by the Ombudsman in his communication, you may refer to the EC list,
>>> which is publicly archived:
>>> https://lists.ncsg.is/pipermail/ncsg-ec/2020-June/thread.html
>>>
>>> Otherwise, and generally speaking, the handling of complaints by the
>>> Ombudsman Office is a confidential process, as specified on its website (
>>> https://www.icann.org/ombudsman):
>>>
>>> "Complaints to the ombudsman are completely confidential. The fact that
>>> you
>>> have made a complaint is never disclosed unless you expressly waive
>>> confidentiality. This is very important for those who are concerned about
>>> an imbalance of power and consequences if a complaint is made."
>>>
>>> As you can see, the confidentiality extends to the existence of specific
>>> complaints. By implication, the process surrounding such complaints and
>>> their contents are also to remain confidential.
>>>
>>> The Ombudsman Office website also links to a flyer which gives more
>>> details
>>> on how it handles complaints.
>>>
>>> Have a nice day,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 5:32 PM Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Steph, hope you are keeping safe as well as all of us.
>>>
>>> I support Farell and Grace positions, it will help us all understand the
>>> matter better and take caution where necessary, precisely on the
>>> complaint
>>> sent to Ombdusman.
>>>
>>> Thanks in anticipation of your response.
>>>
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>>> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 8:40 PM Farell FOLLY <farell at benin2point0.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Stephanie,
>>>
>>> Thanks for sending this to us. I appreciate you approach.
>>>
>>> However I do have one concern: Sending us the response of the Ombudsman
>>> is good, but could we also read what the NCSG committee sent to him? Also
>>> have both involved parties been heard by the Ombudsman or the NCSG EC
>>> just
>>> wrote that one member was aggressive and forwarded some e-mail to witness
>>> the case?
>>>
>>> If all this was done beforehand, I must have been missed those
>>> conversation threads. Then, please *disregard last transmission*
>>>
>>>
>>> Be assured that my e-mail has the sole intention to understand the
>>> process. I am not criticising, I am not accusing , I am not supporting.
>>>
>>> @__f_f__
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>> (Ekue) Farell FOLLY
>>> GNSO Councillor
>>> linkedin.com/in/farellf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9 Jun 2020, at 21:28, Stephanie E Perrin <
>>> stephanie.perrin at MAIL.UTORONTO.CA> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear members,
>>>
>>> I forwarding the letter from the Ombudsman, informing us of his decision
>>> in the matter of the recent disruption on the NCSG list.  I would like to
>>> thank him for his speedy action in this matter, and the EC for its
>>> collaborative efforts in investigating and dealing with the matter.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Stephanie Perrin
>>>
>>> NCSG Chair
>>> .................
>>>
>>> Dear NCSG Executive Committee,
>>>
>>> Please be advised I have contacted Mr. Aggarwal to advise him that I
>>> support the action taken by the NCSG and NCUC Executive Committees in
>>> removing him from participation in the NCSG-Discuss and NCUC-Discuss
>>> mailing lists. In my opinion, his behavior was a clear violation of the
>>> ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior.
>>>
>>> I will contact ICANN Legal to inform them of the situation.
>>>
>>> As Mr. Aggarwal is still a member of NCSG/NCUC I have advised him that if
>>> he wishes to resume participating in the email lists to contact me and I
>>> could facilitate a discussion if you should be willing to entertain the
>>> idea. Of course, this direction would hinge on an explicit acceptance of
>>> the ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior.
>>>
>>> Should Mr. Aggarwal continue aggressive behavior towards any of you or
>>> your constituents, please advise me immediately as I would consider a
>>> continuation of his demonstrated behavior to be a violation of the
>>> Community Anti-Harassment Policy.
>>>
>>> Please do not hesitate to share this response to your respective email
>>> lists.
>>>
>>> Sincerely yours Herb
>>>
>>> Herb Waye
>>> ICANN Ombudsman
>>>
>>> https://www.icann.org/ombudsman
>>> https://www.facebook.com/ICANNOmbudsman
>>> Twitter: @IcannOmbudsman
>>>
>>> ICANN Expected Standards of Behavior:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/expected-standards-15sep16-en.pdf
>>> Community Anti-Harassment Policy
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/community-anti-harassment-policy-2017-03-24-en
>>> Confidentiality
>>> All matters brought before the Ombudsman shall be treated as
>>> confidential.  The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps
>>> necessary
>>> to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties not
>>> involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The
>>> Ombudsman
>>> shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of the
>>> existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the
>>> resolution
>>> of the complaint.  The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps
>>> necessary
>>> to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the existence
>>> and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the confidential
>>> nature of such information, except as necessary to further the resolution
>>> of a complaint
>>>
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>>> <div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 9 Jun 2020, at 21:28,
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>>> target=3D=
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>>> space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">I forwarding the
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>>> from the Ombudsman, informing us of his decision in the matter of the
>>> rece=
>>> nt disruption on the NCSG list.=C2=A0 I would like to thank him for his
>>> spe=
>>> edy action in this matter, and the EC for its collaborative efforts in
>>> inve=
>>> stigating and dealing with the matter.</p><p
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>>>
>>> al;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:no=
>>> ne;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Kind
>>> regards<s=
>>> pan>=C2=A0</span><br></p><p
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>>>
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>>>
>>> :normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:no=
>>> rmal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">Stephanie Perrin</p><p
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>>> n:none">NCSG Chair<br></p><div
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>>>
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>>> v><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in
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>>> sans-serif">Dear NCSG Executive Committee,<u></u><u></u></div><div
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>>> </u>=C2=A0<u></u></div><div style=3D"margin:0in 0in
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>>> ;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please be advised I have contacted Mr.
>>> Agg=
>>> arwal to advise him that I support the action taken by the NCSG and NCUC
>>> Ex=
>>> ecutive Committees in removing him from participation in the
>>> NCSG-Discuss a=
>>> nd NCUC-Discuss mailing lists. In my opinion, his behavior was a clear
>>> viol=
>>> ation of the ICANN Expected Standards of
>>> Behavior.<u></u><u></u></div><div =
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>>> bri,sans-serif">As Mr. Aggarwal is still a member of NCSG/NCUC I have
>>> advis=
>>> ed him that if he wishes to resume participating in the email lists to
>>> cont=
>>> act me and I could facilitate a discussion if you should be willing to
>>> ente=
>>> rtain the idea. Of course, this direction would hinge on an explicit
>>> accept=
>>> ance of the ICANN Expected Standards of
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>>> ze:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Should Mr. Aggarwal continue
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>>> sive behavior towards any of you or your constituents, please advise me
>>> imm=
>>> ediately as I would consider a continuation of his demonstrated behavior
>>> to=
>>> be a violation of the Community Anti-Harassment
>>> Policy.<u></u><u></u></div=
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>>> s confidential.=C2=A0 The Ombudsman shall also take all reasonable steps
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>>> cessary to preserve the privacy of, and to avoid harm to, those parties
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>>> involved in the complaint being investigated by the Ombudsman.The
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>>> n shall only make inquiries about, or advise staff or Board members of
>>> the =
>>> existence and identity of, a complainant in order to further the
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>>> of the complaint.=C2=A0 The Ombudsman shall take all reasonable steps
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>>> ssary to ensure that if staff and Board members are made aware of the
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>>> ence and identity of a complainant, they agree to maintain the
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