Human Rights Analysis of SSAD & ODA Reports

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito hello at EKENYANITO.COM
Wed Jul 6 11:50:19 EEST 2022


Dear Farzaneh,

Thank you so much for the comments, I have addressed the sections that 
you made comments to and have incorporated all your input.

Thank you again.

@Tomslin- I look forward to the next steps from the PC.

Best Regards,

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

On 02/07/2022 03:26, farzaneh badii wrote:
> Tomslin
>
> I made some comments but I think in general this report is well 
> written and well informed. Congratulations to the authors.
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 6:05 PM Tomslin Samme-Nlar 
> <mesumbeslin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Dear NCSG,
>
>     Bringing this to the top of your inboxes again to see if anyone
>     has any comments or concerns with the HRIA report Ephraim has
>     provided. The PC is currently reviewing the report until Friday
>     8th July before the EC - if agreed - sends the report to the board
>     on behalf of CCWP-HR. So, any comments/suggestions would be
>     appreciated.
>
>     Warmly,
>     Tomslin
>
>
>
>     On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 at 07:28, Tomslin Samme-Nlar
>     <mesumbeslin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Dear Ephraim,
>
>         I found the report good, but I am not an HR law expert 🙂, so
>         I am keen to hear what other members have to say about it.
>
>         Warmly,
>         Tomslin
>         @LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/
>
>
>         On Wed, 22 Jun 2022 at 01:33, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>         <hello at ekenyanito.com> wrote:
>
>             Dear NCSG and SG & PC,
>
>             I would like to request that NCSG transmits the research
>             to the board on behalf of CCWP-HR.
>             This report has adopted the use of the human rights impact
>             assessments (HRIA) methodology as proposed in the FOI-HR.
>             This methodology has been used in the October 2019 Trial
>             HRIA for ICANN PDPs – Final Report.
>
>             We note that, the FOI-HR requires that various Supporting
>             Organizations and Advisory Committees that comprise the
>             ICANN community should be responsible for developing their
>             own policies and frameworks to fulfill the Human Rights
>             Core Value. However, the FOI-HR suggests HRIAs as a
>             potential means of incorporating human rights
>             considerations into policy development processes. HRIAs
>             are rooted in the international human rights framework and
>             used increasingly by companies, governments, and civil
>             society alike as a tool to document a broader range of
>             actual and potential impacts as part of a larger system of
>             due diligence.
>
>             Therefore, this report uses the Comprehensive HRIA format,
>             which was developed by the CCWP-HR in 2019, as it provides
>             the opportunity for stakeholders with divergent positions
>             and opinions to engage constructively through the
>             collection and comparison of empirical evidence,
>             anecdotes, and general observations. This report provides
>             the completed HRIA as an annex at the end of the report.
>             Second, extensive desk research was also undertaken in
>             compiling the final report to not just identify applicable
>             legal instruments but also review relevant cases with a
>             view to understanding what is legal, feasible, permissible
>             and acceptable within the confines of ICANN’s Articles of
>             Incorporation, the Core Values and the Bylaws.
>
>             Best Regards,
>
>             Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>
>             On 17/06/2022 16:29, farzaneh badii wrote:
>>             Fantastic! Look forward to reading it.
>>
>>             On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 3:21 PM Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>>             <hello at ekenyanito.com> wrote:
>>
>>                 Dear NCSG,
>>
>>                 Please find the below communication and a prose
>>                 document here:
>>                 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XwC5YBDViRDME4Et7wzMchCkHe6z82V83Gpcb2dJ9k4/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>                 Please feel free to add any comments.
>>
>>
>>                 --
>>
>>                 Best Regards,
>>
>>                 Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>>
>>                 Public Policy Specialist/ Regulatory Affairs
>>                 Specialist/ Project Manager-
>>                 International Trade, Technology, Media &
>>                 Telecommunications Laws
>>                 Website: https://ekenyanito.com/
>>                 Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito>
>>                 PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1
>>
>>
>>                 -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>                 Subject: 	Re: Human Rights Analysis of SSAD & ODA
>>                 Reports
>>                 Date: 	Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:50:31 +0300
>>                 From: 	Ephraim Percy Kenyanito <hello at ekenyanito.com>
>>                 <mailto:hello at ekenyanito.com>
>>                 To: 	cc-humanrights at icann.org, Francis Monyango
>>                 <francmonyango at gmail.com>
>>                 <mailto:francmonyango at gmail.com>
>>                 CC: 	Tomslin Samme-Nlar <mesumbeslin at gmail.com>
>>                 <mailto:mesumbeslin at gmail.com>, Bruna Martins dos
>>                 Santos <bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
>>                 <mailto:bruna.mrtns at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>                 Dear CCWP-HR,
>>
>>                 Please find the prose document here:
>>                 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XwC5YBDViRDME4Et7wzMchCkHe6z82V83Gpcb2dJ9k4/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>                 Please feel free to add any comments.
>>
>>
>>                 --
>>
>>                 Best Regards,
>>
>>                 Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>>
>>                 Public Policy Specialist/ Regulatory Affairs
>>                 Specialist/ Project Manager-
>>                 International Trade, Technology, Media &
>>                 Telecommunications Laws
>>                 Website: https://ekenyanito.com/
>>                 Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito>
>>                 PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1
>>                 On 29/05/2022 15:23, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito wrote:
>>>
>>>                 Dear team,
>>>
>>>                 Hope you are all well.
>>>
>>>                 This is in reference to previous conversations on
>>>                 the topic.
>>>
>>>                 Franc (copied here in this email) has been helpful
>>>                 in looking through the documents.
>>>
>>>                 Please find attached the analysis here:
>>>                 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R0j8RwbUrxbPxVIe_5Hgc4CRNUaXkSoyZ-xXNF1N5h8/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>>
>>>                 The document contains two sheets;
>>>
>>>                 First, EPDP HRIA- analyses the EPDP Phase 2
>>>                 Recommendations which inform the ODA Report.
>>>
>>>                 Second, ODA HRIA- analyses the ODA Recommendations
>>>                 which aims to implement the EPDP Report.
>>>
>>>
>>>                 FYI- The ODA Report is informed by the EPDP Report
>>>                 though in some instances ICANN might have
>>>                 misunderstood the EPDP Report and ICANN Board wrote
>>>                 to the GNSO Council raising this questions:
>>>
>>>                 1.
>>>
>>>                     Whether the ODA has correctly interpreted the
>>>                     intent of the SSAD recommendations in the
>>>                     proposed implementation;
>>>
>>>                 2.
>>>
>>>                     Whether the ODA has overlooked any key aspects
>>>                     of the SSAD recommendations that should be
>>>                     factored in by the ICANN Board when it considers
>>>                     the recommendations;
>>>
>>>                 3.
>>>
>>>                     Its view on the concerns identified by the ICANN
>>>                     Board and potential options that could be
>>>                     considered, either in the form of changes to the
>>>                     proposed implementation or the policy
>>>                     recommendations themselves, to address these
>>>                     concerns (note, these are expected to be high
>>>                     level suggestions at this stage);
>>>
>>>                 4.
>>>
>>>                     Any other aspects that help inform the Council’s
>>>                     deliberations and consultation with the ICANN Board.
>>>
>>>
>>>                 For background here are the original documents that
>>>                 were being analysed:
>>>
>>>                 1.
>>>
>>>                     EPDP Phase 2 Final Report:
>>>                     https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/epdp-phase-2-temp-spec-gtld-registration-data-2-31jul20-en.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>>                 2.
>>>
>>>                     ODA Final Report:
>>>                     https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ssad-oda-25jan22-en.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>>                 I look forward to your feedback as I begin working
>>>                 on the prose report which I hope to complete the
>>>                 first version by June 7^th and will be scheduled to
>>>                 be maximum 10 pages for transmission to the board
>>>                 via NCSG (which CCWP-HR is seated).
>>>
>>>                 Please feel free to let me know in case of any
>>>                 questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>                 ---
>>>
>>>                 Best Regards,
>>>
>>>                 *EPK*
>>>
>>>
>>             -- 
>>             Farzaneh
>
> -- 
> Farzaneh
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