GAC Working Group on Human Rights and International Law (HRILWG)

Work Efforts

The GAC regularly considers a broad range of public policy issues impacting the DNS and other matters regarding the functions of ICANN. This work can result in consensus advice for the ICANN Board or public comment guidance to the ICANN community. This part of the website shares information related to those ongoing topics and activities.

Status: Active

Date Formed: 08 Feb 2015

Related Topics:

Human Right Intl. Law WG , Human Rights

Formed in February 2015 (ICANN52 Singapore), the GAC Working Group on Human Rights and International Law (HRILWG) focuses on aspects of ICANN’s policies and procedures which relate to human rights and relevant international law.
The GAC endorsed the HRIL WG's terms of reference in March 2016 at ICANN55 Marrakech.

The GAC’s HRILWG objectives include, but are not limited to, the following:

Considering any appropriate steps that ICANN could take to help ensure that its technical coordination of the domain name system (DNS) is managed in a manner which respects human rights and relevant international law pursuant to and consistent with, among other legal instruments, ICANN's Articles of Incorporation, in particular Article 4;
Cooperating with ICANN’s advisory committees, supporting organisations, and communities, in particular the Cross-Community Working Party on ICANN’s Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights, to encourage and facilitate multi-stakeholder support and cooperation in advancing human rights related policies, recommendations, and advice;
Participating in applicable ICANN work streams, policies, and studies to promote a shared understanding of human rights and relevant international law.

The Working Group Leadership is comprised of:

Suada Hadzovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-chair)
Giacomo Mazzone, WBU (co-chair)

The Working Group Staff Support is comprised of:

Robert Hoggarth, Vice President, Policy Development & GAC Relations
Julia Charvolen, GAC Advice and Policy Support Manager

Status and Ongoing Work

Activities	last updated
GAC Appointments Date: 24 Aug 2023	24 Aug 2023	1692882294000
GAC involvement in Work Stream 2 Recommendations Implementation Date: 22 Mar 2024	22 Mar 2024	1711118614000

Meeting and Records

Oct

2023

GAC HRIL Working Group Call - 3 October 2023

Closed Meeting

Nov

2022

GAC HRIL Working Group Call - 21 November 2022

Closed Meeting

Mar

2022

ICANN73 - Session 7 - GAC Discussion on WS2 Matters

15:15 - 16:00 UTC

Materials:

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Topics: Accountability & Transparency

Oct

2021

ICANN72 - Session 6 - GAC Working Group Updates

17:30 - 19:00 UTC

Materials:

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Topics: Human Right Intl. Law WG , ICANN Meetings , Operating Principles , Underserved Regions WG

Members

NAME	COUNTRY
Davit Sahakyan	Armenia
Avet Poghosyan	Armenia
Kristina Hakobyan	Armenia
Ian Sheldon	Australia
Ingram Niblock	Australia
Suada Hadzovic (Co-Chair)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luciano Mazza de Andrade	Brazil
Renata Mielli	Brazil
Marcelo Salomão Martinez	Brazil
Zlatina Nikolova	Bulgaria
Iglika Ivanova	Bulgaria
David Bedard	Canada
Monika Surma	Canada
Denis Gonzales Grandjean	Chile
Yenan Ji	China
Marketa Petruňová	Czech Republic
Thomas Bennette	Commonwealth of Dominica
Zdravko Jukic	Croatia
Noel Jean-David Litanga Sangu	Congo, Democratic Republic of
Venceslas Katimba Kukwabantu	Congo, Democratic Republic of
Eric Armel N’Doumba	Congo, Republic of
Moussa Diomande	Côte d'Ivoire
Philippe Kouame	Côte d'Ivoire
Yiannos Demetriou	Cyprus
Finn Petersen	Denmark
Amparo Arango Echeverri	Dominican Republic
Abdalmonem Tharwat Galila	Egypt
Esteve Sanz	European Commission
Martina Barbero	European Commission
Jonas Roule	France
Philipp Schulte	Germany
Davide Coluccini	Holy See - Vatican City State
Behzad Ahmadi	Islamic Republic of Iran
Ahmed Shaker	Iraq
Andrea Pompei	Italy
Euniter Amolo	Kenya
Victor Nzomo	Kenya
Boyoung Kim	Korea
Zeina Bou Harb	Lebanon
Ruzamri Ruwandi	Malaysia
Mohamad Afiq Ammar Tulos	Malaysia
Rajnish Hawabhay	Mauritius
Mahen Soobron	Mauritius
Redouane Houssaini	Morocco
Sidi Mohamed Raliou	Niger
Salou Abdou	Niger
Raza Ahmed Sukhera	Pakistan
Melnguis Mesubed	Republic of Palau
Jonathan Temol	Republic of Palau
Miver Umedip	Republic of Palau
Hildeman Rangel	Republic of Panama
Steven Matainaho	Papua New Guinea
Russell Woruba	Papua New Guinea
Tessie Leva	Papua New Guinea
María Ernestina Arce Mendoza	Peru
Frederico Luis P. Trinidad	Philippines
Anna Buompane-Podgórska	Poland
Jarosław Sekuła	Poland
Ana Neves	Portugal
Viorel Vulturescu	Romania
Cristiana Flutur	Romania
Gregory E. Plante	Saint Lucia
Waleed Aloriny	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Matej Štefánik	Slovak Republic
Moses Hoboyi	South Africa
Wendy Jap A Joe	Suriname
Jorge Cancio	Switzerland
Isabelle Lois	Switzerland
Muhammed Fatih Kafadar	Türkiye
Rosalind KennyBirch	United Kingdom
Jaisha Wray	United States of America
Susan Chalmers	United States of America
Pearl Risberg	United States of America
Owen Fletcher	United States of America
Beatriz Rodriguez	Uruguay
Nguyen Hong Thang	Viet Nam
Nia Nanan	Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
Elvin Prasad	Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) ICT
Jose Aguilar	The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
Oscar Léon	The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
María Celeste Fuenmayor	The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
Miguel Ángel Muñoz Petrichole	The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
Emilie Becle	Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Mariana Jaramillo	Organization of American States (OAS)
Marielza Oliveira	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Giacomo Mazzone	World Broadcasting Union-European Broadcasting Union (WBU-EBU)
David Satola	World Bank (WB)

Documentation

Filter Documents

Title	Date	Type
GAC HRIL WG Workplan 2021/2022 Date: 10 May 2021 Type: Work Plans	10 May 2021	Work Plans	1620648000000
Specific WS2 Accountability Recommendations For SO-ACs from CCWG – Accountability WS2 Final Report Date: 15 Feb 2020 Type: Report	15 Feb 2020	Report	1581754320000
GAC HRIL WG Options Paper for Human Rights Core Values Date: 13 May 2019 Type: Report	13 May 2019	Report	1557748620000
HRILWG 2019/2020 Workplan Date: 08 Feb 2019 Type: Work Plans	08 Feb 2019	Work Plans	1549654560000
HRIL WG - Consolidated Information Document Date: 04 Feb 2019 Type: Report	04 Feb 2019	Report	1549310220000
HRIL WG Questionnaire - Human Rights Core Values Implementation Options Date: 04 Feb 2019 Type: Working Group Misc	04 Feb 2019	Working Group Misc	1549286580000
Agenda Item 13 - Human Rights and International Law WG - ICANN62 Briefing Date: 27 Jun 2018 Type: Briefing Material	27 Jun 2018	Briefing Material	1530108960000
ICANN60 - Agenda Item 7 - Human Rights and International Law Working Group Meeting - Project Overview for the Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) Request for Proposal Date: 15 Aug 2017 Type: Briefing Material	15 Aug 2017	Briefing Material	1502798400000
HRIL WG Terms of Reference Date: 05 Jun 2015 Type: Terms of Reference	05 Jun 2015	Terms of Reference	1433533920000

Document	Date	Sent by
Introduction of the notion of basic principles of human rights and international law in ICANN Bylaws (word/pdf)	17 June 2015	Milagros Castanon, Peru
Council of Europe, Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on ICANN, human rights and the rule of law	5 June 2015	Milagros Castanon, Peru
Paragraph for human rights and international law in ICANN's BYLAWS final (word / pdf)	5 June 2015	Peru
Peru text, Singapore ICANN 53 (word / pdf)	5 June 2015	Peru
Terms of Reference revision v2 (word / pdf)	5 June 2015	Peru
Working Group on Human Rights Issues (word / pdf)	5 June 2015	Peru
Corporate and Social Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: Practical Recommendations for ICANN (word/ pdf)	May 2015	Jorge Cancio, Switzerland

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