<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I want to react to the revised ToR regarding AFRINIC's Appeal Committee.</div><div><br></div><div>- Concerning the <b>AC composition</b>, a<span style="color:black;font-family:Roboto">s it is supposed to be composed of individuals that should act objectively and provide their neutral point of view without taking sides, the new provision implies the participation of “a former Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board, which can potentially lead to a conflict of interest and influence induced by the Board of Directors through no fault of the AC. Additionally, since the Board of Directors reserves the absolute right to dissolve and reconstitute the AC as they see fit, it is no lie that they have the upper hand and ultimate control of the AC's activities. Overall, it is likely for the AC’s assessment to be biased by higher instances.</span></div><div><span style="color:black;font-family:Roboto"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:black;font-family:Roboto">- Moving forward to the <b>Term of Service</b>,</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black"> g</span><span style="color:black">iven the fact that the AC members can be subject to reappointment after the end of their respective terms, we can conclude that the Board of Directors can fill the seats as they see fit/ in a manner that serves their interests. Therefore, the AC remains obliged to display a twisted democracy and conceal their absolute control, which is undoubtedly evident and obvious through these new provisions (ToR).</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:black"> </span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:black"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:black">- To conclude, the list of <b>Duties attributed to the AC </b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">shows that their power and legitimacy has been decreased or dismantled as an entity that specializes in conflict resolution and provides expert insights when it comes to policies and other matters. Although AFRINIC’s statement implies that the AC should act fairly and per the CPM, it seems that the very existence of this committee is to provide a democratic outlet for the community to question the PDWG co-chairs decisions, which is totally controlled by AFRINIC’s Board and operates solely within their interests.</span><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"> </span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the hope of receiving proper explanations from AFRINIC...</span></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best,</span></font></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium"></span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Le mer. 14 juil. 2021 à 16:48, AFRINIC Policy Liaison <<a href="mailto:policy-liaison@afrinic.net">policy-liaison@afrinic.net</a>> a écrit :<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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</b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_-4756420013885047683docs-internal-guid-24fd2493-7fff-884b-3673-a52e5d8789f4"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Colleagues,</span></b></p><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-m_-4756420013885047683docs-internal-guid-24fd2493-7fff-884b-3673-a52e5d8789f4">
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please be advised that the new Terms of Reference for the Policy Development Appeal Committee has been published</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(</span><a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> ) as per the Board Resolution 202107.622</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (</span><a href="https://www.afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r622" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.afrinic.net/board/meeting/2021#r622</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee, or the Appeal Committee, is a committee appointed by the AFRINIC Board, intended to adjudicate appeals in terms of the Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP). Any such appeal will involve a disagreement regarding the actions taken by the Chair(s) of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG).</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The AFRINIC Board at its meeting held on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">08 July 2021</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> resolved to revoke the current Terms of Reference for the Appeal Committee and replace them with new Terms of Reference.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a consequence of the above, the Appeal Committee that was reconstituted by the Board on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">14 April 2021</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> was dissolved. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The new version makes the required provision for</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Section 3.5(1) of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invite you all to take note</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">of its scope with regards to the composition, term and duty of the committee.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The reconstitution of the Appeal Committee is currently ongoing so that the current appeals can be assessed. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yours Sincerely,</span></p>
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