Civic Space and Content Governance
Civic Space
and Content Governance
A significant part of today’s civic space is online, where individuals and groups express themselves, access information and engage with one another. How do human rights standards apply to State regulation of the online space and online content? What responsibilities do companies have to ensure that / in ensuring their platforms and their content moderation do not interfere with rights guaranteed under international law? How should States and companies approach hate speech, incitement, and disinformation online?
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Civic space and content governance ; Discrimination and equality; SDGs - Digital divide
Special Procedures
Women's human rights in the changing world of work
Working Group on discrimination against women and girls - 2020 -Report presented to 44th session of the HRC in 2020 on women's human rights in the changing world of work, focusing on technological change and recommending that States strengthen regulatory frameworks for technology providers to ensure they prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls online.
2020
SDGs and Digital Divide; Civic Space and Content Governance
Special Rapporteurs
Disinformation and the right to science
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Marcos Orellana, presented to the 48th session of the Human Rights Council
2021
Civic Space and Content Governance
Special Rapporteurs
Sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, chid pornography and other child sexual abuse material
Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
2020
Civic space and content governance
Special Rapporteurs
Protecting civic space worldwide
Report presented to the 44th session of the HRC in 2020 reflecting on ten years protecting civic space worldwide, affirming that technological advances such as facial recognition, artificial intelligence, hacking tools and digital identification, are posing complex challenges to association and assembly rights. Governments are increasingly cutting off access to the Internet and mobile networks to stifle mass demonstrations and silent dissident voices during elections. For many in civil society, the Internet is no longer a safe place, as they have become the growing targets of surveillance and online violence. The slow progress in addressing these challenges points to the urgent need to move beyond commitments to action and accountability.
2020