Discrimination and Equality
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Discrimination and Equality
What are the State and private sector responsibilities in ensuring that no groups are left behind in their right to enjoy human rights online and through digital technologies? How should States and companies ensure that digital technologies do not have a discriminatory impact on particular groups? How should States ensure that digital technologies do not aggravate existing inequalities? What are some of the measures that should be put in place to eliminate existing digital divides, based on age, gender, disabilities, socio-economic status, and place of residence?
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SDGs - Digital divide; Discrimination and equality;
Special Rapporteurs
Persons with disabilities and assistive devices and technologies
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities - 2017 - Report presented to the 34th session of the HRC in 2017 on the provision of different forms of rights-based support and assistance for persons with disabilities, which includes assistive devices and technologies
2017
SDGs - Digital divide; Discrimination and equality;
Special Rapporteurs
Impact of technology on older people
Report presented to the 30th session of the HRC in 2015 on the right to autonomy and care of older persons, discussing, among other things, the importance of new technologies to their education, training and lifelong learning; noting the importance of continued education and access to new technologies, as well as vocational rehabilitation and recommendation that distance learning and digital training should be offered to older persons in order to bridge the gap among generations and avoid dependency on others as a result of to the lack of knowledge of information and communications technology
2015
SDGs - Digital divide; Discrimination and equality;
Special Rapporteurs
Persons with disabilities and assistive devices and technologies
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities - 2016 - Report presented to the 71st session of the UNGA in 2016 on how to establish disability-inclusive policies that are in conformity with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and which can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, discussing, among other things, assistive devices and technologies
2016
Civic space and content governance ; Discrimination and equality
Special Rapporteurs
Racism on the Internet and social media
Report presented to the 26th session of the HRC in 2014 on manifestations of racism on the Internet and social media, examining the context, key trends and the manifestations of racism on the Internet and social media, and provides an overview of the legal and policy frameworks and the measures taken at international, regional and national levels, as well as some of the regulatory norms adopted by Internet and social network providers.
2014