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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Civic space and content governance ; Discrimination and equality
Special Rapporteurs
Use of the Internet to disseminate racist ideas and incite racial hatred and violence
Report presented to the 67th session of the UNGA in 2012 on key issues and challenges posed by the increasing use of the Internet to disseminate racist ideas and incite racial hatred and violence, highlighting as well the potential role and positive contribution of the Internet as an effective tool for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
2012
SDGs - Digital divide; discrimination and equality;
Special Rapporteurs
Access to Internet connection and digital literacy
Report presented to the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in 2011 on the right to freedom of opinion and expression exercised through the Internet addressing, among other things, access to online content and access to Internet connection as well as the importance of digital literacy
2011
Civic space and content governance ; Discrimination and equality; SDGs - Digital divide
Special Rapporteurs
Impact of new information technologies on the equal opportunity of access to information and on the exercise of the right to freedom of expression
Report presented to 54th session of the Commission on Human Rights in 1998 on, among other things, the impact of new information technologies on the equal opportunity of access to information and on the exercise of the right to freedom of expression.
1998