Tag: #WhyID
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Afghanistan forces digital-ethics reckoning
Angela Chen, Heinrich Böll Stiftung
2 September 2021
Press Releases
Protocolo de exclusión: Por qué los “pasaportes” de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 amenazan los derechos humanos
Leer en inglés A medida que la vacunación contra el COVID-19 gana impulso, desde Argentina hasta Israel los gobiernos están clamando por implementar medidas para ayudar al mundo a volver a la normalidad anterior al virus. Esto incluye explorar certificados…
26 April 2021
Press Releases
Protocol for exclusion: why COVID-19 vaccine “passports” threaten human rights
As the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, governments are clamoring to implement measures to help the world return to pre-virus normality. This includes exploring digital vaccine certificates — or COVID-19 vaccine “passports”. Current proposals, however, threaten human rights.…
23 April 2021
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Civil society organizations call for a full integration of human rights in the deployment of digital identification systems
In August 2020, more than 60 civil society organizations from across the world come together for dialogue with the World Bank’s ID4D Initiative and other key stakeholders. The consultation was an intervention to center human rights in the field of digital ID, and today we are releasing a report summarizing the discussion.…
17 December 2020
Blog
Can human rights survive the digital age? Only if we do these things
“We’re at a human rights tipping point.” On Human Rights Day of 2020, Access Now’s Brett Solomon maps out a pathway to take us to a full implementation and vindication of these rights, not just in principle, but in policy and practice. …
10 December 2020
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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge
On Human Rights Day of 2020, we highlight the mandate of E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to fight systematic racism.…
9 December 2020
Press Releases
UNGA 75 Side Event: COVID-19, Surveillance, and the Right to Privacy
The United National General Assembly 75th session is in full swing, and digital rights are taking centre stage at “Protecting Human Rights During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Digital Pandemic Surveillance and the Right to Privacy” co-organized by Access Now.…
2 October 2020