17 July 2024
Since its launch in April 2024, our most recent Academy Briefing, The Human Rights Data Revolution, has garnered significant international recognition. It delves into the transformative potential of digital technologies in the realm of human rights monitoring and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation, and explores the development and increasing integration of digital human rights tracking tools and databases. Further to this, it examines best practices and related challenges through an in-depth study of digital solutions developed by various national and international stakeholders. It is the latest report of an ongoing Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) initiative that seeks to enhance human rights monitoring and SDG implementation through innovative technologies.
Dr Domenico Zipoli, GHRP Project Coordinator and author of the briefing, presented the findings of this significant publication at three prestigious events:
Felix Kirchmeier, Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform, explained, ‘The GHRP is committed to advancing the use of digital technologies in human rights monitoring and SDG implementation. The successful invitations to present at these high-profile events underscore the relevance and impact of the ‘Human Rights Data Revolution’ publication and the ongoing efforts of the GHRP to foster innovation in this critical field.’
Findings from the Human Rights Data Revolution will be presented at the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency Expert Workshop on Civic Space Monitoring and Protection, scheduled for September 2024 in Vienna. This workshop will connect key actors working on civic space monitoring and protection in Europe, including EU institutions, international organizations, civil society, national human rights institutions, academia, and donors. Participants will exchange knowledge on terminology, definitions, and monitoring methods, and discuss how to best support enhanced protection within the EU and its Member States through coherent and synergistic monitoring and protection efforts, including through innovative technologies.
‘In addition, the GHRP is planning to further advance this critical field by organizing the third expert roundtable on digital human rights tracking tools and databases by the end of 2024. Building on the pioneering discussions of the second expert roundtable, this upcoming event aims to foster deeper collaboration and innovation among developers and users of such tools, with a focus on interoperability, including through the use of A.I.and machine learning.’, added Domenico Zipoli.
Geneva Academy
The Geneva Human Rights Platform is launching its 2025 training programme, designed to empower stakeholders engaging with UN human rights system.
Adobe
Our new research brief examines the complex relationship between digital technologies and their misuse in surveillance, cyberattacks, and disinformation campaigns.
Adobe
This training course, specifically designed for staff of city and regional governments, will explore the means and mechanisms through which local and regional governments can interact with and integrate the recommendations of international human rights bodies in their concrete work at the local level.
Adobe
This training course will examine how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights have been utilized to advance the concept of business respect for human rights throughout the UN system, the impact of the Guiding Principles on other international organizations, as well as the impact of standards and guidance developed by these different bodies.
Victoria Pickering
This project aims at providing support to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Clément Voulé by addressing emerging issues affecting civic space and eveloping tools and materials allowing various stakeholders to promote and defend civic space.
The Geneva Human Rights Platform contributes to this review process by providing expert input via different avenues, by facilitating dialogue on the review among various stakeholders, as well as by accompanying the development of a follow-up resolution to 68/268 in New York and in Geneva.
Geneva Academy