{"id":45127,"date":"2021-01-22T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queme.org\/?p=45127"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:52:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:52:44","slug":"22nd-eu-ngo-forum-impact-of-new-technologies-on-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/22nd-eu-ngo-forum-impact-of-new-technologies-on-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of new technologies on human rights: 22nd EU NGO Human Rights Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eu-ngo-forum-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eu-ngo-forum-2020.jpg 650w, https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eu-ngo-forum-2020-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/eu-ngo-forum-2020-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fidh-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Logo FIDH\" class=\"wp-image-41974\" width=\"165\" height=\"65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fidh-2019.jpg 659w, https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fidh-2019-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/queme.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/fidh-2019-150x59.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidh.org\/en\/international-advocacy\/european-union\/the-impact-of-new-technologies-on-human-rights-22nd-eu-ngo-human\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"FIDH  (opens in a new tab)\">FIDH <\/a>\u2013 22 January 2021  \u2013  Each year, the European Union and civil society jointly organise a forum on human rights around the world. FIDH, as one of the organisers of the 2020 edition, welcomes the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/eu-ngo-forum.b2match.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">22nd annual forum\u2019s<\/a> exploration of one of the greatest challenges of our times: ensuring that technological governance be grounded in human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIDH\nbelieves that human rights must become a central priority in the debate on new\ntechnologies. The stakes are high. Digital technology, new technologies, and\nartificial intelligence are now inextricably bound up with our lives \u2013 in the\nform of communication tools, as well as tools of economic, climatic or medical\nrationalisation. By rushing into globalised competition without first thinking\nto the rationale, we render our future all the more uncertain. Yet human rights\nare not yet properly included in considerations and discussions on use of these\nnew technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIDH President <strong>Alice Mogwe<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_JnNPaHFOX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">opened the event<\/a> alongside Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Eamon Gilmore, the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plenary opening session Alice Mogwe\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_JnNPaHFOX8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Mogwe\nemphasised the urgency to address this issue using a human rights approach.\nTechnological appropriation\u2014in a context of the growing influence of illiberal\nregimes and unregulated business activities, general lack of knowledge and\nawareness, and inadequacy of existing frameworks\u2014 collectively serves as a\nwarning about the risks to human rights, to access for all to common goods and\nto the preservation of our self-determination. Drawing on the experiences of\nhuman rights defenders around the world, Ms Mogwe questioned the way in which\ntechnological issues and their impact are approached\u2014from smart cities and control\nof the internet to surveillance and the manipulation of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharon Hom<\/strong>, Director of Human Rights in China, a member organisation of FIDH, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SoXbeapTcLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">introduced<\/a> the terms of the debate alongside Heidi Hautala (Vice President of the European Parliament), Giuseppe Abbamonte (Director at the European Commission, DG connect), Michael O\u2019Flaherty (Director at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights), Marie Arena, (Chair of the European Parliament\u2019s Subcommittee on Human Rights) and Eliska Pirkova (analyst for Access Now).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plenary opening session Shanon\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoXbeapTcLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Hom contrasted the speed at which algorithmic control of our lives could emerge to the slowness of our adaptation processes. A China specialist, she considers the Beijing regime a textbook case of the authoritarian potential of new technologies, while recalling that the Chinese authorities intend to export their model and position themselves as world leaders. The issue lies not only in the risk of seeing the technologies hijacked by harmful regimes or individuals, but also in the business model that governs their development. Ms Hom brilliantly examined the means available to ensure a more human-centric technology, developed according to the needs for dignity, autonomy and informed choices. (See &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrichina.org\/en\/press-work\/hric-commentary\/between-rock-and-hard-place-human-rights-defenders-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Human Rights Defenders in China<\/a>,&#8221; an expanded text version of Ms. Hom\u2019s remarks.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, <strong>Penelope Faulkner<\/strong>, Vice President of Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), a member organisation of FIDH, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xxm4NtDla4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">spoke<\/a> about the obligations of States and the private sector in terms of technological governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Open Interactive Session  Private sector II\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxm4NtDla4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With her\nexpertise on Vietnam, Ms Faulkner pointed out Facebook\u2019s involvement in the\nrepressive policies of the regime in power. More broadly, she documented the\ninconsistency of governments the world over, which not only engage in trade\npractices that do not respect human rights, but instead engage in what could be\ndescribed as \u2018technological sub-contracting\u2019 in defence of democracy. It is\nindeed inconsistent to rely on the goodwill of technological giants. National\nlegislative frameworks are insufficient, and the concepts of ethics and\nsecurity remain ambiguous. It is necessary to strengthen the international\nhuman rights framework and ensure its effectiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDH \u2013 22 January 2021 \u2013 Each year, the European Union and civil society jointly organise a forum on human rights around the world. FIDH, as one of the organisers of the 2020 edition, welcomes the 22nd annual forum\u2019s exploration of one of the greatest challenges of our times: ensuring that technological governance be grounded &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":434,"featured_media":45133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,137,113,125,65],"tags":[1386,1385,1384,1383],"class_list":["post-45127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-documents","category-latest-posts","category-news","category-others","category-resources","tag-alice-mogwe","tag-eu-ngo-forum","tag-hric","tag-sharon-hom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/434"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/queme.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}