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Over 100 civil society organisations and 40 individual experts put forth a joint statement to operationalise the WSIS+20 review modalities.
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Consultation on the AI Scientific Panel and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance
As part of the Global Digital Compact process, together with Global Partners Digital we highlight the importance of rights-based processes with meaningful civic participation, when creating mechanisms that shape the future of global AI policy.
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Where to find ECNL at RightsCon 2025?
Join us at the 13th edition of RightsCon in Taipei, the largest global summit on human rights in the digital age.
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Civil society joint brief on the UN Global Digital Compact
ECNL joins Access Now and other CSOs to express our concerns regarding the state of the GDC from a human rights perspective.
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UN Special Rapporteur: State repression of environmental protest and civil disobedience is a major threat to human rights and democracy
Position paper calls on States to ensure that environmental defenders are not penalised, persecuted, or harassed for exercising their rights.
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Pact for the Future: Joint civil society input
ECNL along with signatory organisations calls for the Pact for the Future to center human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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States must respect, protect and facilitate freedom of peaceful assembly and association in digitally-mediated spaces, warn UN and regional mandates
Digital technologies should not be used to unduly restrict civic space online and offline, urge UN and regional human rights experts in joint declaration.
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Our vision for global AI governance – response to UN Tech Envoy
In response to the UN Tech Envoy’s call for papers, we provide input on global AI governance as part of the creation of the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI.
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UN HRC resolutions offer crucial safeguards for civil society in AI-driven digital age
Analysis of two updated Human Rights Council Resolutions shows focus on impact of new tech and AI on human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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