Have your say in the AI regulation debate! Deadline – May 9, 2021
ECNL supports civil society engagement through a written guide on how to answer CAHAI consultation survey and a workshop series on AI and human rights.
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C.A.H.A.I.: Committed Activists Help AI regulation in Moldova
ECNL demystifies what AI is, how it may impact human rights and whether you need tech background to participate in discussions about its regulation.
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ECNL goes MozFest 2021: intersection of digital technologies and civic freedoms
Our participation at the Mozilla Festival is crucial for ECNL to engage with the broader AI and tech communities about our work on protecting civic freedoms online and offline.
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Evaluating the risk of AI systems to human rights from a tier-based approach
European Commission should consider risks of AI systems within a rights-based framework - as risks they pose to human rights, rule of law and democracy.
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Protecting Civil Society in Global Counterterrorism: FATF Leads the Way, UN Should Follow
ECNL's article in Just Security on how the UN counter-terrorism architecture can learn from FATF approaches.
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Georgia: Restrictive measures against coronavirus remain in force
New report shows the impact of discriminatory approaches and emergency measures on civic freedoms between December 2020 – February 2021.
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Joint response to EU Commission consultation on the Rule of Law Report 2021
Upcoming annual reports should include a dedicated section on civic space and recognize it as a core pillar of the rule of law system.
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A win in Ukraine: push back against attempts to limit CSOs’ right to participation
Restrictive drafts on lobbying are turned down from the Parliament’s agenda.
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Security measures on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic restrict civic freedoms
Combating the pandemic triggered more securitised responses from states- to the detriment of human rights and further restricted civic space.
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