25-11-2025
New explainer for civil society organisations on how they can navigate processes that shape our digital future and human rights.
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As part of the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE), ECNL developed a practical explainer on seven international processes that are crucial for determining the policies and norms that shape the digital future and human rights. Our goal is for civil society to use this material as guidance on how to get involved in such processes and how to make a significant impact and contribution, drawing from past civil society experiences.
The handbook covers the following:
- UN General Assembly, whose resolutions increasingly affect human rights in the digital context;
- UN Human Rights Council mandated to monitor the implementation of human rights treaties, also when the use of technology is involved;
- World Summit on Internet Society (WSIS), a global process aimed at building a people-centric and inclusive Information Society;
- Internet Governance Forum, a crucial space for exchange on the latest challenges to digital human rights;
- UN High-Level Political Forum, a place for discussion on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals;
- UN Open-Ended Working Group on security and the use of information and communication technologies, a forum for dialogue at the intersection of security and communication technologies;
- Freedom Online Coalition, a partnership of over 40 governments dedicated to promoting internet freedom on a global scale.
For each forum or process, we outline upcoming opportunities, explain how to take part, and provide practical tips for engagement and overcoming participation challenges.
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The CADE project is co-funded by the European Union.