Technology and Human Rights
The Human Rights Initiative considers both the promise and threat that technology poses for human rights and how it impacts civil society
Research examines how governments can deploy technology to serve national security and foreign policy interests in a more rights-respecting manner, and the responsibility of technology companies to carry out adequate due diligence on customers and users of their products.
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Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Opening Remarks
CSIS's Marti Flacks delivered opening remarks as CSIS commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Transcript — December 6, 2023

Export Controls and Human Rights: An Emerging Technology Agenda
Commentary by Emily Benson and Catharine Mouradian — November 29, 2023

The Right to Be Left Alone: Privacy in a Rapidly Changing World
Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — November 29, 2023

Cyber Scamming as a New Destination for Human Trafficking Victims
Critical Questions by Lauren Burke Liam Hamama and Marti Flacks — August 17, 2023

The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration
Report by Marti Flacks Erol Yayboke Lauren Burke and Anastasia Strouboulis — March 6, 2023
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Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Event — December 6, 2023
Progress and Possibility: Reflecting on 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Opening Remarks
Transcript — December 6, 2023
The Right to Be Left Alone: Privacy in a Rapidly Changing World
Commentary by Caitlin Chin-Rothmann — November 29, 2023
Export Controls and Human Rights: An Emerging Technology Agenda
Commentary by Emily Benson and Catharine Mouradian — November 29, 2023
Cyber Scamming as a New Destination for Human Trafficking Victims
Critical Questions by Lauren Burke Liam Hamama and Marti Flacks — August 17, 2023
The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration
Report by Marti Flacks Erol Yayboke Lauren Burke and Anastasia Strouboulis — March 6, 2023
Addressing Fragility in Libya Means Protecting Migrant Rights
Commentary by Lauren Burke and Erol Yayboke — February 27, 2023
Promise and Peril: Migration Management Technologies in West Africa and Central America
Event — February 22, 2023
Ukrainian Refugees: Forced Displacement Response Goes Fully Digital
Report by Lauren Burke Catherine Nzuki Erol Yayboke and Anastasia Strouboulis — June 23, 2022
Russia’s Crackdown on Independent Media and Access to Information Online
Event — March 29, 2022