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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The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration
Through two case studies of migration, this report analyzes the use of migration management technologies by origin countries, the growing influence of destination countries over their decisionmaking, and the human rights risks associated with these uses.
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

Ukrainian Refugees: Forced Displacement Response Goes Fully Digital
Report by Lauren Burke , Catherine Nzuki , Erol Yayboke , and Anastasia Strouboulis — June 23, 2022

The Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in Blockchain
Report by William Crumpler — December 14, 2021

Facing the Risk
Report by Amy K. Lehr and William Crumpler — July 27, 2021
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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 by Erol Yayboke , Marti Flacks , William Brownfield , Badara Ndiaye , Amal El Ouassif , Caterina Rodelli , Ángela Alarcón , and Oscar Chacón — 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 by Marti Flacks , Vera Zakem , Jamie Fly , Daniel Baer , Maria Snegovaya , and Andrew Lohsen — March 29, 2022
Blockchain Technology: Human Rights Risks & Opportunities
Event by Marti Flacks , James Andrew Lewis , William Crumpler , Giulio Coppi , Mariam Turashvili , Trent Larson , and Isabel Ebert — December 15, 2021
The Human Rights Risks and Opportunities in Blockchain
Report by William Crumpler — December 14, 2021
Report Launch: Mapping the Human Rights Risks of Facial Recognition Technology
Event by Marti Flacks , Amy K. Lehr , Grecia Macias , and Steve Crown — July 27, 2021
Facing the Risk
Report by Amy K. Lehr and William Crumpler — July 27, 2021
China's New Era in Techno-Governance
Event by Jude Blanchette , Amy K. Lehr , Josh Chin , Kate O'Keeffe , and Christina Larson — November 6, 2019