#ICT4HR: Using information and communication technologies to protect human rights

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ISHR is pleased to co-sponsor an event with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote and protect human rights. The event will take place on 19 June, from 10.30 - 12.00 in room XVII, Palais des Nations.

The event will follow the presentation by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of his report on the use of ICTs for the protection of the right to life. The discussion is intended to sensitise those working at the Human Rights Council to the potential of this dynamic and growing field, with which official international mechanisms need to engage. It will also offer an opportunity for participants to highlight the challenges presented by new technologies and to consider the limitations of digital human rights work.

Panelists:

• Christof Heyns - Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
• Maryam al-Khawaja - Co-Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights and ISHR Board member
• Josh Lyons - Satellite Imagery Analyst at Human Rights Watch
• Kelly Matheson - Senior Programme Manager at WITNESS
• Félim McMahon - Digital Investigator at the Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
• Tanya O’Carroll - Adviser to the Technology and Human Rights Team at Amnesty International

Download the event flyer here.

For those unable to attend, we invite you to follow the event on Twitter through @ISHRGlobal and via the hashtag #ICT4HR.

Photo: Flickr/Tim Caynes