The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a guidance note identifying six principles for a human rights-based approach to data collection, to support monitoring of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read it here.
Keywords: How to use Enabling Technology for Human Rights, Data Collection, Data Disaggregation, United Nations, Human Rights Office, OHCHR, Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Agenda 2030
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Ford Foundation’s memo identifies parallels between the development of the two fields, drawing useful lessons with an eye to shaping best practices.
Christof Heyns & Thomas Probert speak about the benefits of information and communication technologies in the protection of human rights, while also highlighting the new and evolving threats that come with the digital age.
The topics discussed include data and privacy, inequality and worker’s rights.