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Human Rights in the Era of Automated Decision Making and Predictive Technologies

Leave a Comment / Curated 3, Global, Preparedness, Science & Technology /

Advances in Natural Language Processing and machine learning have made it possible to design predictive models that can be used to assist judicial proceedings. Such technologies transform the legal profession; guaranteeing that this does not disrupt the rule of law, access to justice, fair trial and contestability is a substantial challenge.

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‘The shadow pandemic’: the correlation of COVID-19 measures and domestic violence

Leave a Comment / Gender, Global, Preparedness /

Home may not be a safe place for women. This became all the more evident when domestic violence incidents soared because staying at home was imposed in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. States are obliged to protect women against their abusers during and after the crisis.

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Children’s Rights, COVID-19 and Preparing for Digital Disasters

Leave a Comment / Children, Curated 3, Global, Preparedness, Science & Technology /

Experts have been ringing the alarm bells about children’s privacy online for some time, but the pandemic exacerbated the need to focus on children as right bearers in the digital age. So, what steps need to be taken in order to ensure that children are treated as such and we can build a society resilient to the digital crises of the future?

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Economics and Human Rights Must Work Together to Protect the Most Vulnerable

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Gender, Global, Preparedness /

Economics and human rights have never been close friends. Human rights advocates have rarely engaged with financial systems. Economists, in turn, have rarely considered human right law precepts. However, COVID-19 intensified the need for mutual co-operation to safeguard the most disadvantaged, particularly women, who have suffered disproportionate negative socio-economic impact from the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Restrictions on Reproductive Healthcare: Balancing rights in times of crisis

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Gender, Global, Preparedness /

Containing the spread of COVID-19 means curtailing some human rights. However, questions must be raised when governments allow people to attend large sporting events and sit indoors in restaurants and bars but ban partners from prenatal consultations and childbirth.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Study Highlights Importance of Sex and Gender Inclusivity in Medical Research

Leave a Comment / Alumni Regional Correspondents, Gender, Global, Preparedness /

We need to develop a human rights-based approach to the design and conduct of science. As part of this, it is vital to include a sex/gender perspective in clinical trials and scientific studies, including in the development of new vaccines.

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