On 29 June 2021, at the 2nd UN Counter-Terrorism Week, the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) delivered a brief statement on the urgency of centering human rights in counter-terrorism (CT) policy and strategy implications for the use of biometrics and other emerging technologies. In the statement, they emphasized that: Emerging technologies have severe human rights impacts, especially on marginalized and vulnerable groups; Civil society representatives are often the first to sound the alarm on human rights abuses related to CT, but are also targeted and harmed by the misuse of CT measures; Despite the international enthusiasm for using transformative technologies in the context of CT, there is inadequate evidence that they are effective for preventing or combating terrorism; The private sector must respect human rights when developing or deploying emerging tech for CT, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Read more here.
Source: ECNL