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Human rights in the digital age: Making digital technology work for human rights

This report is about the seventh Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion VII), organised by the Governments of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and the Universal Rights Group (URG), in with the Permanent Missions of Fiji, Iceland, Mexico, the Seychelles and Thailand. It was held on 3-4 December 2020 and considered the topic: ‘Human rights in the digital age: Making digital technology work for human rights.’ In particular, the Glion VII digital retreat and its four preparatory policy dialogues held in Geneva and New York looked at making digital technology work for freedom of expression and access to information; making digital technology work for equality and non-discrimination, including in the area of economic, social and cultural rights; and making digital technology work for civil and political rights, democracy and elections.