APC welcomes the opportunity to provide input via the call published by the HRC Advisory Committee on the impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realisation of human rights, which aims to collect contributions that will be used in the preparation of a study to be presented to the HRC during its 61st session.
According to HRC Resolution 55/10, the study will seek to review the methods used to disseminate disinformation and will promote tools and approaches to counter these challenges while protecting and reinforcing human rights standards.
This submission follows the questionnaire published by the HRC Advisory Committee as part of the call and addresses the following questions:
- What human rights are impacted the most by disinformation?
- Which forms of disinformation do you consider to be particularly problematic for human rights and why?
- How can some measures to counter disinformation negatively impact human rights’ enjoyment?
- What do you consider to be the social and legal conditions that may contribute to disinformation and to the impact of disinformation?
- Which social groups in vulnerable situations are particularly affected by disinformation?
- What is the role of digitalisation in relation to disinformation? Are there particular technologies you consider relevant and/or problematic in (countering) the dissemination of disinformation (e.g. generative AI)?
- How can the private sector address disinformation?
- What are good practices at the national, regional, or international level to address the negative effects of disinformation on human rights? How can the integrity of the information systems be strengthened?
- What international organization, bodies, or agencies would be in your opinion best placed to tackle disinformation in line with international human rights law?
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