By Baekkwan Park Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. You can follow the HRBDT project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
Month: December 2016
By Luiza Drummond Veado and Cecilia Grillo Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. Global Infographics: Inequality in Numbers – Sur UN expert calls for concerted action to guarantee rights for persons with disabilities – […]
By Baekkwan Park Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. You can follow the HRBDT project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Carmel Williams Although Dr Nathan Lea’s professional career focuses on the role and governance of information systems and technology in health, his motivation and passion for the somewhat geeky field comes from personal experience. Diagnosed at the age of five as having diabetes, Nathan has seen the technology to monitor and manage blood sugar […]
By Ruth Lister & Paul Hunt Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Compass. Human rights are central to understanding – and arresting – the rise in right-wing populism. Farage, Trump, Le Pen and their fellow travellers gain strength from the poverty, inequality and unfairness experienced by millions of working and middle class families. Their […]
By Luiza Drummond Veado and Cecilia Grillo Each week students at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepare an overview of the past week’s human rights related news stories from around the world. The Human Rights Centre blog marked Human Rights Day (10 December 2016) with a blog post from the director […]
By Lorna McGregor Today we mark International Human Rights Day. In the UK, as globally, it has been a bad year for human rights. The rise in overt racism, xenophobia and intolerance is the clearest illustration of this. Where ‘human rights’ have received airtime, they have often been portrayed negatively. This is illustrated by years […]
By Baekkwan Park Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. You can follow the HRBDT project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
Co-authored by the following members of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex: Munira Ali, Acting Project Officer; Lorna McGregor, Director; Daragh Murray, Blog Editor; Patricia Palacios Zuloaga, Director, Human Rights Centre Clinic; Sir Nigel Rodley, Chair; Clara Sandoval, Acting Director (2017); Ahmed Shaheed, Deputy Director. Editors Note: This blog originally appeared on EJIL:Talk! This post also […]
Editor’s note: This post forms part of a larger series addressing key issues related to human rights, technology & big data. New data streams present great opportunities. They are revolutionising how we work every day. Improved Internet and mobile phone connections have changed how we order a taxi, how we book a hotel, how we watch television. […]
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