The Digital Security Lab has published its annual report “Human Rights in the Digital Dimension. 2024”. This report provides an overview of the state of human rights protection in the digital environment under the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion and Ukraine’s obligations to harmonize its national legislation with EU law as of 2024. The analysis focuses on measures to ensure:
- access to the internet (Section 1) as a prerequisite for the realization of digital rights;
- the protection of freedom of expression and media freedom online (Section 2);
- the protection of personal data and privacy in the digital environment (Section 3).
The report also explores the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on human rights and measures that can be introduced to prevent potential violations and mitigate associated risks (Section 4).
The final section examines the influence of digital technologies on the right to free elections, particularly through the lens of political advertising regulation.
Future annual reports will expand the scope of research to include the impact of digitalization on other fundamental human rights. The report contains detailed recommendations for reforming national legislation and taking other necessary measures to fulfill human rights obligations in the online environment.
These recommendations are based on the conducted analysis, as well as on international treaties to which Ukraine is a party, recommendations and resolutions of the Council of Europe, case law of the European Court of Human Rights, UN recommendations, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and other EU legal acts whose implementation is a prerequisite for Ukraine’s European integration.
Full report: Human Rights in the Digital Dimension 2024
This report was compiled as a part of the project “Human Rights in the Digital Dimension: Compliance with International Obligations and an Action Plan on the Path to the EU” with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. It’s content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.