Volume 3 No 2
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Editorial committee
Frans Viljoen
Convening editor
University of Pretoria
Mike Hayes
Co-editor
Mahidol University
Veronica Gomez
Co-editor
University of San Martin
Diego Lopez
Co-editor
University of San Martin
Isabeau de Meyer
Editorial assistant
University of Pretoria
International editorial advisory board
Juan Pablo Alban
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Marco Borraccetti
University of Bologna
Vahan Bournazian
Yerevan State University
Nancy Cardinaux
University of Buenos Aires
Mudar Kassis
Birzeit University, Palestine
Asim Mujkic
University of Sarajevo
Esther Damalie Naggita-Musoke
Makerere University
Gerd Oberleitner
University of Graz
Sriprapha Petcharamesree
Mahidol University
Greeta Sangroula
Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Contents
Editorial of special focus: The impact of new technologies on human rights
by Diego Lopez & Veronica Gomez
Articles
The right to development and internet shutdowns: Assessing the role of information and communications technology in democratic development Africa
by Deborah Mburu Nyokabi, Naa Diallo, Nozizwe W Ntesang,Thomas Kagiso White & Tomiwa IIori
Are smart walls smart solutions? The impact of technologically-charged borders on human rights in Europe
by Bronagh Kieran, Fuensanta Amoros Cascales, Laura Thomi & Meredith Veit
Online assemblies between freedom and order: Practices in South-East Europe
by Andrea Jovanović, Edo Kanlić, David Savić, Goran Stanić & Kristina Ćendić
Big Brother in the Middle East and North Africa: The expansion of imported surveillance technologies and their supportive legislation
by Ola El-Ashy, Ilaria Maroni, Hazem Mizyed, Razan Nammar & Mohammed Al-Maskati
The impact of new information and communication technologies on the enjoyment of human rights in Latin America
by Andrea Arriola, Felipe Rivadeneira, Carlos Guzman, Mailen García & Claudio Nash
Dystopia is now: Digital authoritarianism and human rights in Asia
by Mark Anthony V Ambay III, Neha Gauchan, Mahesti Hasanah & Numfon K Jaiwong
Sustaining human rights in the era of new technologies: Case studies of Armenia, Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic
by Aisuluu Abdubachaeva, Kristina Vavrik, Karen Ayvazyan, Mariam Mkrtchyan & Yuriy Nosik
Recent regional developments
Selected developments in human rights and democracy in 2018: Migration and asylum in Europe
by Lorenzo Durante Viola, Cristina Pugnale, Federica Russo,Tamara Siwczyk & Paloma Torres Lopez
Selected developments in human rights and democratisation during 2018: Could it have been worse? Mixed messages for democracy and human rights in the Asia Pacific
by Ravi Prakash Vyas, Mike Hayes, Nanang lndra Kurniawan & Longgina Novadona Bayo
Child protection and EU cooperation between Eastern Partnership countries during 2018, with focus on Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine
by Mariam Muradyan
Recent developments in sub-Saharan Africa during 2018
by Ashwanee Budoo, Adem Abebe, Stephen Buabeng-Baidoo & Henok Ashagrey
Democracy and human rights developments in South East Europe during 2018
by by Odeta Berberi
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Global Campus Human Rights Journal, Volume 3 No 2
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This is the fifth issue of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal. It consists of two parts. The first part provides a special focus on ‘technology and human rights’, an area of growing interest and concern. In seven ... -
Editorial
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This is the fifth issue of the Global Campus Human Rights Journal. It consists of two parts. The first part provides a special focus on ‘technology and human rights’, an area of growing interest and concern. In seven ... -
Editorial of special focus: The impact of new technologies on human rights
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The profusion of new technologies and of information and communication technologies in many aspects of individual and collective life is one of the defining features of our times. The advancement of new technologies in ... -
The right to development and internet shutdowns: Assessing the role of information and communications technology in democratic development in Africa
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The right to development is generally assessed as an all-inclusive right. It is regarded as a rallying right in which all other rights are mostly realised. The progressive nature of the right to development in realising ... -
Are smart walls smart solutions? The impact of technologically-charged borders on human rights in Europe
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This article reviews new technologies on the external border of the European Union, and the human rights ramifications of these developments. It utilises a multi-disciplinary approach, writing on the emerging ... -
Online assemblies between freedom and order: Practices in South-East Europe
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This article approaches the question of whose interests the internet serves through the prism of online assemblies in the South-East Europe (SEE) region. In order to answer this question, the article uses four connected ... -
Big Brother in the Middle-East and North Africa: The expansion of imported surveillance technologies and their supportive legislation
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The article analyses digital surveillance companies and the possibilities that technology makes available to oppressive regimes: from monitoring centres facilitating mass surveillance on all telecommunications, to firewalls ... -
The impact of new information and communication technologies on the enjoyment of human rights in Latin America
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)New information and communication technologies pose different and diverse challenges to the enjoyment of human rights in Latin America. This article presents a number of case studies on challenges and opportunities connected ... -
Dystopia is now: Digital authoritarianism and human rights in Asia
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The advent of new information and communication technologies has opened up new economic opportunities, heightened the availability of information, and expanded access to education and health knowledge and services. These ... -
Sustaining human rights in the era of new technologies: Case studies of Armenia, Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)The development of new technologies and innovation is meant to enhance accessibility and make life easier. Due to the fast pace of development, the response of countries to new technologies is crucial to ensure ... -
Selected developments in human rights and democracy in 2018: Migration and asylum in Europe
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)2018 marks a milestone year with respect to the socio-legal and political aspects surrounding the issue of migration due to the adoption of the two Global Compacts (the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact ... -
Selected developments in human rights and democratisation during 2018: Could it have been worse? Mixed messages around democracy and human rights in the Asia Pacific
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)During 2018 the downward slide in human rights and democracy across the Asia Pacific region was slowed down, but not reversed. Many of the concerns gripping the region, such as the treatment of the Rohingya by the Myanmar ... -
Child protection and EU cooperation between Eastern Partnership countries during 2018, with a focus on Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This is a brief overview of progress and challenges in three Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries during 2018. The first part of the article analyses the commitments and obligations of three EaP countries under the ... -
Recent developments in sub-Saharan Africa during 2018
(Global Campus of Human Rights, 2019)This article highlights selected developments in democracy and human rights in Africa during 2018. While highlighting the progress that Africa has made in relation to democracy in countries such as Ethiopia, Angola, ... -
Democracy and human rights developments in Southeast Europe during 2018
(2019)This article provides an overview of the developments in democracy and human rights during 2018 in the countries of Southeast Europe, focusing on nine countries. Different reports have revealed that the Southeastern ...
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