#UNGA79 Side event on the human rights implications of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in the administration of justice

Organised by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in collaboration with Austria and supported by Canada, Colombia, UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, and Penal Reform International. 

This side event will provide an opportunity to present the Secretary-General’s report on the human rights implications of digital technologies and artificial intelligence in the administration of justice during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. While the report refers to digital technologies’ potential to contribute to improving access to justice, it also analysis the potential to negatively impact numerous human rights, notably in the administration of criminal justice, and the disproportionate impact such technologies have on those in vulnerable situations. Read the report here: https://tinyurl.com/DigitalTechinAoJ

  • 14 October 2024, 13:15 – 14:45 EDT
  • In-person side event 
  • Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, 633 3rd Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10017  
  • RSVP to new-york-ov@bmeia.gv.at by Friday, 11 October, 13:00

Opening remarks:

  • Stefan Pretterhofer, Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria Geneva 

Moderation:

  • Oliver Gruenbacher, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Austria

Speakers: 

  • Kate Fox Principi, Rule of Law Section, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
  • Angela Vigil, Executive Director, Baker McKenzie
  • Wendy O’Brien, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
  • James Kilgore, Director, Advocacy and Outreach, First Followers Re-entry Program
    An experience of electronic monitoring (online)
  • Rafael Yuste, Chairman, Neurorights foundation