Spyware and Suppression in Human Rights

As the UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights from 2017–2023, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin worked closely with activists and civil society organizations enduring significant rights interferences enabled by novel surveillance technologies. Governments today can leverage powerful and sophisticated commercial spyware to suppress journalists, activists, and political dissidents at an immense scale. Please join us this March 4th as Professor Ní Aoláin previews her work in global coordination around this vital and emergent issue at the intersection of technology and human rights.