The use of AI systems can impact a range of human rights, with certain issues consistently emerging across contexts. These include risks for: non-discrimination and equality; personal data protection ...

This lack of transparency can undermine accountability in the delivery of social services, especially when individuals are denied benefits or services based on AI decisions. If a person is ...

This part examines the impact of AI systems in key areas of public governance, focusing on its implications for human rights. Drawing on the ECHR and the ESC, and other international instruments where ...

This sector includes activities relating to border control, conditions and modalities of entrance to and removal from the territory of the State, including issuance of visas or other kind of travel ...

The persons participating in the Council of Europe Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs assisting women victims of violence act in their individual capacity and do not represent the Group of ...

Activities within the lifecycle of AI systems must comply with the following principles: Human dignity and individual autonomy, Transparency and oversight, Accountability and ...

This creates heightened risks for data protection and privacy, particularly where sensitive information—such as political opinions or affiliations—is involved. To address these risks, the processing ...

The application of AI system in law enforcement and public security also raises concerns about algorithmic bias leading to discrimination. For example, it has been shown in several cases that bias is ...

[2] See also Articles 15 §1(b) and 2§2 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) on the right of everyone to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its ...

Relevant global and regional governance frameworks include the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). The UNGPs provide for a set of principles that states and businesses ought to ...

Major technological breakthroughs in AI systems have the potential to advance biomedicine and benefit healthcare, yet uncertainty exists about their impact and direction of developments. AI systems ...

Courts and authorities involved in the administration of justice handle and retain personal data, including sensitive data whose misuse could lead to data and privacy breaches and discrimination.[1] ...