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Human Rights in Digital World

Introduction

According to the United Nations, Human Rights is defined a rights that belongs to every human beings regardless of sex, religion, race, language, nationality, ethnicity, any other characteristics. And everyone of entitled to their Human Rights with no discrimination.

In terms of Human Rights in the Digital world, the Internet has been an open open platform for people’s voices to be heard, to express their insights towards events such as human rights violation, and much more. And it also facilitates open communication, which leads to easier and faster delivery of information. There are definitely opportunities, risks, and challenges that technology represents in the struggle for human rights. Potential risks and challenges that use of technology can bring are possibility for hackers to commit fraud, identity theft, and negative comments/behaviors on the web.

We live in a generation that is defined by technology.Technology is omnipresent and an integral part of our lives. In this modern society today, we are surrounded by technologies, in fact we are so glued to technology that it’s probably not even an inch away from your bodies right now. We use and take advantage of technology everyday which ranges from a smartphone to a very sophisticated technology which brings pictures to your TV, helps you navigate, ensures your safety, and much more, which is a satellite. Technology has done several good things to this world. Advancement in technology has made our lives much easier than ever. Although technology makes our lives better and easier, especially the networking aspect of it, we give up our digital privacy every time we swipe our fingers through the glassy surface of our electronic devices.

History of Human Rights (United States)

• July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence states "all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
• 1791: Bill of Rights guarantees rights to citizens, such as freedom of speech, assemble, and worship and also protecting citizens against cruel and unusual punishments.
• 1830: Indian Removal Act is signed by President Andrew Jackson.
• 1848: One Hundred men & Women sign the Seneca Falls Declaration, which proclaimed equal social, civil, and religious rights to women.
• 1863: President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which helped end slavery in the United States.
• 1918: The Sedition Act is passed by the congress.
• 1945: United Nations is established.
• 1948: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are adopted
• 1954: Supreme court rules racial segregation in school is unconstitutional (Brown vs. Board of Education).
• 1964: Martil Luther King, Jr wins Nobel peace prize. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is also passed.

Human Rights Around the World (Some of the least free countries around the world)

• Syria
• Saudi Arabia
• China
• North Korea

Digital Rights around the world

• China: According to The Washington Post, Google had recently designed a censored search engine exclusively for China.
  • Here are some of China's policies in terms of Digital rights
    • China recently banned Initial Coin Offering
    • Centralized Mobile Payment: Forced sharing of transaction data with commercial banks
    • Any online activity standing against communist party is illegal
    • The entire Internet/or all form (s) of online data is subject to surveillance under China’s security apparatus
    • Virtual Private Network (VPN) is banned in china
• North Korea: Similarly to China, everything is censored
  • Only the few (people higher up) see the real internet
• United States of America: No censorship, unless otherwise notified
  • Free and open
  • Freedom of speech
  • Citizens are free from unnecessary censorship
  • Right to privacy