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Human rights abuses, transparency, impunity and the Web.

Steven H Miles¹

¹Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. miles001@umn.edu

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|March 18, 2009

Summary

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Human rights advocates leverage the World Wide Web (Web) to expose abuses during the war on terror. While the Web facilitates information sharing, international law needs strengthening for full human rights potential.

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Area of Science:

Human rights law
Digital activism
International relations

Background:

The "war on terror" era presented new challenges for human rights monitoring.
Traditional methods of advocacy faced limitations in the digital age.

Purpose of the Study:

To review how human rights advocates utilize the World Wide Web (Web) to combat human rights abuses.
To assess the impact and potential of the Web as a tool for human rights advocacy.

Main Methods:

Content analysis of online advocacy strategies.
Review of case studies on Web-based human rights reporting and information dissemination.
Examination of the role of digital platforms in challenging government actions.

Main Results:

Advocates use the Web for posting reports, archiving documents, tracking activities, and rapid information dissemination via blogs and news services.
The Web's international, instantaneous, and accessible nature enhances its power as a communication tool.
Dissemination of information has pressured governments, leading to some policy shifts.

Conclusions:

The World Wide Web is a potent tool for human rights advocacy, enabling unprecedented information sharing.
Full realization of the Web's human rights potential requires strengthening international law, particularly regarding declassification of government documents.
Despite increased transparency, core issues like secret detentions and rendition persist.