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ARTICLE · 30 DECEMBER 2021

Human Rights Due Diligences And Impact Assessment For Tech Companies

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As technology leaves its indelible marks on human lives, it impacts human rights as well. Therefore, it is not surprising that tech companies are realising the meaning of the popular phrase...

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Megha Katheria
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The third article in our series on technology businesses and human rights explains human rights due diligences and impact assessments. Other articles can be read  here and  here.

As technology leaves its indelible marks on human lives, it impacts human rights as well. Therefore, it is not surprising that tech companies are realising the meaning of the popular phrase, "with great power comes great responsibility". 

On the one hand, tech companies can play a crucial role in protecting human rights. For instance, identifying the need to protect human rights, Vodafone's Human Rights Policy Statement adopts a "Human Rights by Design" approach to minimise risks to human rights from their products, traditional telecommunication services and emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT).1 But on the other hand, technology can also pose risks to human rights. Facebook's Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) report of Sri Lanka

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