Content tagged OHCHR
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- Access to Information as a Dimension of Development: Supporting and Enabling Fundamental Human Rights
Meaningful access to information – including access infrastructure, user skills, relevant content, supportive policy frameworks – helps deliver on people’s civil, economic,...
News - 16 March 2021
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital inclusion, Human rights, OHCHR, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Input to Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Fostering Access to Information Held by Public Entities
Access to information lies at the heart of libraries' mission and work, and libraries have a long history of archiving, collecting or helping make accessible publications and data from local...
Publication - 6 March 2021
Tags: Access to information, Democracy, Government information, OHCHR, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Input for Report on Disinformation
IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the...
Publication - 23 February 2021
Tags: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Information literacy, Media literacy, OHCHR, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Media and Information Literacy as a Reponse to Disinformation
IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the human...
News - 23 February 2021
Tags: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, Information literacy, Media literacy, OHCHR, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries and Children’s Right to Privacy: IFLA Submits Comments to OHCHR Call for Inputs
Libraries have a traditional and longstanding commitment to defending the privacy of their users. As institutions that come into contact with children and teens’ data in the course of their...
News - 1 October 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Human rights, OHCHR, Privacy in libraries, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries and Women’s Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Building Awareness, Providing Access to Information and Knowledge
IFLA has submitted a response to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights' call for inputs on women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)....
News - 3 September 2020
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Human rights, OHCHR, Women’s issues, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- IFLA Input to a UN Human Rights Council Report on the Cultural Dimension of the Right to Education
IFLA has prepared a response to the call for submissions by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, highlighting the role libraries play in realising people’s right...
News - 28 February 2020
Tags: OHCHR
- IFLA Input to a Report on New Information Technologies and Racial Equality
IFLA has submitted a response to a call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism concerning the impact of new technologies, sharing experience and...
News - 4 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, non-discrimination, OHCHR, Racial equality, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Libraries and Cultural Diversity: Preserving Heritage, Promoting Dialogue
IFLA has submitted comments to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights on the subject of cultural diversity and human rights. With a responsibility to preserve the heritage of all of...
News - 27 April 2019
Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Multicultural Populations, OHCHR, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- IFLA Submission to Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights
IFLA has submitted comments to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights on the subject of cultural diversity and human rights. With a responsibility to preserve the heritage of...
Publication - 27 April 2019
Tags: Cultural Diversity, Cultural heritage, Multicultural Populations, OHCHR, Reports, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)