Background

In the context of the UN Secretary-General’s request to OHCHR to provide practical recommendations and guidance regarding the use of digital technologies in border governance (A/HRC/54/81), and OHCHR’s mandate to promote and protect the human rights of all people on the move and to provide guidance and technical assistance to Member States and other stakeholders, OHCHR has conducted research and outreach to develop a set of Draft Principles and Guidelines. They are informed, also by the OHCHR/University of Essex research study entitled ‘Digital Border Governance: a Human Rights Based Approach’ (2023) and the body of work OHCHR has been carrying out on digital technologies and human rights. 

Draft for comments

• Draft Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights-Based Digital Border Governance