TTC-美国-欧盟贸易和技术理事会联合声明.pptxVIP

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Annex VI Conclusions on Working Group 6 – Misuse of Technology Threatening Security and Human Rights The aim of this working group is to combat arbitrary or unlawful surveillance, work to protect human rights defenders against online threats, explore building effective mechanism to respond to Internet shutdowns and increase transatlantic cooperation to address information manipulation while upholding freedom of expression and privacy rights. Russia’s further aggression against Ukraine was premeditated and has led to some of the gravest violations of international humanitarian law and abuses of international human rights law on the European continent in over 70 years. These recent developments underline the importance of our close collaboration on countering the systematic use of such activities by Russia as well as protecting human rights defenders against online threats; combating internet shutdowns and network disruptions; and responding to arbitrary or unlawful surveillance. For this purpose, the working group operates in four different work strands to further reinforce collaboration and make progress on each priority goals. We intend to engage multilaterally, including with and within the United Nations, in particular the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (“OHCHR”) and UN Special Procedures, as well as other stakeholders: Combatting arbitrary or unlawful surveillance: To strengthen the global awareness of jurisdictions’ obligations to refrain from the arbitrary or unlawful use of surveillance products or services and to promote businesses’ respect for human rights, focused on companies that engage in transactions with products or services with surveillance capabilities. Protecting human rights defenders online: To identify and mitigate online threats faced by human rights defenders, including harassment, smear campaigns, and censorship, and their impacts offline; to raise global awar