Session
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: The roundtable session aims to involve participants from all walks of professional life interested in sharing good practices and brainstorming on Role of Standards to ensure safety online and how to advance them through capacity building and multi-stakeholder alliances, building expertise, advocacy skills and a community of will.
The session will offer participants in situ and viewers worldwide a vivid example of advocacy for human rights, a practical show of diversity of approaches and a platform for dialogue. Organisers will present examples of hands-on application of European standards for promoting human right from several complementary angles: promoting gender equality, fighting online hate speech and sexual violence against children, combating discrimination of minority groups, and assessing the potential role of AI in relation to these phenomena. The European approach on these issues is expected to be complemented by presentations from other cultural regions offering a platform of dialogue and mutual understanding.
The session will commence with a short introduction to the Council of Europe standards and how the organisation works with member states and other key stakeholders to implement them, showing some concrete tools and examples.
The introduction will continue with a 40 minute discussion with all participants to explore other examples of tools and practices that seek to enhance multi-stakeholder cooperation to uphold human rights online.
During the session short Menti-meter questions will seek motivate and guide the involve of in-person and online participant. The online moderator will facilitate the online chat session and raise comments in the in-situ meeting or invite online participants to take the floor if technically feasible.
Council of Europe
Octavian Sofransky, Council of Europe, Digital Governance Advisor
Camille Gangloff, Council of Europe, Gender Equality policies
Menno Ettema, Council of Europe, Hate Speech, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence
Charlotte Gilmartin, Council of Europe, Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI)
Naomi Trewinnard, Council of Europe, Sexual violence against children (Lanzarote Convention)
• Camille Gangloff, Council of Europe, Gender Equality policies
• Menno Ettema, Council of Europe, Hate Speech, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence
• Charlotte Gilmartin, Council of Europe, Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI)
• Naomi Trewinnard, Council of Europe, Sexual violence against children (Lanzarote Convention)
Menno Ettema, Council of Europe, Hate Speech, Hate Crime and Artificial Intelligence
Charlotte Gilmartin, Council of Europe, Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI)
Octavian Sofransky, Council of Europe, Digital Governance Advisor
1. No Poverty
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
10. Reduced Inequalities
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Targets: The digital world expands progressively connecting society and individuals, engaging more of their time, and responding to more of their needs. Ensuring respect of human rights online, including the promotion of gender equality, fighting online hate speech and sexual violence against children, combating discrimination of minority groups, and assessing the potential role of AI in relation to these phenomena is crucial. Combined, these efforts contribute to the emergence of a culture of peace and cooperation, conducive to social and economic development. Protecting human rights online has a definite impact on ensuring gender equality and eradicating poverty, providing quality education and reduce inequalities, build sustainable cities and communities, ensure durable peace, effective justice and strong institutions, and harness partnerships for the SDG Goals.