Comment: why the migrants’ rights sector should care about big data

Last month, UN special rapporteur on racism Professor Tendayi Achiume raised concerns about the impact of digital technologies on human rights. Achiume’s comments come at a time when governments are relying more and more on digital tools to control migration.

In the UK, we’ve already seen the government use data for the surveillance and control of migrants and refugees as part of its hostile environment measures to deter irregular migrants. This has had a detrimental effect on the migrant population, causing people to avoid using health care services and reporting crime for fear of arrest, detention or deportation.

The use of new technologies in migration management raises a number of issues. As Petra Molnar of the University of Toronto has written: “The way that technology is used is a useful lens through which to highlight State practices and raise questions about democracy, power and accountability”. In this context, how can migrants’ rights organisations best protect the rights and interests of their clients?

Continue reading on the Free Movement website: https://www.freemovement.org.uk/why-the-migrants-rights-sector-should-care-about-big-data/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-migrants-rights-sector-should-care-about-big-data&mc_cid=cba3041aa0&mc_eid=b72b4a153a


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