Supreme Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Folker Turk. Folker Turk: “We cannot allow the technological gap to aggravate inequality” Human rights ~ 60 > one of the key ideas of the Declaration of Human Rights is that all people are born equal, but the world is not yet able to fulfill this promise: people with disabilities continue to face discrimination, dismissal and marginalization everywhere on Earth. This, speaking at a session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, said the chief human rights activist of the UN Folker Turk. & nbsp; Modern technologies open enormous opportunities for people with disabilities, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights noted, but their use is fraught with huge risks. & Amp; nbsp; 60 > “Firstly, digital technologies create a new arena for attacks, they create a new arena for attacks, discrimination and isolation, ”said Folker Turk. – In the digital world, cyberbulling is a dangerous form of violence, it is able to spread very quickly and acts around the clock, enhancing people’s insulation. Cyberbulling is used not only to pursue individuals, but also as a way of manipulating public opinion, turning people with disabilities into scapegoats and accusing them of social problems. ” 62 > 62 ~People with disabilities are often excluded from the development of technology, continued the Supreme Commissioner. Это приводит к тому, что новые программные продукты не учитывают их нужды, что, в свою очередь, увеличивает неравенство и способствует предвзятости мнений.
«Несмотря на усилия таких стран, как Южная Африка, очень ограниченное количество государств привлекает людей с инвалидностью к разработке электронных правительственных программ, что, в частности, It limits their access to health care services and prevents the vote, ”said Folker Türk. According to him, only two percent of the Internet sites are available for everyone, including people with disabilities.
~ 60 > due to low profitability of the company, they do not invest in the most important auxiliary products, such as hearing aircraft and wheelchairs, the High Commissioner said. This enhances the dependence of people with disabilities on unpaid care. Folker Turk emphasized the importance of combating discrimination – both at the individual and public levels. He noted that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities should be ratified and implemented in full. ~ 60 > “We cannot allow the technological gap to aggravate the inequality,” the Supreme Commissioner emphasized. “We must act in accordance with the promise underlying a universal declaration of human rights.” & nbsp;