UN Reports Citing Citizen Lab Submissions Published
Two UN reports citing Citizen Lab cover digital risks to defenders and unregulated cybermercenaries.
Citizen Lab said two United Nations reports to which it submitted recommendations were published in September 2026. A report from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights assesses risks to human rights defenders from digital technologies, cites Citizen Lab reports, and summarizes a Citizen Lab submission. A second report from the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries draws on Citizen Lab research to assess human-rights impacts of cybermercenaries and highlights the absence of clear regulation in cyberspace.
- Two UN reports citing Citizen Lab were published in September 2026.
- One assesses digital-technology risks to human rights defenders.
- The other covers cybermercenaries and missing cyberspace regulation.
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Date Published
September 22, 2026
Two UN reports that the Citizen Lab submitted recommendations to have been published this month.
One report, from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, assesses risks to human rights defenders arising from the use of digital technologies and highlights initiatives to improve their protection. It cites Citizen Lab reports and summarizes a Citizen Lab submission.
The second report, from the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, draws on Citizen Lab research to assess the human rights impacts of cybermercenaries and underscores the absence of clear regulation in cyberspace.
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