Digital Health and Rights Project

Together with diverse young adults, we use participatory action research to build evidence and shape the future of human rights in the digital age.

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Paying the Costs of Connection

Grounded in the lived experiences of over 300 young adults in four countries, our new participatory action research report highlights the real costs marginalised young people face when seeking health information online.

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AI with Us, Not for Us: Reflections from the AI in Health Africa Conference 2025

The blog reflects on the AI in Health Africa Conference 2025, stressing that AI must be co-created with communities rather than designed for them. Drawing on lessons from the Digital Health and Rights Project, it emphasises the need for digital skills, genuine community involvement, stronger local innovation and youth voices in shaping AI policies.

Putting People and Human Rights First in Digital Health: Checklist 

Putting People and Human Rights First in Digital Health is a practical tool to uphold and advance human rights within health programmes using digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). Designed to help implementers, communities, funders, and civil society in protecting and promoting human rights within digital health interventions, the resource is freely available on the STOPAIDS website.

Paying the Costs of Connection : Vietnam Policy Brief

This brief explores digital health and rights issues, reviews the current policy landscape, identifies gaps, and offers recommendations to internet users—especially young adults living with HIV or from marginalized communities (who are even more vulnerable than they already are, due to the fear of data leak, exposure, stigma, digital divides, and absence of in-person support), as well as government authorities, NGOs, and donors. These recommendations, informed by the study Paying the costs of connection: Human rights of young adults in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam”, conducted by the Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) and funded by Fondation Botnar, aim to ensure young adults can engage safely, responsibly, and meaningfully in the digital space.

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