Comment by Franco Giandana Di Gena

AI tools are supercharging surveillance and suppression of protesters, journalists, human rights defenders, and other communities at risk. We therefore echo calls for the adoption of human rights-centered binding legal standards and global governance mechanisms to regulate digital surveillance technologies and AI, also addressing chilling effects. Third, we call for a halt to the development and use of AI tools that are facilitating violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.