United Nations Human Rights Council

Agenda: Addressing digital privacy violations and the erosion of freedom of expression, focusing on creating international frameworks to protect human rights in the digital age and combat state-led cyber surveillance.

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​The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) committee will engage senior delegates from Grades 9 to 12 in a timely and critical exploration of digital rights in an increasingly surveilled world. As governments across the globe expand their digital reach, from China's expansive facial recognition networks to the global fallout of the Pegasus spyware scandal, the erosion of online privacy and freedom of expression has become a defining human rights issue. Delegates will examine how state-led cyber surveillance, social media censorship, and algorithmic manipulation threaten civil liberties, particularly in authoritarian regimes and conflict zones. The agenda challenges participants to develop robust international frameworks that balance national security with the protection of digital freedoms. Drawing on recent controversies like the Twitter Files, the EU’s Digital Services Act, and AI-driven content moderation debates, students will be tasked with crafting principled yet pragmatic policies to uphold human dignity in the digital age.