A thematic report was announced [1] by the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) on the threats to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association caused by digital surveillance. The report was made by a special rapporteur [2].

It highlights the risks that digitalisation poses to people and society.

Notes:

[1] Unmasking the chilling effects of the digital surveillance ecosystem: the erosion of assembly and association rights (A/HRC/62/45), 21 April 2026. The English version of the report is here. There are versions in other languages.
[2] The Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, appointed by the Human Rights Council of the UN.