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Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Human Rights
The quality of bringing one into instant involvement with something which is caused by the use of technology, giving rise to a sense of urgency and excitement that is difficult to resist.
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Mobile Devices and the Prevention of Human Rights Violations
Ikbal Maulana (Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6939-8.ch001
Abstract
With mobile devices always in their possession, users can report breaking events, including the violation of human rights perpetrated by states. Mobile devices have given ordinary people the power to acquire and produce any information, which in turn make power more dispersed than before, reducing the power of the states. However, there is a worrying trend, namely, the increasing number of human rights violations by ordinary people. Since human rights violations by a mob are difficult to stop and the violations of human rights have grown out of prejudices, it is better to prevent the spread of prejudices as early as possible. It can be done by counter-mobilization of alternative narratives, and promotion of public awareness that anyone has multiple categories. Promoting mutual interdependence between groups will also reduce prejudices.
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