International human rights legislation app launches in Vietnam

An app designed to allow users to quickly and easily access and navigate international human rights legislation has launched in Vietnam.

Naomi Neilson • 30 August 2019 • Big Law

The Australian-designed app is a “world first” for mobile, created by Australian Human Rights Commission and LexisNexis. The RightsApp, as a pro bono collaboration, was created in 2017 and has since won multiple awards in social justice categories.

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President of the Australian Human Rights Commission emeritus professor Rosalind Croucher said: “An important step in the realisation of human rights is having language of international human rights instruments available for everyone.”

“This will now be possible through the release of the RightsApp Vietnam.”

Ms Croucher added the app will be “able to put human rights in the hands of many”. It has the support of the Australian government department of foreign affairs and trade.

Managing director of LexisNexis Greg Dickason said: “Advancing the rule of law is one of our most fundamental core values at LexisNexis.

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“We were extremely honoured to have partnered with the commission to develop the RightsApp in 2017 and we are equally honoured today to support the commission in their work to advance the equal and free access of human rights on a global scale.”

In 2018, LexisNexis partnered with the commission on a landmark inquiry into status of rights and freedoms in a technological world affecting artificial intelligence, big data and social media. The model was going to ensure that technologies are able to benefit society and businesses without any of the negative impacts.

At the time, LexisNexis executive director of emerging markets and corporate Myfanwy Wallwork said: “It’s important to understand what rights people have about how their decisions are made using data, and rights people have in knowing what information is being used to make those decisions.”

naomi.neilson@momentummedia.com.au