Rights and Health in the Digital Age

In the digital era, human rights face emerging challenges and opportunities that directly affect health, dignity, and well-being. This MOOC, entitled “Rights and Health in the Digital Era: Protection and Advocacy,” offers a structured learning pathway through the core concepts of digital human rights, their international legal and normative frameworks, their intersections with digital health, and advocacy strategies for their protection. Through interactive tools, case studies, and multimedia resources, the course aims to strengthen critical understanding and practical capacities among individuals and communities navigating digital opportunities and risks, contributing to the promotion of more just, safe, and equitable digital environments. Grounded in Global South perspectives and community-based experiences, the MOOC invites learners to engage in the collective, participatory, and transformative defense of human rights in the digital sphere

• Recognize and analyze digital rights as human rights and their health implications
• Explore international principles and legal developments in digital rights and health
• Analyze case studies to identify advocacy strategies for digital rights violations
• Identify digital security tools for privacy protection and their limitations

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities