From Principles to Practice: Introducing an AI-Powered Human Rights Due Diligence Tool for Digital Development

Date and Time: Thursday, 18 June 2026 · 15:00–17:00 CEST 
Venue: Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, Gamay Room · Rue des Tanneurs 60A, 1000 Brussels 
Co-organised by Global Partners Digital, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and GIZ

Digital development is reshaping lives, but are we sure it's not causing harm along the way? From biased algorithms to unchecked surveillance, the harms and human rights risks of digital projects are growing faster than our ability to assess them. Existing due diligence approaches are complex, fragmented, underused, or simply don't fit how donors and implementers actually work.

Tech Harms Check is a new AI-powered tool designed to help identify tech harms in digital programming. Co-developed by a multi-stakeholder working group, it makes human rights due diligence practical, accessible, and embeddable into the systems and workflows you already use. The tool launches in Summer 2026, and this workshop is your chance to preview and shape it.

In two hours, you will:

• See the tool in action ahead of its launch
• Participate in hands-on exercises using real-world scenarios
• Explore how it can be adapted to your own context and workflows
• Give feedback that directly shapes the final product
• Connect with peers across the donor and implementer community.

This is a co-design moment. Whether you're a donor, implementer, or digital rights advocate, your experience and expertise will directly influence what gets built and how useful it is for you.

Please register using this form: https://forms.gle/cuchL59JaqEy5ETS7