The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 45/6, welcomed the first report (A/HRC/45/29) of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, and requested it to implement the recommendations contained therein, including the preparation and submission to the Council thematic studies in the discharge of Expert Mechanism’s mandate. At its 8th session, the EMRTD outlined the thematic studies that it planned to submit to the Human Rights Council during the 2024-2026 cycle, including a study addressing artificial intelligence, regulation and the right to development.
Purpose: To inform the drafting of EMRTD’s thematic study on “Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cultural Rights, and the Right to Development.” This study is part of the Mechanism’s broader mandate to examine emerging global challenges that impact the realisation of the right to development. Input/comments must be received by 30 November 2025 00:00 (Geneva time).