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It is not new that the trade agenda is advancing over the rights agenda. Digital-related aspects have not been exempt from this dynamic, but some recent developments in international geopolitics made the last Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) a critical forum for discussions on the subject. Despite the many expectations surrounding the revision of measures that historically limit the action of States in the area of electronic commerce, the final decision was to maintain the status quo and, thus, to continue perpetuating historical inequalities.

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is deeply rooted in patriarchal systems. It is not an isolated phenomenon but a continuum of gender-based violence in society, where online and offline manifestations complement and reflect each other. The development of comprehensive policies with a human rights perspective is urgent in order to generate systemic changes.

This past July, the second annual report by the Open-ended Working Group on security of information at the UN was approved; in an agenda crowded with multilateral meetings, it emerges as a new forum for geopolitical conflicts that could affect all of cyberspace.