In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, addresses the human rights challenges and consequences of the development, use and transfer of new technologies in the context of counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism. The Special Rapporteur acknowledges the capacity of new technologies to positively transform lives and enhance the full realization of human rights, equality and dignity for human beings, and the significant potential new technologies have for addressing human rights lacunae for the most marginalized and vulnerable. Regrettably, at the same time, new technologies are being misused worldwide to restrict and violate human rights.