Part 2: Practitioner Guidance for Human Rights-Based AI Governance (Americas/EMEA)

Lindsey works at the intersection of technology and human rights, helping both tech and non-tech companies identify and address human rights impacts associated with the development and use of technology and effectively incorporate business and human rights practices. Her focus areas include content governance, end-use risks of tech products and services, and the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies.

Prior to joining BSR, Lindsey worked with digital rights organization Access Now to drive the conversation on the human rights implications of AI. As part of this, she wrote the foundational report Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Lindsey previously worked at Internews, implementing a large portfolio of internet freedom projects across Latin America, which focused on equipping journalists and human rights defenders with digital security skills and defending the free and open internet. Lindsey has worked and lived across Latin America and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Lindsey holds a Master’s in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Recent Insights From Lindsey Andersen

• Human Rights Across the Generative AI Value Chain / February 25, 2025 / Reports
• Effective Engagement with Technology Companies / May 23, 2024 / Reports
• A Business Guide to Responsible and Sustainable AI / March 27, 2024 / Insights+
• A Human Rights Assessment of the Generative AI Value Chain / February 9, 2024 / Blog
• A Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Tech Coalition’s Lantern Program / November 7, 2023 / Blog

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Hannah works with companies that develop and deploy technology to integrate human rights-based approaches into their policies, products, and strategies. She specializes in conducting human rights due diligence on emerging technologies, such as generative AI, affective tech, facial recognition, and surveillance, and in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to children in digital environments.

She has worked extensively with companies to prepare for and comply with human rights-related regulatory requirements in alignment with the OECD Guidelines and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This includes conducting and reviewing risk assessments under the EU Digital Services Act and the UK's Online Safety Act, as well as preparing for forthcoming obligations under the EU AI Act, CSDDD, and CSRD.

Prior to joining BSR, Hannah worked at the Skoll Foundation and spent several years working in anti-human trafficking. 

Hannah holds a Master’s in NGOs and Development with a specialization in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan.

Recent Insights From Hannah Darnton

• Harnessing AI in Sustainability: Emerging Use Cases / September 17, 2025 / Reports
• Human Rights Across the Generative AI Value Chain / February 25, 2025 / Reports
• Child Rights Impact Assessments in Relation to the Digital Environment / January 30, 2025 / Reports
• The Human Rights Impacts of AI / June 4, 2024 / Audio
• The EU AI Act: 11 Recommendations for Business / May 21, 2024 / Blog

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