Introduction 

Behind the elation of the digital revolution lie several challenges, notably economic, political, environmental and legal. Beyond the merits of digital performance, it is not uncommon to see abuses and fundamental rights violations by people.  Among the most violated rights, we can mention intellectual property and the innocent until proven guilty of the alleged perpetrators of crimes. 

Definition: 

The innocent until proven guilty right is a fundamental principle of criminal law, defined as the right of any person accused of an offence to be deemed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court. 

This article addresses the issue of presumption of innocence by answering the following question: what is the state of the right to presumption of innocence in Mali in the context of the proliferation of social networks? 

Some digital tools to promote human rights: 

The digital revolution is an undeniable advantage for promoting human rights worldwide, and in the Malian context, its contribution to the fight against impunity for human rights abuses and economic crimes remains of great importance. 

Thanks to new communication technologies, journalists, cyber-activists and, in short, citizens can express themselves freely on subjects relating to the life of the city (politics, economics, justice, etc.). They facilitate democratic participation and amplify voices against injustice and economic crime. Therefore, they remain a lever for the exercise of rights and a means of process *.

However, how information is disseminated via digital channels and the lack of knowledge of legal principles are obstacles to its respect by the new media players, who are not qualified to exercise professional journalism in compliance with the relevant rights and duties.  

Thus, infringement of image rights, dignity and honour are common practices in our society of information overconsumption and disastrously liberalized journalism. 

Even if the media have the freedom to question and the duty to publish denials in the event of a violation of the rights of others, it is right to raise two major aspects that contribute to these infringements: 

1. Journalists’ lack of training in human rights issues, 
2. The new configuration of the media is increasingly dominated by influencers who share information like journalists.

Conclusion:

Finally, given the evidence of human rights abuses via social networks, it is important to put in place a legal framework that is robust enough to meet these challenges and to provide journalists with human rights training.