Cognitive liberty is not currently recognized as a human right by any
   international human rights treaty.^[1][11] While [2]freedom of
   thought is recognized by Article 18 of the [3]Universal Declaration of
   Human Rights (UDHR), freedom of thought can be distinguished from
   cognitive liberty in that the former is concerned with protecting an
   individual's freedom to think whatever they want, whereas cognitive
   liberty is concerned with protecting an individual's freedom to
   think however they want.^[4][29] Cognitive liberty seeks to protect an
   individual's right to determine their own state of mind and be free
   from external control over their state of mind, rather than just
   protecting the content of an individuals’ thoughts.^[5][30] It has been
   suggested that the lack of protection of cognitive liberty in previous
   human rights instruments was due to the relative lack of technology
   capable of directly interfering with mental autonomy at the time the
   core human rights treaties were created.^[6][21]

References

   1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_liberty#cite_note-Bublitz_and_Merkel,_60-11
   2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_thought
   3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
   4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_liberty#cite_note-29
   5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_liberty#cite_note-Boire,_Part_II-30
   6. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_liberty#cite_note-Boire,_Part_I-21