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Privacy and Access Council of Canada

The voice for privacy and access

Consultation on digital surveillance technologies and human rights

01/Aug/2024

The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is preparing a thematic report focused on the use of digital surveillance technologies in the Americas, highlighting their impact on the right to freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and human rights and the rule of law in general. The report will assess the implications of the surveillance abuses documented over the past years in the region, and will examine existing impediments to transparency, remedy, and non-repetition of misuse. It will explore best practices for establishing public oversight and accountability in digital surveillance that will effectuate the rights implicated, restore public confidence in their protection, and prevent further abuses. In addition, the report will advance inter-American standards and formulate recommendations to States and the private sector to address these challenges.

In this context, the Office of the Special Rapporteur invites States, civil society organizations, journalists and the media, human rights defenders, researchers and academic institutions, and other interested persons to submit information they consider relevant on the subject, particularly those aspects identified in the consultation Questionnaire.

Deadline to respond: August 30, 2024

Send replies to: CIDHexpresion@oas.org

Filed Under: Consultation Tagged With: AI, Consultation, Surveillance

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