Session
IP.rec
Juan Carlos Lara, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group Mariana Canto, IP.rec, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group Michel Roberto de Souza, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group
Juan Carlos Lara, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group Mariana Canto, IP.rec, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group Michel Roberto de Souza, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group
Juan Carlos Lara, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group
Mariana Canto, IP.rec, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group
Michel Roberto de Souza, Derechos Digitales, civil society, Latin American and Caribbean Group
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Targets: The publication that originates this panel proposal intends to expose the different risks in the legislative, executive and judicial branches for the use and development of technologies with encryption in the region. Therefore, the report intended to map the state of freedoms on the use of encryption in the region and to offer a thermometer on the exercise of rights related to the full use of encryption, such as freedom of expression, opinion, expression and association, security and protection of data all necessary for the strengthening of peace, justice and democratic institutions. In this way, our main goal is to offer the necessary inputs for advocacy actions on situations that alert to restrictions on the civil use of encryption, as well as to encourage new research on the subject with a Latin American perspective. Additionally, the reports provide a profile of good practices in the legal protection of encryption as well as in the use and development of software and devices with cryptographic features by and for communities of activists, journalists and human rights defenders. We also aim to positively influence public policy makers and civil society sectors to initiate and/or strengthen actions that encourage ownership of cryptographic solutions in the region and a strong and secure infrastructure for countries. As a result, the project aims to create a published precedent that reflects the status of the guarantee of human rights related to the use of encryption in Latin America.
The format will be a dialogue between "Regional report on policies and freedoms in the use of encryption in Latin America" organizers André Ramiro, Mariana Canto and Michel Roberto de Souza and a small panel of authors, specifically responding to questions based on their reports and addressing thematic elements related to the context of their countries. There will also be a question and answer period during which all authors will be able to engage in a discussion with each other and the public, answering questions about their reports.
The session intends to launch the report "Regional report on policies and freedoms in the use of encryption in Latin America''. The outcome of a project organized by IP.rec and Derechos Digitales that aimed to develop the publication of a documentary report on the state of public and private policies, as well as the level of freedom on the use of technologies with encryption in Latin America. This involves the articulation and convening of different rapporteurs in strategic countries in the region, including activists, journalists, organizations dedicated to the defense of human rights in the context of new technologies, as well as academics and researchers as specialists necessary for the construction of a contemporary panorama on the state of laws and judicial decisions related to the subject, as well as political facts and contexts of interest whose report is necessary for the composition of the intended mosaic. As we expect a fairly high participation rate from among the authors of the 7 country reports in this edition of the Internet Governance Forum, each author will be invited to make a brief introduction to their research to ensure everyone is given the opportunity to make a contribution, whether in person or online. By starting the session with a brief interview format between the organizers and a small panel of authors (questions will be shared in advance), we hope to stimulate discussion among all participants on the context, impacts and opportunities related to encryption in Latin America. Other reports published by IP.rec and Derechos Digitales on the matter: https://ip.rec.br/publicacao/o-mosaico-legislativo-da-criptografia-no-b… https://ip.rec.br/publicacao/decalogo-de-recomendacoes-sobre-direitos-d… https://www.derechosdigitales.org/tag/cifrado/
In order to ensure active participation for both online and on-site participants, moderators will take an inclusive approach during the discussion and the question period, meaning participants online will be invited to turn on their cameras while they are speaking and moderators will closely monitor online chats for questions and inputs. If the IGF platform allows, we will engage professional live interpreters in English, as well as closed captioning in English to encourage language diversity and for speakers and listeners to have a choice of their preferred language.