As part of our Antivirus series, and with the support of APC, we held our first virtual party, which was a great success. We enjoyed ourselves the best way: among drinks, food and good music. Almost 150 people, connected not only from Paraguay but from several countries, such as Guatemala, Ecuador, Brazil, Uruguay and others, […]
In recent years, TEDIC has carried out several actions on the implementation of electronic voting in Paraguay, with special focus on concerns about the implications of implementing this technology in the casting of votes in the electoral system, and its impact on the democratic system. Among these actions, this year TEDIC invited three experts to […]
The Belén Whittingslow Case reflects the current situation of online gender violence and illustrates the lack of judicial independence and access to justice in Paraguay. Belén denounced her teacher Cristian Kriskovich for sexual harassment and ended up applying for refugee status in Uruguay after being persecuted in Paraguay. It is relevant to state that Cristian […]
This month of November marks the inauguration of the legal clinic on digital rights organized by TEDIC and the Law School of the National University of Asunción (UNA). The clinic comes about as a TEDIC initiative within the framework of the actions carried out to make visible the need for Paraguay to have a comprehensive […]
“La Violencia Digital Es Real” (Digital Violence Is Real) is a campaign promoted by TEDIC that seeks to put online gender violence on the spotlight, sensitize about it and generate public discussion, through the website violenciadigital.tedic.org, social media platforms and advocacy actions. Digital (or online) gender violence exists today and is perpetrated, instigated or aggravated […]
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a UN international mechanism that periodically examines the Human Rights performance of Paraguay and all 193 UN Member States. The Working Group of the UN-UPR, composed of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47 Members States, studies reports made by civil organizations and performs a review of each country once […]
Much has changed in recent months, and very abruptly. We spend much more time between our four walls than we would normally choose to spend. People who have children face suddenly the added task of finding out what to do with them all day long, caring for them and helping them to go through these […]
Paraguay’s educational context leaves much to be desired and now, due to the current COVID-19 health emergency and the subsequent suspension of face-to-face courses, schools and institutions find themselves proposing distance education alternatives. This new challenge adds up to a panorama that was already loaded with other challenges, such as the lack of Internet connectivity […]
This research presented by Paloma Lara Castro was carried out within the Global Network Initiative Fellowship and was published originally here. Emergency laws have historically been used to legitimize and amplify mass surveillance and control. Many countries have declared states of emergency to respond more effectively to the coronavirus pandemic, including Paraguay. As a GNI-Internews […]
The judicial investigation of the murder of young liberal Rodrigo Quintana at the headquarters of the Liberal Party exposed the implication of high leaders of the political power. The lawyers for the complaint insist that call logs can be used as evidence to clarify who gave the order to enter the party’s premises in the […]
