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Tedic presents 3 upr reports to the United Nations
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 […]
Mental health and digital care practices in times of #COVID19
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 […]
Open knowledge tools for virtual education
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 […]
Online education and the Internet infrastructure in Paraguay
In the context of the health emergency situation, Ministerial Resolution SG 90/2020 of March 10 established measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, which included avoiding the gathering of students in educational spaces. Paraguay, like other countries in the region, decreed a temporary suspension of face-to-face courses, which has since been extended on several […]
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Examining Internet Freedom in Latin America (EXLILA). Country Report: Paraguay
Paraguay experienced state and private surveillance during the military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989). However, the democratic period is not exempt from similar practices or new forms of abusive intrusion into the lives of citizens. This report analyses surveillance and violations of basic rights that continue in this democratic period in Paraguay, in other forms […]
State Communications Surveillance and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Paraguay
This report was drafted in partnership with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We would like to thank Katitza Rodríguez, International Rights Director at EFF, and David Bogado, Latin American Community Development Coordinator at EFF, for leading a substantial revision of this report; and Kim Carlson, EFF, for her editing and formatting work. This report is […]
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Observatorio Antipyrawebs
Es un repositorio en línea y libre que mapea las iniciativas del sector privado, estatal, academia y sociedad civil que se refieren o afectan directa o indirectamente los derechos de las personas en Internet a nivel local y regional. Este espacio permite monitorear diferentes hechos relacionados en medios prensa y redes sociales y artículos de […]
Cyborgfeministas
Cyborgfeministas es un recurso para quienes quieran entender y explorar el punto donde se cruzan el género y las tecnologías. La tecnología no es neutral. Es política. A partir de relaciones desiguales e injustas de poder se diseñan los códigos que gobiernan nuestras vidas. La mayoría de las aplicaciones que usamos, los contenidos que leemos […]
Defensores
El proyecto Defensores se tiene dos componentes, una plataforma web y una aplicación móvil que permiten el registro de casos de tortura en las comisarías y penitenciarías de Paraguay.
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