{"id":12587,"date":"2020-02-13T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tedic.org\/?p=12587"},"modified":"2022-10-25T00:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T03:44:31","slug":"submission-to-the-special-rapporteurship-on-economic-social-cultural-and-environmental-rights-escer-of-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-iachr-regarding-the-situation-of-escer-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedic.org\/en\/submission-to-the-special-rapporteurship-on-economic-social-cultural-and-environmental-rights-escer-of-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-iachr-regarding-the-situation-of-escer-in-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Submission to the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (ESCER) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regarding the situation of ESCER in the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TEDIC, InternetLab, Derechos Digitales, Fundaci\u00f3n \nKarisma, Dejusticia, Asociaci\u00f3n por los Derechos Civiles and Privacy \nInternationalwelcome the call made<\/a>\n by the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and \nEnvironmental Rights (ESCER) of the Inter-American Commission on Human \nRights (IACHR) to inform the preparation of the Annual Report of the \nESCER for the year 2019, which will be presented to the Organization of \nAmerican States (OAS) during 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This submission aims to outline developments from \naround the region as they relate to key areas of concern observed by the\n co-submitters in relation to the progressive realisation of Economic, \nSocial, Cultural and Environmental Rights (ESCER), in particular with \nregards to the use of data and technology in relation to the access and \nenjoyment of these rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The use of technology and data in the realisation \nof economic, social, cultural and environmental rights raises some key \nconcerns in relation to, among others,  the protection, respect and \npromotion of the right to privacy as provided for under Article 11 of \nthe American Convention on Human Rights, Article 17 of the International\n Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 12 of the Universal \nDeclaration of Human Rights. As the systems being deployed interfere \nwith individuals\u2019 privacy, they need to comply with the principle of \nlegality and be necessary and proportionate to the legitimate aim they \nare trying to achieve. Beyond the failure to protect individuals and \ntheir data as they interact with the systems put in place, these also \nhave implications for non-discrimination and equality<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his annual report to the UN General Assembly on digital welfare states and human rights<\/a>,\n the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human \nrights presented three observations which, as highlighted by the areas \nof concern outlined in this submission, must also be taken into account \nby the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and \nEnvironmental Rights (ESCER) including that governments were risking of \n\u201cstumbling, zombie-like, into a digital welfare dystopia\u201d, that \u201cbig \ntechnology companies (frequently referred to as \u201cbig tech\u201d) operate in \nan almost human rights-free zone\u201d, and that \u201cinstead of obsessing about \nfraud, cost savings, sanctions, and market-driven definitions of \nefficiency, the starting point should be on how welfare budgets could be\n transformed through technology to ensure a higher standard of living \nfor the vulnerable and disadvantaged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no question that technology can help \ngovernments to address their obligations to realise economic, social, \ncultural and environmental rights and some of the key challenges they \nface in doing so to ensure individuals and communities live with \ndignity, but safeguards and due process guarantees need to be taken into\n account from the outset in order to identify and mitigate risks, and \nprovide access to redress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This first call from the Special Rapporteurship on \nEconomic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights is an important \nfirst step which provides the opportunity to map out the current \npanorama of the current situation of the ESCER in the region.  We hope \nthat it will lead to further concrete actions to address the issues \nraised in this submission and to call for measures to be taken by \ngovernments, industry, and other third parties to ensure the respect, \npromotion and protection of economic, social, cultural and environmental\n rights in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A strong stand against data exploitation is \nessential to challenge current power dynamics, to ensure people\u2019s \ndignity and autonomy, and to prevent further violations of fundamental \nrights and freedoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the full document here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original text of https:\/\/www.privacyinternational.org <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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