TEDIC and APC
The joint report presented to the UPR Working Group by TEDIC and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) consists of information broken down into three specific areas. A synthesis of each of them is offered here:
1. The right of women to live without violence: National and international regulations
The promulgation of Law 5777/2016 for the comprehensive protection of women against all forms of violence and the various international commitments signed and ratified by Paraguay related to the issue are highlighted.
2. Online gender-based violence: An invisible problem
The joint report reflects on the breadth of the definition of online violence, based on the work of organisations such as Luchadoras and APC. Reports in Latin America that indicate the need to increase the visibility of violence against women in digital spaces are also mentioned. Based on these precedents, it is pointed out that this problem has not been comprehensively addressed in legislat
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Versión en español de esta declaración disponible aquí. / Vous trouverez la déclaration en français ici.
As international and Latin American organisations working at the intersection of technology and human rights, we firmly reject the violent repression in Colombia in response to the massive social mobilisations which began on 28 April 2021. Militarisation in Colombia’s main cities and the brutal repression on the part of the police and military forces directly threaten human rights and the well-being of civil society in Colombia. The Colombian state has the obligation to adopt the necessary measures to guarantee the rights to freedom of assembly and association and freedom of speech, on the internet and on the streets.
28 April 2021
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In light of the importance of addressing the digital divide in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Sustainable Development Goals, the President of the General Assembly has convened a one-day High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity on 27 April 2021.
In this letter, we call on governments, industry, multilateral institutions, civil society, and international financial institutions to close the digital divide by putting people at the centre of our approach to achieving meaningful connectivity for everyone.
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to accelerate concerted action at all levels to close the digital divide, especially the gender digital gap. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the deep disparities in access to affordable and meaningful connectivity.
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