Human Rights Roundtable: Debrief on Inter-American Human Rights Commission

When: April 8, 2016 from 9:00am - 11:00am
Where: Public Knowledge 1818 N Street, NW Suite 410 Washington, D.C. 20036

You are invited to an Internet and Human Rights Roundtable on April 8th with delegates from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture and Mexican civil society for a joint debrief on the public hearings being held at the Inter-American Human Right Commission on April 7.

Focus of this first 2016 Roundtable:
 
The Internet’s experience as a global net, since the beginning, has generated paradoxes in relation to the nationally established values and those practiced by application providers. In general, the challenge lies in fundamental civil rights’ balance – such as freedom of expression and personality rights.

This roundtable will layout a series of challenges faced by these two Latin American countries, which will be presented for assessment by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). During this edition of the Human Rights DC Roundtable, the local audience will listen to discussants from both countries and examine similarities, exchanging perspectives and possible collaboration and strategy moving forward.  

This multi-stakeholder roundtable is an informal, off the record opportunity to share information and identify areas for collaboration. This has been a recurring roundtable with a rotating host, and participants include civil society, industry, and government.

More details on hearings:

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) public hearings on April 7th are situated at 1889 F St. NW in Washington, DC:

-Brazil: "Cultural rights and the Internet in Brazil" from 11:30am to 12:30pm;
-Mexico: “Access to Information and Indirect restrictions to Freedom of Expression in Mexico". From 2:00pm to 3:00pm.