"When public security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies neglect or harm settled rights in the name of national security or public order, they too become a threat. Tolerating rights violations creates the dire situation that the Freedom of Expression Special Rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights thoroughly analyzed in his about the serious impacts of digital surveillance on freedom of expression in the Americas."
Poor accountability, weak control mechanisms, and insufficient legal frameworks have enabled systematic human rights violations in the Americas, with victims lacking consistent remedies or reparation. Essential guarantees and measures are needed to prevent repeated surveillance abuses across the region. A guide compiles privacy, data protection, and access to information guarantees from the Inter-American Human Rights System and provides actionable guidance for governments. It outlines safeguards and institutional measures to protect individuals, including rules, parameters, and standards to counter harmful practices and trends. As national and public security concerns rise, digital surveillance is increasingly normalized and treated as protection, but arbitrary surveillance cannot provide real protection. When security and intelligence agencies neglect or harm established rights under national security claims, they become threats, and tolerating violations worsens impacts on freedom of expression. Many states have ratified the American Convention on Human Rights, so the guidance reflects international human rights obligations.
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