Talk: Lives Under Surveillance: How to reverse control of civic space in the Mediterranean

In recent decades, technological development and digitalization have facilitated the emergence of new surveillance and control techniques that are increasingly widespread and intrusive, posing new challenges to the protection of human rights. This report presents an analysis of how governments and companies in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions use advanced digital surveillance technologies to control and repress civil society, disproportionately affecting migrants, women, and the LGBTIQ+ community. 

This talk will discuss how mass surveillance is used to control and repress civil society, featuring experts from Palestine and Syria. Additionally, the report "Mass Surveillance in the Maghreb and Mashreq: A Critical Analysis to Protect Civil Society Space" (External link) by Observatori de Drets Humans i Empreses a la Mediterrània, NOVACT Observatory and SUDS will be presented. With:

• Carlos Bodoque (ODHE)

• Cèlia Carbonell (IRIDIA)

• Jalal Abukhater (7amleh)

• Hozan Hadi (NEXTEP Organization)

Organized by: Novact, SUDS i Irídia.