Submission of the Citizen Lab (Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto) to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Ms. Dubravka Šimonović

Tags: 2010s CA Human Rights

Published: November 2017

URL: https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Final-UNSRVAG-CitizenLab.pdf

Abstract: This report, submitted to the o the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, details how gender-based violence can be perpetrated through technology and how encryption should be part of the solution to prevent such violence. The report offers case studies of gendered violence in Canada and proposes solutions. Among those solutions, encryption can offer privacy and anonymity to victims, as well as advocates. Finally, the paper offers a policy and legal framework to implement its proposed solutions.