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Human rights commission urges oversight of tech in Latin American environmental crime

Original: Human rights commission urges oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crime

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling for greater oversight of technology used in connection with environmental crime across Latin America. The appeal, carried widely by US regional newspapers, links surveillance and digital tools to abuses affecting communities and defenders in the region. It renews scrutiny of how governments and companies deploy such technology in environmental enforcement and conflicts over land and resources.

Why now: The region's main human rights body has just issued a public call for oversight, prompting wide media pickup.

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