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Human rights commission urges oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crime
The commission said satellite internet, drones and social media are helping criminal networks coordinate illegal mining and intimidate Indigenous communities.
- On Tuesday, the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights urged governments to strengthen oversight of technology used by criminal organizations in Latin America to facilitate illegal mining and logging.
- Criminal networks are exploiting satellite internet, drones, and online platforms to coordinate logistics, monitor territories, and market toxic substances, according to the human rights office.
- Public prosecutors documented 108 TikTok posts advertising mercury for illegal gold mining, accumulating more than 5.8 million views, while researchers recorded about 670 incidents involving weaponized drones across Latin America since 2018.
- The statement coincides with a United Nations conference in Vienna, where governments are considering an agreement targeting environmental crimes, as Indigenous representatives demand stronger international action against criminal networks threatening their lands.
- REDESCA urged tech and telecommunications companies to assess whether services could be diverted to illicit groups, emphasizing that governments must bear primary responsibility for protecting remote areas despite community-led monitoring benefits.
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Human rights commission urges oversight of technology used in Latin American environmental crime
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A human rights commission called for stronger oversight of technologies being used by criminal organizations in Latin America, saying satellite internet, drones and online platforms are
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A human rights commission called on Tuesday for stricter monitoring of the technologies used by criminal organizations in Latin America, ensuring that the use of tools such as the satellite internet, drones and online platforms helps support illegal mining and other activities that put forest areas and remote communities at risk.
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