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Protect privacy and personal data and media – training of Tunisian journalists

On 2, 3 and 4 March 2023 in Tunis, about 90 Tunisian journalists and  professionals from various media – written press, radios, television –  attended 3 workshops on the respect for privacy and personal data in their daily practice.

Under the guidance of trainers who exposed the theory and legal frameworks, international as well as Tunisian, participants had the opportunity to improve their knowledge and to acquire the necessary tools to avoid damages to privacy and personal data in the course of their work. They discussed this topic, which is important for their work during case studies. The living debates testified not only of the interest but also of the importance given to such topic.

Besides the principles set forth by international standards and the requirements of the Tunisian legislation, the trainers detailed the notions of consent, of respect for the privacy of vulnerable persons, of minors but also of public figures, some aspects of the right to image, the media coverage of legal proceedings, etc… on the basis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

These workshops were organised with the collaboration of the Union of Tunisian journalists (SNJT) in the framework of the Council of Europe / European Union joint programme “Support to independent bodies in Tunisia – PAII-T”

Tunis 6 March 2023
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Conference on Convention 108 + as the global privacy standard, building a free data transfer area while preserving human dignity

Conference on Convention 108 + as the global privacy standard, building a free data transfer area while preserving human dignity

Conference on Convention 108 + as the global privacy standard, building a free data transfer area while preserving human dignity

For 40 years, the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data - Convention 108 – has been the only international legally binding instrument on the protection of privacy and personal data. Its modernised version, Convention 108+, helps preserving human dignity while providing an enabling and secure framework to free flow of data. Read more and listen to the views of prominent personalities.

Protecting private life

You go somewhere, you buy something, you apply for a job, you pay your bills : you live... and at each of those moments of your life, your personal information is used, collected, processed. In order to protect your right to private life, with regard to the automatic processing of your personal data, the Council of Europe elaborated the "Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data".

Thirty years after its entry into force, this Convention still remains the only binding international legal instrument in the field, with a potential worldwide scope of application.

Convention 108+ Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data

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Handbook on European data protection law - 2018 edition

Handbook on European data protection law

The rapid development of information technology has exacerbated the need for robust personal data protection, the right to which is safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Safeguarding this important right entails new and significant challenges as technological advances expand the frontiers of areas such as surveillance, communication interception and data storage. This handbook is designed to familiarise legal practitioners not specialised in data protection with this emerging area of the law. It provides an overview of the EU’s and the CoE’s applicable legal frameworks. It also explains key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, it presents hypothetical scenarios that serve as practical illustrations of the diverse issues encountered in this ever-evolving field.

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