Session
Data Governance & Trust
Data Privacy and Protection
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa
ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA Jeremy Ouma, Assistant Program Officer, Civic Space Article 19 Eastern Africa (Civil Society), Muthuri Kathure, Senior Program Officer, Civic Space Article 19 Eastern Africa (Civil society)
Speakers Muthuri Kathure - ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, Representative of LGBT community in Kenya, Representative of the Intersex Persons Implementation Coordination Committee
Muthuri Kathure - ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa
Jeremy Ouma
Jeremy Ouma
10. Reduced Inequalities
10.2
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
16.3
16.6
16.7
16.9
Targets: This session contributes to SDG 10, namely to reduce inequality within and among countries and specifically target 10.2 to promote universal social, economic and political inclusion. This session aims to not only raise awareness of data protection in the context of SOGI rights by different stakeholders but it also provides recommendations to data controllers and processors, and SOGI human rights defenders as well as practical tools to ensure the safe and compliant processing of SOGI data in both public and private sectors to ensure the inclusion of minority and marginalized communities in social, economic and political spheres irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or other status.
The session will begin with an introduction of the 3 speakers with each speaker given 2 minutes; then followed by 4 minutes for the moderator to give brief remarks about the issues we intend to discuss during the session; the first speaker will then present the findings of the SOGI brief within 7 minutes and the other two speakers will each get 7 minutes to share their experiences; the audience will then get 14 minutes to pose questions to the speakers and/or give comments.
In Kenya, discriminatory laws, homophobic utterances from public officials, coupled with inadequate response from authorities when handling cases of violence against LGBTQ+ people, enable and incite the culture of homophobia and transphobia and tolerance for discrimination and abuse against them. When considering the processing of sexual orientation and gender identity data, it is therefore important to assess factors that pose risks for both data subjects and controllers/processors. ARTICLE 19 will be launching a brief on the processing of this data. Together with other panelists, we will reflect on the processing of SOGI data in the Kenyan context to not only raise awareness of data protection in the context of SOGI by different stakeholders but also explore the collection, use of this data and its processing in Kenya vis-à-vis national, regional and international frameworks; the practice and lived experience of special groups in Kenya; discuss ideas for addressing the gaps in the processing and management of sensitive personal data; and concrete steps towards ensuring the safe and compliant processing of SOGI data in both public and private sectors.
The session will be designed so that participants both online and in-person can participate. We will have an on-site moderator and a couple on-site speakers as well as speakers who will participate virtually. We will also have a virtual moderator who will be assisting the main moderator so that any engagement online can be acknowledged. The hybrid nature of the event will allow a more diverse pool of participants to join in the conversation from around the world. We will also be using social media to promote the session and broadcast the session to a wider audience, including those who might not be able to participate at the time of the session. The session will be designed so that participants both online and in-person can participate. We will have an on-site moderator and a couple on-site speakers as well as speakers who will participate virtually. We will also have a virtual moderator who will be assisting the main moderator so that any engagement online can be acknowledged. The hybrid nature of the event will allow a more diverse pool of participants to join in the conversation from around the world. We will also be using social media to promote the session and broadcast the session to a wider audience, including those who might not be able to participate at the time of the session.