GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Ana Brian Nougrères will visit Mauritius from 27 November to 4 December.

The expert will examine privacy issues in relation to data protection, including health data collected during Covid 19, sharing of data across borders and cypersecurity, surveillance (physical and digital), artificial intelligence, privacy concerns in the context of freedom of expression, gender and privacy, and children in the digital age.

In Port Louis, the Special Rapporteur will meet officials from relevant governmental, legislative and judicial institutions, civil society, academia, business and representatives of the international community.

The expert will hold a press conference on Monday 4 December at 12:00 at the Labourdonnais Hotel, Port Louis. Access will be strictly limited to journalists.