GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Ana Brian Nougrères, will conduct an official visit to Australia from 8 to 19 August 2024. The expert will examine privacy issues in relation to personal data protection, including health data, sharing of data across borders, cybersecurity, surveillance, oversight mechanisms and remedies, artificial intelligence and privacy concerns of specific groups regarding gender, indigenous people and children in the digital age. The visit takes place at the invitation of the Government. The Special Rapporteur will meet with Federal and State level officials, civil society, academia, business and UN agencies in Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. She will hold a press conference at the conclusion of her visit, on Monday 19 August at 15:00 (local time) at the United Nations Association of Australia, East Melbourne, Victoria, to share her preliminary observations. Access will be strictly limited to accredited journalists. The Special Rapporteur will present her report to the Human Rights Council in March 2025. In July 2021, the Human Rights Council appointed Dr. Ana Brian Nougrères of Uruguay as the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. A Professor of Law, Privacy and ICT at the School of Engineering, University of Montevideo and a Professor of Law, Data Protection and ICT at the School of Law, University of the Republic, Montevideo. She is also a practicing Attorney-at-law and Consultant on data protection. The Special Rapporteurs, Independent Experts and Working Groups are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity. UN Human Rights, country page – https://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/australia For inquiries and media requests, please contact: “Sonia CRONIN, Human Rights Officer, sonia.cronin@un.org For media inquiries related to other UN independent experts please contact Dharisha Indraguptha (dharisha.indraguptha@un.org) Follow news related to the UN’s independent human rights experts on Twitter: @UN_SPExperts. Concerned about the world we live in? Then STAND UP for someone’s rights today. #Standup4humanrights