The plenary session of the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (Inai) pointed out as a “serious setback” the disappearance of the same and legislators were called to carry out a deep and responsible analysis within the framework of the discussion of the constitutional reform regarding administrative simplification that is currently being debated in the Chamber of Deputies.
Adrián Alcalá Méndez, president commissioner of the Inaiwarned that “the remaining hours must be used to the maximum to reflect on the profound implications of this decision, since this not only affects one institution: it affects millions of Mexican men and women, millions of people who, even without being Mexican nationality, daily exercise their right to know, to protect their privacy and to demand accountability from those who make decisions on their behalf.”
Also, he commented that the defense of the organism guarantor is not only about the defense of the Institute, the facilities or a bureaucratic entity, but about “two social conquests hard won by generations of Mexican men and women.”
Furthermore, Alcalá Méndez emphasized that, without clear secondary legislation, there are no guarantees that the transparency and the personal data protection will remain at the same levels.
“For this reason, as president of Inai, who also heads the National Transparency System, I want to endorse the respectful call to legislators to analyze the ruling as closely as possible, to listen to the voices of society in general to build together a future where rights are not threatened, but strengthened,” he said.
They defend the existence of the National Transparency Platform
For her part, Commissioner Norma Julieta del Río Venegas highlighted the importance of the National Transparency Platform, which houses almost 15 million records, and questioned what will happen with this valuable technological tool.
“The initiative does not clarify where the National Transparency Platform would go. The obligations that correspond to the federal Executive Branch would pass, which are 270 authorities, but not the 7,407 authorities obligated today in the National Transparency Platform,” said the official.
Blanca Lilia Ibarra Cadena, also commissioner of Inai, emphasized that the disappearance of the organization would endanger the model of guarantee of human rights that Mexico has built for more than two decades.
“Citizen participation, accountability and evaluation of authorities require mechanisms that guarantee society, in an autonomous and impartial manner. Having timely and accurate information, in addition to the protection of personal data, is vital to guarantee the integrity and free development of the personality of Mexicans,” he stated.
Josefina Román Vergara, commissioner of Inai, closed the position with a reflection on the international standards that the country has assumed. He recalled that Inai presides over the Global Privacy Assembly and the Ibero-American Data Protection Network, which reflects its leadership in the matter.
