IV.
2.
To support periodic meetings of officials responsible for the penitentiary and prison
policies of the OAS member states and the establishment of an Internet information
system on such policies, as recommended at the first meeting of the officials.
3.
That the States, through their participation in the meetings of penitentiary and prison
authorities, promote penitentiary strategies and policies, based on respect for human
rights, and that contribute to reducing overcrowding in prisons. To this end, the
States will promote modernization of prison infrastructure and extend the functions
of rehabilitation and social integration of the individual, by improving conditions of
detention and studying new penitentiary standards.
CYBER-CRIME
Under this topic, REMJA-V recommends as follows:
1.
To express its satisfaction with the results of the Initial Meeting of the Group of
Governmental Experts on Cyber-Crime, held at OAS headquarters on June 23 and
24, 2003, in keeping with a REMJA-IV decision.
2.
To adopt the recommendations of the Group of Governmental Experts (document
OEA/Ser.K/XXXIV.5 REMJA-V/doc.5/04) and to ask it, through its Chair, to report
to the next meeting of REMJA on the progress made regarding said
recommendations.
3.
To support consideration of the recommendations made by the Group of
Governmental Experts at its initial meeting as the REMJA contribution to the
development of the Inter-American Strategy to Combat Threats to Cybersecurity,
referred to in OAS General Assembly resolution AG/RES. 1939 /XXXIII-O/03), and
to ask the Group, through its Chair, to continue to support the preparation of the
Strategy.
4.
That international training on cybercrime be provided to the States of the OAS that
request it and that the States of the OAS in general consider the possibility of
allocating resources to guarantee delivery of this training.
5.
That the Member States participate in the technical meetings of the Group of
Governmental Experts on Cyber-Crime so that future challenges can clearly be
understood throughout the hemisphere.
6.
That Member States, in the context of the expert group, review mechanisms to
facilitate broad and efficient cooperation among themselves to combat cybercrime
and study, when possible, the development of technical and legal capacity to join the
24/7 network established by the G8 to assist in cybercrime investigations.
7.
To the extent possible, Member States ensure that differences in the definition of
offenses do not impede the efficiency of cooperation through mutual legal and
judicial assistance and extradition.