Author carrying a rights-based regulatory framework into parliamentary advocacy

David Mejia-Canales

David Mejia-Canales is the credited author of Rights-First: Principles for Digital Platform Regulation, dated 4 October 2024. The Human Rights Law Centre also identifies him as its representative in a public account of parliamentary engagement around digital-platform regulation.

What the records establish

Rights-First acknowledges Mannifera support and contains an express distinction between the author's views and those of HRLC, affiliates and supporters. HRLC's separate engagement account names Mejia-Canales as a representative. That records advocacy activity; it does not identify a governmental advisory appointment or establish adoption of the report's proposed powers and safeguards.

What the records show

David Mejia-CanalesRights-First —4October2024

credited as report author

2024-10-04 – 2024-10-04

Report distinguishes author views from HRLC, affiliates and supporters. Assistance/attendance acknowledgments are not an endorsement register.

David Mejia-CanalesHRLC parliamentary engagement — reportedOctober2024

named representative in HRLC engagement account

Attributed representation, not formal government advisory appointment or evidence of decision authority.

Further reading

Mannifera selection, fiscal authority and the HRLC reform output

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