HRC34: Why is it important for internet rights?
The Human Rights Council 34th session wrapped up at the end of last month. As we noted in our pre-session briefing, a number of internet-related human rights issues were on the agenda, ranging from a...
View ArticleMetaphors on artificial intelligence help us think through threats to human...
AI is receiving unprecedented global attention, but what are its human rights and social justice implications? APC collaborated with Indonesian illustrator Ellena Ekarahendy to produce a set of visual...
View ArticleTackling gender-based cyber violence against women and girls in Malawi amidst...
Gender-based violence against women and girls remains a global threat to the public health of women and girls during emergencies. As the COVID-19 pandemic deepens the economic and social stress,...
View ArticleMask or muzzle: The impact of COVID-19 measures on digital rights in Kenya
Upon the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Kenya, the government enacted various legislation to deal with the pandemic. While the measures were well intended, the manner in which existing laws...
View ArticleA provisional analysis of the impact of telecommunications policy and...
This article seeks to examine the extent to which national and regional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted on the regime of human rights online. The article also examines the widening...
View ArticleNotes on the 44th session of the Human Rights Council
HRC44 wrapped up on 14 July. The internet and new technologies were in focus to a significant degree, with a number of resolutions, panels and reports touching on the online dimension of human rights....
View Article7amleh: Palestinian civil society coalitions call on Google to put Palestine...
Palestinian civil society denounces Google Maps' digital discrimination against Palestinians, and urges Google to abide by international law and human rights standards including in the case of...
View ArticleCIPESA: Tanzania entrenches digital rights repression amidst COVID-19...
On 17 July, the Tanzania government issued new Electronic and Postal Communications (Online Content) Regulations. These new regulations repress online speech, privacy and access to information.Language...
View ArticleCIPESA: Niger passes new law on interception of communications
In response to national security challenges related to terrorism, ethnic conflict and organised crime, Niger promulgated a new law on the interception of communications, with surveillance implications...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and human rights
APC with members of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition called on authors from the region to develop a series of reports on the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and human...
View ArticleBread&Net event to address digital rights in the new reality
<p>Our member SMEX is hosting its annual Bread&Net event on 1-4 December to address digital rights in the new reality: one that has impacted the digital economy, shifted the conversation...
View ArticlePutting cybersecurity on the rights track
This report is a compilation of the outcomes of the research component of a small project entitled “Putting cybersecurity on the rights track” that the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)...
View ArticleHuman rights online in Africa: New study explores technologies, tactics and...
The African Digital Rights Network has published the first study to compare the digital rights landscapes of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and...
View ArticlePredation or innovation?
This piece is the second in a series where Julia Keseru explores the connection between our online systems and bodily integrity, and the long-term effects of digital innovation on our collective...
View ArticleCloser than ever: Keeping our movements connected and inclusive – The...
This position paper outlines APC's current thinking on the pandemic. It identifies several key, interrelated issues that require attention by governments, the private sector and civil society.
View ArticleNew toolkit offers insights into advocacy around the growing need for privacy...
The toolkit, developed by the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition, offers an overview of relevant national, regional and international mechanisms and a checklist for analysing...
View ArticleInternational civil society organisations demand that the Colombian...
We firmly reject the violent repression in Colombia in response to the massive protests which began on 28 April. The Colombian state has the obligation to adopt the necessary measures to guarantee...
View ArticleAPC statement on the suspension of Twitter services in Nigeria
APC joins in the condemnation of the suspension of Twitter services in Nigeria, and considers that this measure not only limits Nigerian citizens' exercise of their right to access information, but...
View ArticleHuman rights online at the Human Rights Council 47th session
The HRC will hold its 47th session in Geneva from 21 June to 13 July. APC considers the HRC sessions an important opportunity to influence the formulation of international standards on human rights...
View ArticleTEDIC Paraguay: Mass surveillance in the context of state emergency
Unprecedented levels of surveillance, data exploitation, and misinformation are being tested across the world. It is important to examine how these technological solutions will impact democracy at the...
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