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SUMMARY:United Nations General Assembly 79th Session (UNGA79)
DESCRIPTION:Venue: United Nations Headquarters & surrounding  New York City area\, New York\, USA (and virtual) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) will start on Tuesday 10 September 2024. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday 24 September 2024 through to Monday 30 September 2024.  \n\n\n\nThis year\, the highly anticipated Summit of the Future will be held during UNGA79 with Summit of the Future Action Days on Friday 20 September and Saturday 21 September\, followed by an official Heads of State and Government summit on Sunday 22 September and Monday 23 September\, 2024. The Summit aims to address “the critical challenges and gaps in global governance exposed by recent global shocks.” The Summit will adopt three agreements: a Pact for the Future\, Global Digital Compact\, and Declaration on Future Generations. Access Now has been actively following the Global Digital Compact process. For more information view our FAQ on the Global Digital Compact.  \n\n\n\nBelow are some of the public events Access Now will be joining at UNGA79 2024. Follow the link below to the official United Nations website for the registration process\, and to confirm time\, date and locations of sessions\, which may change. High-level debates will be livestreamed on UN Web TV. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration details\n\n\n\nAdd To Calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 19 September \n\n\n\n\n\nGlobal Digital Compact Civil Society Strategic Discussion Space \n\n\n\nThursday 19 September\, 2024 (08:00 – 12:00 EDT)\, Scandinavian House  \n\n\n\nIn preparation for the finalization of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) this event aims to provide space for civil society organizations to critically discuss the final text and engage in strategic discussion around the implementation and follow-up of the GDC. This is an opportunity to align agendas on cross-cutting progressive issues and coordinate efforts across regions and themes. \n\n\n\nThe side event is coordinated by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)\, IT for Change\, Equality Now\, Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi)\, Women at the Table/ <A+> Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms\, Pollicy\, Derechos Digitales\, Women Rights Online\, UN Women and UNFPA.  \n\n\n\nThe side event will be held in English.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister here to attend in person\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday 21 September\n\n\n\n\n\nA Digital Future For All  \n\n\n\nSaturday 21 September\, 2024 (10:30-17:00 EDT)\, United Nations Headquarters ECOSOC Chamber \n\n\n\nThis full day session is co-convened by the Office of the Special Envoy on Technology (OSET)\, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)\, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and “will bring forward-looking commitments from all stakeholders to harness innovation\, science and data in a more inclusive\, safe and sustainable manner” as part of the digital track of the Summit of the Future. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a More Secure\, Inclusive\, and Resilient World \n\n\n\nSaturday 21 September\, 2024 (11:15-12:30 EDT)\, United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 2  \n\n\n\nThe Pact for the Future and Global Digital Compact offer an important opportunity to ensure that Digital Public Goods (DPGs) and Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are able to shape our digital world for the public good. This event will spotlight success stories and explore how DPGs and DPIs can ensure that people around the world have a say in how technology is developed and governed\, bridge digital divides\, empower communities\, and advance Sustainable Development Goals. The event will also tackle governance challenges and map a path toward a globally inclusive digital future.  \n\n\n\nThis side event is co-sponsored by the UN Member State Delegations of Mexico\, Poland\, and Germany\, as well as the organizations Access Now (featuring Marianne Díaz Hernández as speaker)\, TUM Think Tank\, Network of Centers\, Wikimedia Deutschland\, Wikimedia Czech Republic\, and Wikimedia Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Critical Role of Human Rights in Realizing the Pact for the Future  \n\n\n\nSaturday 21 September\, 2024 (13:00-14:15 EDT)\, United Nations Headquarters Conference Room 2  \n\n\n\nThis side event will discuss the value of human rights in achieving sustainable development\, peace\, and security\, and in ensuring the effective enjoyment of all human rights by all. It will showcase concrete applications of human rights as a bridge-builder between the people and the institutions of the State in a range of areas\, including addressing inequalities\, tackling discrimination\, and confronting new and emerging challenges. \n\n\n\nThis side event is co-organized by the UN Human Rights Office\, Costa Rica\, South Africa\, the European Union\, Action for Sustainable Development\, and CIVICUS. Further information\, including the Concept Note of the event\, will be shared in due course and posted on the OHCHR website. \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 23 September\n\n\n\n\n\nWar\, famine\, and satellites: Connecting the dots of the humanitarian impact of shutdowns in Sudan \n\n\n\nMonday 23 September\, 2024 (10:00-11:00 EDT)\, Access Now Office (and virtual)  \n\n\n\nA preventable\, human-caused famine is unfolding in Sudan\, and internet shutdowns are playing a direct role. With peace negotiations failing\, humanitarian access efforts center on getting food into territories controlled by warring parties. With this event\, we aim to supplement those crucial negotiations by exploring telecommunications and the role of digital connectivity in advancing peace and humanitarian access.  \n\n\n\nThis expert discussion session alongside UNGA 79 would highlight the work of GISA\, presenting findings from their briefing “Digital Lifelines: How Internet Connectivity Enables Vital Aid in Sudan.” The report is the result of the Sudan Crisis Response project\, launched to enhance communication resilience for local humanitarian actors\, journalists\, and human rights defenders\, and also tested a variety of connectivity solutions including low earth orbit satellites (LEOs). \n\n\n\n\nWatch here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 25 September \n\n\n\n\n\nForeign Policy Tech Forum: Accelerating Global Connectivity and Progress Toward the SDGs  \n\n\n\nWednesday 25 September\, 2024 (08:30 – 10:30 EDT)\, Rockefeller Plaza and Virtual  \n\n\n\nAs emerging technologies reshape global dynamics\, policymakers are tasked with developing robust frameworks that can keep pace\, ensuring that innovation and technology advance the public good. They\, along with industry\, finance\, development\, and civil society\, must navigate the complexities of supporting equitable growth\, managing evolving threats\, and addressing critical issues such as AI ethics\, digital sovereignty\, cybersecurity\, biosecurity\, and more.   \n\n\n\nThis year’s forum will explore how advanced technologies can foster greater connectivity and prosperity\, emphasizing the crucial role of science\, biotech\, technology\, and innovation (STI) within the UN framework. Through a series of panel discussions and one-on-one conversations\, the FP Tech Forum @ UNGA79 will take a candid look at the state of technology\, increasing global fragmentation\, and the steps necessary to mitigate risks and leverage technology for material progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/unga79/
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SUMMARY:Prolonged shutdowns: An analysis of the silenced voices in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
DESCRIPTION:Following the outbreak of conflict between the Amhara Fano and the Ethiopian military in the spring of 2023\, the Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency and implemented a telecommunication blackout in the Amhara region starting in August 2023. These shutdowns have raised significant concerns about their impact on human rights\, economic development\, access to information\, and civil society’s ability to function. The Amhara region\, already facing challenges related to conflict\, poverty\, and displacement\, has been further impacted by these restrictions on digital communication. The broader conflict in Northern Ethiopia\, initially concentrated in Tigray but later spreading to Amhara\, has exacerbated vulnerabilities and limited the capacity of local communities to respond to the crises. \n\n\n\nThis webinar seeks to explore the multifaceted consequences of internet shutdowns in the Amhara region\, providing a platform for experts\, activists\, and scholars to share insights\, experiences\, and strategies for mitigating these impacts. The discussion will focus on the human rights\, socio-economic\, and political implications of shutdowns\, as well as potential pathways for ensuring that digital rights are respected even in times of crisis. \n\n\n\nObjectives \n\n\n\n\nTo Highlight Access Now’s research outputs and Amhara Association of America’s (AAA) investigative reports on the situation on the ground.\n\n\n\nTo analyze the socio-economic impact of internet shutdowns in the Amhara region\, focusing on how these measures affect local businesses\, education\, and public services.\n\n\n\nTo discuss the human rights implications of internet shutdowns\, including the suppression of freedom of expression\, access to information\, and the ability to work.\n\n\n\nTo explore strategies for advocating against these shutdowns and appealing the government to restore full connectivity in the region.\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\nHenok Abebe – Human Rights Researcher and Advocate\n\n\n\nHone Mandefro Belaye – Advocacy Director\, Amhara Association of America\n\n\n\nDr. Yohannes Enyew Ayalew – Academic and Digital Human Rights Researcher\n\n\n\nAgerie\, Program Coordinator for Africa \n\n\n\nKulsuma Nur\, Researcher\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Felicia Anthonio\, #KeepItOn Campaign Manager\, Access Now \n\n\n\nX handles: \n\n\n\n\nHone Mandefro @HoMan99\n\n\n\nYohannes Eneyew Ayalew @yeayalew\n\n\n\nAmhara Association of Amhara Association of America(AAA) የዐማራ ማህበር በአሜሪካ @AAA_Amhara\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/keepiton-amhara-ethiopia/
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SUMMARY:Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression
DESCRIPTION:Saudi Arabia has a longstanding record of human rights violations\, and in recent years\, its digital authoritarianism has escalated to unprecedented and dangerous levels\, including repression of free speech\, persecution of human rights defenders\, and severe restrictions on access to information. While the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024 aims to promote multi-stakeholder and critical discussions on digital rights and the future of the internet\, the decision to host the forum in a country with such egregious human rights violations and no civic space has raised grave concerns among civil society and activists about their ability to safely and meaningfully participate in the IGF discussions\, with calls for a change of the host country and some organizations opting to boycott the event. \n\n\n\nWhile the Saudi authorities weaponize international fora such as the IGF to promote a facade of tolerance and progress and to white-wash their abuses\, it is more critical than shed light on the country’s rising digital repression. In response\, this event will bring together Saudi activists\, human rights organizations\, and digital rights advocates to examine the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia. It will highlight the ethical concerns surrounding IGF 2024 and amplify the voices calling for the protection of human rights in digital spaces\, particularly in countries with a history of abuses. \n\n\n\nObjectives \n\n\n\n\nRaise awareness about the human rights crisis in Saudi Arabia\, with a particular focus on digital repression including the escalating crackdown on freedom of expression online\, surveillance and the use of spyware to target activists and dissidents\, and the persecution and arbitrary detention of activists and journalists.\n\n\n\nExamine the ethical implications of hosting the IGF in Saudi Arabia and discuss the paths forward to an inclusive IGF where civil society members can safely and meaningfully participate in important discussions about the future of the internet\n\n\n\nAmplify the voices of Saudi activists and human rights defenders directly impacted by the regime’s policies.\n\n\n\nMobilize international solidarity and explore how the global community can advocate for greater accountability for Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations\, especially as IGF 2024 approaches.\n\n\n\nDefining short-term and long-term plans for actions taken up by all stakeholders to bring about a peaceful change in the Kingdom.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\nYahya Assiri – Saudi Arabian human rights activist (ALQST)\n\n\n\nMichael Page – Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division (HRW)\n\n\n\nDr. Hala Al-Dosari – Saudi human rights activist\, scholar\, and writer\n\n\n\nAreej Al-Sadhan – Saudi human rights activist sister of political detainee Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Marwa Fatafta\, MENA Policy and Advocacy Director  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/igf-2024/
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SUMMARY:Lanzamiento del informe "Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio" de la Coalición latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia
DESCRIPTION:La Coalición latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia te invita este 18 de diciembre – día Internacional de la Persona Migrante – al lanzamiento del informe “Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio. Un diagnóstico sobre la vigilancia\, protección de datos y seguridad digital en lugares de acogida de personas migrantes en México. Basado en testimonios.” \n\n\n\nEl miércoles 18 de diciembre a las 9 AM (hora México) tendremos un evento en línea de lanzamiento\, dirigido a investigadores\, organizaciones\, personas y grupos con interés en aprender más sobre la protección de los derechos digitales y la seguridad digital de albergues\, refugios y lugares de acogida de personas migrantes en México. \n\n\n\nSobre el informe \n\n\n\nEl informe brinda hallazgos obtenidos de los testimonios de diez albergues distribuidos a lo largo del norte\, centro y sur de México. Es el resultado de una evaluación de riesgos relacionadas a prácticas de vigilancia y la vulneración de datos personales en contexto migratorio de México\, así como de medidas de seguridad para mitigarlos.  \n\n\n\nEste informe busca facilitar información basándose en las experiencias de las personas que brindan apoyo en terreno a las personas en tránsito\, y sugerir rutas de acción para un futuro trabajo colaborativo\, donde se puedan atender las necesidades identificadas. \n\n\n\nSobre la Coalición #MigrarSinVigilancia \n\n\n\nLa coalición #MigrarSinVigilancia está conformada actualmente por más de 30 organizaciones de la  sociedad civil organizada con presencia en América Latina. Funciona como un frente común para resguardar los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes a partir de la protección de sus datos personales. \n\n\n\nLa coalición es apartidista\, inclusiva y sin fines de lucro. Más información en: https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/migrarsinvigilancia/  \n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\n\nXimena Mendieta\, Asesora de proyectos en el área de Investigación\, Centro LATAM Digital\n\n\n\nÁngela Alarcón\, LAC Campaigner\, Access Now\n\n\n\nKathy Kruger\, Coordinadora del Programa de Niños No Acompañados\, Al Otro Lado.\n\n\n\nSantiago Narváez\, Oficial de investigación\, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSi te lo perdiste\, acá lo puedes ver\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizado por: \n\n\n\nCoalición Latinoamericana
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/lanzamiento-informe-migrarsinvigilancia/
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SUMMARY:RightsCon 2025\, Taipei and online
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Taipei International Convention Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach year\, RightsCon convenes business leaders\, policy makers\, general counsels\, government representatives\, technologists\, academics\, journalists\, and human rights advocates from around the world to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology.  In engaging fireside chats\, hands-on workshops\, strategic roundtables\, private meetings\, and a lively exhibition space\, RightsCon is where a global movement comes together to build strategies and drive forward change toward a more free\, open\, and connected digital world. \n\n\n\nOver the past 12 years\, RightsCon has rotated to key hubs around the world\, including San José\, Tunis\, Toronto\, Brussels\, Rio de Janeiro\, Manila\, and San Francisco\, and grown\, both in size and in scope to meet the evolving needs of a movement.  \n\n\n\nFor its 13th edition\, we’re excited to host RightsCon 2025 in Taipei and online from February 24 to 27. As a leading democracy in the region\, Taiwan is recognized globally for the freest online environment and greatest human freedom in Asia\, a whole-of-society approach to human rights\, and a vibrant civil society community. As the routine location of large-scale international events\, coupled with the rapidly growing presence of international NGOs and global tech companies\, we look forward to hosting our first summit in East Asia in Taipei and returning to the Asia Pacific region after a decade. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\nAdd To Calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/rightscon-2025/
LOCATION:Taipei International Convention Center
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SUMMARY:Situation of Press Freedom in Tunisia
DESCRIPTION:In September 2022\, Tunisia adopted its first cybercrime law\, which diverges significantly from international standards due to its inclusion of content-based offenses and disproportionate sanctions. Article 24 of the law criminalizes the sharing\, sending\, or publishing of false information\, defamatory content\, or other forms of expression using vague and overly broad language. It imposes severe penalties ranging from 5 to 10 years in prison\, raising serious concerns about its impact on freedom of expression.   \n\n\n\nArticle 24 has been widely used as a legal tool to prosecute journalists\, lawyers\, and human rights defenders\, contributing to the suppression of media diversity\, encouraging self-censorship\, and discouraging public engagement in democratic debate.   \n\n\n\nOne panel will focus on the recent legislative proposal to amend the cybercrime decree\, exploring how to align it with international standards and instruments such as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the UN Cybercrime Treaty\, which is expected to open for signatures later this year.   \n\n\n\nAnother panel will examine the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence\, with a focus on how journalists and media outlets can leverage AI tools while safeguarding journalistic ethics\, copyright protections\, and other fundamental rights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/unesco-wpfd-2025-event-3/
LOCATION:Hotel Golden Tulip Mechtel\, Tunis\, Tunisia
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250505T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250505T180000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
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SUMMARY:Strategic Workshop of the DSA Human Rights Alliance
DESCRIPTION:With shrinking civic space\, limited funding\, and a general democratic decline in the EU and beyond\, at-risk communities\, including HRDs and exiled media\, are becoming increasingly vulnerable online. Human rights defenders act as custodians of human rights. Online platforms often serve as their lifeline for accessing necessary information to continue their advocacy efforts. Nevertheless\, HRDs encounter significant threats online\, such as malicious cyber activities\, online censorship\, targeted internet shutdowns\, arbitrary or unlawful online surveillance\, harassment\, smear campaigns\, disinformation\, and doxxing. While online platforms need heightened due diligence and implement adequate safeguards for HRD safety\, the current state of the art remains inadequate. \n\n\n\nThe DSA human rights alliance strategic meeting will gather alliance members—civil society organizations defending digital rights and communities at risk globally—to strategize and explore methodologies to protect existing positions and advance a common agenda against an increasingly adversarial environment in the EU and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/unesco-wpfd-2025-event-1/
LOCATION:Digital Rights Hub (Access Now Europe Office)\, Rue Belliard 12\, 1040 Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250506T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250506T180000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
CREATED:20250501T001551Z
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SUMMARY:Inter-American approach to the AI international regulatory landscape
DESCRIPTION:Depending on the context\, the word “regulation” could be seen as a threat since it could imply an incompatibility with innovation and the deployment of emerging technologies such as  AI. Even when AI has a good potential to safely support access to goods\, justice\, and public space\, its development should raise the attention of policymakers and justice stakeholders to the risks it implies for human rights\, law enforcement\, and efficient access to the judicial system. \n\n\n\nThis session will explore key AI trends in these topics (access to social services\, information integrity\, law enforcement\, and judicial activities)\, examining whether current approaches respect human rights\, uphold state sovereignty\, and address environmental impacts. It will provide an in-depth analysis of existing regulations and judicial decisions on AI and the Rule of Law in Latin America vis-à-vis the international regulatory landscape (e.g.\, UNESCO’s guidelines\, European AI Act)\, focusing on mitigation strategies for human rights impacts. \n\n\n\nDiscussing regulatory and anti-regulatory approaches\, case studies\, and regional experiences with AI impacts on human rights\, we will provide guidance on the relevant regional and international human rights laws\, principles\, and emerging jurisprudence that are useful to shape regulations\, policies\, and practices related to AI that are compatible with human rights and democratic institutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/unesco-wpfd-2025-event-2/
LOCATION:Digital Rights Hub (Access Now Europe Office)\, Rue Belliard 12\, 1040 Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250528T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250528T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
CREATED:20250509T081915Z
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SUMMARY:Access Now at Web Summit Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:May 27 – May 30\n\n\n\nVancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Pl\, Vancouver\, BC V6C 0C3\, Canada) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn May 2025\, thousands of international entrepreneurs\, investors\, media outlets\, and leaders will convene at Web Summit Vancouver. Dubbed the “world’s premier tech conference” and “Glastonbury for geeks\,” the summit is expected to gather over 15\,000 attendees from the world’s tech community. Access Now will attend and participate\, bringing to bear our unique perspective of the intersection between human rights and technology. \n\n\n\nCheck out the official website for more information about the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 28\, 2025 \n\n\n\nFreedom on the line: Why digital rights matter | Access Now | 16:00 \n\n\n\nThe U.S. administration’s decision to freeze all foreign aid is only the latest in a series of developments that herald a significant downturn in funding for human rights\, triggering deep and foundational crises for civil society globally. This session will highlight the current and emerging challenges for digital rights specifically\, and a path forward. \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION DETAILS
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/access-now-at-web-summit-vancouver/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20250826T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20250828T173000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
CREATED:20250819T074539Z
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SUMMARY:The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025
DESCRIPTION:AICB Centre for Excellence\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025 is a pivotal gathering of digital rights advocates\, policymakers\, and tech experts dedicated to discussing and addressing pressing digital rights issues in the Asia Pacific region. \n\n\n\nBelow are some of the events Access Now will be joining: \n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1\, 26 August\n\n\n\n\n\nTending to the network: the regional scene of digital security support \n\n\n\n4:00pm–5:20pm\, Kuala Lumpur time | Human Rights Tech Commons Southwest Corner\, Second Floor\, AICB Centre for Excellence \n\n\n\nThis social gathering brings together digital security support specialists from across the region to connect and discuss shared experiences and struggles. It is open to anyone providing digital security support to human rights defenders in the region\, whether you’re a trainer\, researcher\, helpline staff\, etc. The aim is to create a space where participants can surface their needs\, intentions\, and potential or future plans where others can support. Hosted by Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP) and Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2\, 27 August\n\n\n\n\n\nDigging deeper: how to embed infrastructure considerations within our work \n\n\n\n10:00am–10:50am\, Kuala Lumpur time | Theatrette 1.12\, First Floor\, AICB Centre for Excellence \n\n\n\nDigital infrastructure decisions — regarding everything from data centers and cloud architecture to internet exchange points and submarine cables — have deep implications for rights\, equity\, and resilience. This session will explore why civil society must grapple with the politics of infrastructure and how to do so effectively. Featuring Darika Bamrungchok\, Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now\, who will surface regional case studies and entry points for advocacy collaboration. \n\n\n\nDesigning rights-respecting\, culturally sensitive and inclusive DPI \n\n\n\n11:00am–11:50am\, Kuala Lumpur time | Room 2.12\, Second Floor\, AICB Centre for Excellence \n\n\n\nDigital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is foundational\, but without rights-centered design\, it can entrench exclusion or surveillance. This ideation workshop spotlights inclusive DPI frameworks tailored to cultural contexts across Asia‑Pacific. Raman Jit Singh Chima\, Asia Pacific Policy Director at Access Now\, will join the conversation to discuss strategies for embedding rights-based policymaking into DPI rollouts and policy frameworks. \n\n\n\nFrom Vienna to Hanoi: how the UN Convention against Cybercrime will reshape Asia-Pacific \n\n\n\n12:00pm–12:50pm\, Kuala Lumpur time | Room 2.12\, Second Floor\, AICB Centre for Excellence \n\n\n\nThe UN Cybercrime Convention\, recently adopted after years of negotiations\, is poised to impact national laws and enforcement practices across the region. This session will unpack the treaty’s implications for rights\, sovereignty\, and cybersecurity in Asia-Pacific\, and explore how civil society can engage with implementation processes. Hosted by Access Now\, the panel includes Faiz Naeem\, Asia Pacific Program Associate at Access Now\, Raman Jit Singh Chima\, Asia Pacific Policy Director at Access Now\, Michael Caster\, Head of Global China Programme at Article 19\, and Sanhawan (Kay) Srisod\, Senior Legal Adviser  at ICJ \n\n\n\nFuture of Digital Rights in ASEAN – consultation on Cybersecurity\, Digital Economy\, and Artificial Intelligence \n\n\n\n12:00pm–12:50pm\, Kuala Lumpur time | Room 2.12\, Second Floor\, AICB Centre for Excellence \n\n\n\nAs ASEAN develops frameworks on cybersecurity\, AI\, and digital trade\, human rights must remain central. This roundtable consultation brings together civil society voices and policy thinkers to align advocacy strategies and enhance regional participation. It features Laura Naw\, East Asia and ASEAN Programme Officer at FORUM‑ASIA\,  Rachel Arinii Judhistari\, Lead Public Policy Speacialist Asia at Wikimedia Foundation\, Darika Bamrungchok Asia Pacific Policy Analyst at Access Now\, and Lorenzo Urbinati\, Strategic Adviser at Oxfam\, convened by Oxfam International alongside co‑hosts Wikimedia Foundation\, FORUM‑ASIA\, EngageMedia\, and Access Now. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/drapac-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Windhoek:20250924T090000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Windhoek:20250926T173000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
CREATED:20250917T151600Z
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SUMMARY:Access Now at the 12th edition of CIPESA’s FIFAfrica
DESCRIPTION:Windhoek International Convention Center\, Windhoek\, Namibia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2025 (#FIFAfrica25)\, hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in partnership with Namibia’s Ministry of ICT and the Namibia IGF\, will take place in Windhoek\, Namibia\,  24-26 September\, 2025. \n\n\n\nSince its inception in 2014\, FIFAfrica has provided a vital platform for multistakeholder dialogue and collaboration on advancing digital rights across the continent.  \n\n\n\nAccess Now continues to participate at FIFAfrica to strengthen our partnerships in the region and engage on key areas of our work.  \n\n\n\nHere’s where you can find Access Now at FIFAFrica25: \n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION DETAILS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 23 – Thursday 25 September\, 2025\n\n\n\n\nAfrica Cybersecurity Advocacy workshop | Internet Society (ISOC) Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) 09:00 – 17:00 daily \n\n\n\n[Workshop session]  Africa’s encryption landscape:  how African governments undermine the use of encryption | CIPESA & Access Now| Tuesday 23 September 2025 16:30 – 17:30 \n\n\n\nAbout: Access Now will join ISOC\, CIPESA and other partner organizations of the Global Encryption Coalition to host a three-day cybersecurity advocacy workshop on the sidelines of FIFAfrica25. The workshop is designed to equip encryption advocates with the knowledge and skills to fight anti-encryption legislation and address other evolving threats to encryption across the continent.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 25 September\, 2025\n\n\n\n\nBook launch: Internet shutdowns in Africa | 25 September 9:30 – 11:00 📍Brandberg \n\n\n\nJoin us and  our partners for the launch of a new book\, Internet shutdowns in Africa: Technology\, Rights and Power\, produced by African authors from 11 countries — including Access Now’s Kassem Mnejja\, Senior MENA Campaigner\, and Felicia Anthonio\, #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager — showcasing the most comprehensive documentation to date of the incidents of internet shutdowns in the selected countries. In this session\, authors will unpack how and why shutdowns are imposed\, and their impact on peoples’ social\, economic and political rights in Uganda\, Ethiopia\, the Democratic Republic of the Congo\, Nigeria\, Sudan\, Nigeria\, Chad\, Senegal\, Burkina Faso\, Algeria\, and Zimbabwe. This is the first book of its kind dedicated to analysing internet shutdowns in Africa\, as well as various forms of resistance that citizens across Africa are using to circumvent\, challenge\, and end internet shutdowns. It is also the first book to include a comprehensive analysis of the power interests that give rise to internet shutdowns. This session will also engage with participants to share experiences and observations on the subject matter\, and connect with the authors. There will be copies of the book available for purchase and download. \n\n\n\n\nBook contributors: \n\n\n\n\nKassem Mnejja\, Access Now\, Senior MENA Campaigner\n\n\n\nFelicia Anthonio\, Access Now\, #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 26 September\, 2025\n\n\n\n\nPanel:  Data protection and cybersecurity in Africa: multi-country insights on key issues and opportunities for strengthening human rights protections | OXFAM and Access Now  08:30 AM – 10:00 AM 📍Kuiseb Hall.About: OXFAM and Access Now are hosting a panel discussion to explore key issues and opportunities for strengthening human rights protections in cyber policy and data protection implementation across Africa. The panel will feature speakers from Tunisia\, Somalia\, Kenya\, and Nigeria. \n\n\n\nPanel: #KeepItOn: Resisting internet shutdowns during conflict and turmoil – lessons from across Africa | Access Now and AWAFY Sudanese Organization 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 📍Omatako 4About: This session explores how governments across Africa deploy internet shutdowns as tools of repression during conflict and political instability. With a focus on the prolonged weaponization of blackouts and internet shutdowns during times of conflict in Sudan and Ethiopia’s Tigray region\, as well as insights from Equatorial Guinea and Senegal\, the session offers strategies for resistance\, advocacy\, and legal pushback\, centering local voices from these countries.
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/access-now-at-fifafrica-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260216T000000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260220T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020805
CREATED:20260211T122325Z
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SUMMARY:Access Now at India AI Impact Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Bharat Mandapam \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe India AI Impact Summit 2026 is a high-profile international event involving heads of state and government\, ministers\, senior government officials\, international delegations\, industry leaders\, media\, and general delegates. Building on the momentum of previous multilateral initiatives\, including the Bletchley Park\, Seoul\, Paris\, and Kigali Summits\, the AI Impact Summit is envisaged to mark a shift from aspirations to impact\, demonstrating how AI can deliver tangible outcomes for people\, planet\, and progress. \n\n\n\nBelow are some of the events Access Now will be joining at the India AI Impact Summit: \n\n\n\n\n\n19 February\n\n\n\n\n\nFireside chat and high-level reception\n\n\n\n7:30 pm onwards\, Indian Standard Time | Fountain Lawn\, India International Centre Main Building  \n\n\n\nAccess Now\, along with Aapti Institute and AI Now\, is hosting an evening that steps away from the formal summit agenda and into a sharp\, thoughtful\, and candid exchange about where AI is headed and what is being left unsaid in official rooms. The centerpiece is a fireside chat bringing together three exceptional voices: \n\n\n\n\nBrando Benifei\, Member of the European Parliament and a key architect of the EU AI Act;\n\n\n\nKaren Hao\, the award-winning journalist and author of “Empire of AI\,” whose reporting has deeply shaped our understanding of power and technology; and \n\n\n\nSeema Chishti\, Editor of The Wire\, known for her incisive political analysis and journalism. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTogether\, they will reflect on AI\, governance\, and power in a provocative conversation designed to cut through the usual rhetoric and get to the real tensions shaping our digital future. Following the discussion\, we will host an informal networking reception from 9:00 PM onwards. We know schedules are packed\, so please feel free to join for the full discussion or simply stop by for the reception. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20 February\n\n\n\n\n\nThe AI-Cyber Nexus: A Strategic Dialogue on Global Security\, Trust\, and Governance\n\n\n\n3:30 pm–4:25 pm\, Indian Standard Time | Chanakya Auditorium\, Sushma Swaraj Bhawan \n\n\n\nAccess Now and Global Partners Digital are co-organising this session at the India AI Impact Summit to move the conversation beyond hype and headlines toward real policy\, real risks\, and real choices. Rather than treating AI and cybersecurity as separate worlds\, this discussion brings them together\, asking what it actually means to build AI that is secure\, trustworthy\, and rights-respecting in practice. \n\n\n\nThis session aims to propose a technically grounded conversation on the cybersecurity implications of large language models and agentic AI. Using the confidentiality-integrity-availability (CIA) framework\, it will explore how advanced AI tools impact privacy\, encryption\, information integrity\, and resilience of critical services. Instead of abstract warnings\, panelists will draw on concrete experience from cybersecurity and AI governance to identify what governments\, companies\, and civil society should do\, and what they should avoid. \n\n\n\nThe panel will open by remarks from Access Now’s Executive Director\, Alejandro Mayoral Banos\, and will be moderated by Nirmal John\, Senior Editor at Economic Times. Panelists include Access Now’s Global Cybersecurity Lead\, Raman Jit Singh Chima; Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard\, Tech Ambassador\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark; Maria Paz Canales\, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Global Partners Digital; Udbhav Tiwari\, Vice President\, Strategy and Global Affairs at Signal; and Nikolas Schmidt Policy Analyst\, Division of AI and Emerging Tech at OECD. \n\n\n\nNote: This session is a part of the official agenda for the AI Impact Summit and requires registration with the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n                        \n                             \n                        \n                        CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.RSVP for Access Now at Indian AI Impact Summit 2026Name(Required)\n                            \n                            \n                                                    First\n                                                    \n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                                                            Last\n                                                            \n                                                        \n                            \n                        Email(Required)\n                            \n                        Organisation / Affiliation(Required)Designation(Required)Which of the following event(s) are you interested in attending?(Required)\n								\n								The Fireside chat and high level reception (19th Feb – 7:30 PM onwards)\n							\n								\n								The AI-Cyber Nexus: A Strategic Dialogue on Global Security\, Trust\, and Governance (20th Feb – 3:30 to 4:30 PM)\n							\n								\n								Both
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/access-now-at-indian-ai-impact-summit-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260421T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260421T143000
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SUMMARY:Advancing Rights-Centered reporting on Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act
DESCRIPTION:Since Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act was passed in 2015\, more than two dozen journalists\, human rights defenders and whistleblowers have been targeted by authorities\, using overbroad prohibitions on “cyberstalking” to punish critical online speech and silence opposition voices.  \n\n\n\nAlongside Human Rights Journalists Network\, Socio Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP)\, and Avocats Sans Frontiers Nigeria (E-Rights Nigeria Project)\, Access Now will be hosting a webinar on 21 April at 1:00 PM GMT+1 where we will unpack the human rights implications of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act and discuss with journalists and human rights organizations\, rights based framing for reporting accurately\, responsibly\, and critically on cybercrime-related cases and ongoing reform efforts by civil society. \n\n\n\nThe speakers are:  \n\n\n\nModerator: Kehinde Adegboyega\, Executive Director\, Human Rights Journalists Network \n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\n\nNaro Omo-Osagie\, Africa Policy Manager\, Access Now\n\n\n\nAngela Uwandu Uzoma-Uwuchukwu\, Head of Office\, Avocats Sans Frontieres Nigeria (Convener E-Rights Nigeria Project)\n\n\n\nOlúwádàre A. Kóláwolé\, Deputy Director\, Socio Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\nJOIN THE WEBINAR
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/advancing-rights-centered-reporting-on-nigerias-cybercrimes-act/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T100000
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SUMMARY:Digital security in war and conflict: challenges for civil society and tools for resilience
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\nActors engaged in humanitarian protection and human rights now recognize digital- related harms as a component of war and conflicts. Humanitarian organizations\, as well as other actors that intervene and support\, like private companies and civil society\, are reorienting their work to support individuals and communities to stay safe online in the context of armed conflict and humanitarian crises. \n\n\n\n\nAs part of the Digital Security Helpline’s efforts to address this complex challenge\, we will host a webinar that focuses on the specific threats and challenges for civil society. The webinar will take place on May 19\, 2026\, at 9:00 am EST (15:00 pm CEST\, 21:00 pm Philippines and Western Indonesia). \n\n\n\nThis event is part of “Safe and strong”: a webinar series on digital security\, an initiative of the Digital Security Helpline to bring together civil society\, private sector partners\, and other support organizations\, to discuss how to increase resilience in the digital age. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is available here. \n\n\n\n\n\n“SAFE AND STRONG”: A WEBINAR SERIES ON DIGITAL SECURITY\n\n\n\nis an initiative of the Digital Security Helpline to bring together civil society\, private sector partners\, and other support organizations\, to discuss how to increase resilience in the digital age. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:  \n\n\n\nMahsa Alimardani is the Associate Director of the Technology Threats & Opportunities program at WITNESS. She has over a decade of experience working at the intersection of digital rights\, freedom of expression\, and emerging technologies\, leading research and advocacy on digital repression and contributing to the design and development of technologies that serve the most vulnerable. \n\n\n\nJocelyn Woolbright serves as a Program Manager on Cloudflare’s Public Policy team\, where she oversees initiatives to protect human rights defenders\, journalism organizations\, and state and local governments online. Her work includes conducting digital security training and providing threat briefings to civil society groups on emerging cyberattacks that target vulnerable populations worldwide. \n\n\n\nMia Marzotto is the Digital Rights Advocacy Lead at Oxfam. She is part of the project management unit of a multi-year multi-country program\, connecting community-level action\, policy influence\, and corporate accountability on digital rights. Her past roles include working with The Signals Network on whistleblower protection and with Translators without Borders on humanitarian and development policy influencing. Mia holds an MA in International Affairs from The New School and an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex. \n\n\n\nLuis Barrueto is the Administrative and Communications Coordinator at Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline\, where he provides across-the-board project support to the team offering 24/7 digital security assistance. His previous background in the Americas includes as founder of an LGBTQ+ activist organization in Guatemala and as a strategic communications and advocacy advisor to human rights organizations in Central America\, Mexico\, and Colombia. \n\n\n\nGiulio Coppi (moderator) is the Senior Humanitarian Officer at Access Now. He has over 15 years of international experience across the humanitarian\, human rights\, and academic sectors. He has worked with NRC\, ICRC\, OCHA\, and OHCHR\, among others\, and has experience responding to crisis contexts in several countries. At Access Now\, Giulio is responsible for monitoring and advising on digital rights in the context of conflict and disaster; advancing protection from digital harm through international humanitarian law norms\, customs\, and principles; and promoting ethical approaches to the design and delivery of technological systems by private companies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIOUS SESSIONS\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n\n\nSpear-phishing (March)\n\n\n\n\n[March 10\, 2026] Spear phishing: how to stay safe and prevent advanced attacks against civil society \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRebekah Brown\, Citizen Lab\n\n\n\nJustin Albrecht\, Lookout. \n\n\n\nMykola Kostynyan\, Resident.NGO\n\n\n\nMarilou Maala and Mohammed Al-Maskati (moderator)\, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n\n\nDigital security in war and conflict (May)\n\n\n\n\n[May 19\, 2026] Digital security in war and conflict: challenges for civil society and tools for resilience \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJocelyn Woolbright\, Program Manager on Cloudflare’s Public Policy team \n\n\n\nMia Marzotto\, Digital Rights Advocacy Lead at Oxfam\n\n\n\nLuis Barrueto\, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline\n\n\n\nGiulio Coppi\, Senior Humanitarian Officer at Access Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by:
URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/digital-security-webinars/
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