Events
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g0v Summit 2024
g0v (gov-zero) is a grassroots community of software developers, designers, activists, educators, writers, and citizens, focused on improving civil society through technology and collaboration.
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DRAPAC and APrIGF 2024
The Digital Rights Asia Pacific Conference (DRAPAC) 2024 August 18 - August 19 The Digital Rights Asia Pacific Conference (DRAPAC) 2024 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. Below are some of the events Access Now
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United Nations General Assembly 79th Session (UNGA79)
United Nations HeadquartersVenue: United Nations Headquarters & surrounding New York City area, New York, USA (and virtual) The 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. This year, the
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War, famine, and satellites: Connecting the dots of the humanitarian impact of shutdowns in Sudan
Venue: Access Now office - 54 W. 21st Street, Suite 404, New York 10010. Nearest subway: F Train stops at 23rd and 6th Avenue (and virtual on YouTube) Speakers: Remote participants: Moderator: Interventions from the floor: Internet shutdowns are playing a direct role in the preventable, human-caused famine in Sudan, where faltering peace negotiations and humanitarian
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Access Now at the 11th edition of CIPESA’s FIFAfrica
United Nations HeadquartersRadisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Sea Plaza in Dakar, Senegal The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), in partnership with Dakar-based AfricTivistes, will host the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2024 (FIFAfrica24) set to take place on September 25-27, 2024 in Senegal. Over the past decade, the FIFAfrica conference has
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Prolonged shutdowns: An analysis of the silenced voices in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
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
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Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression
This event brings together Saudi activists, human rights organizations, and digital rights advocates to highlight the ethical concerns surrounding IGF 2024 and amplify the voices calling for the protection of human rights in digital spaces.
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Lanzamiento del informe “Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio” de la Coalición latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia
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.” El miércoles 18 de diciembre a las 9 AM
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RightsCon 2025, Taipei and online
Taipei International Convention CenterVenue: Taipei International Convention Center Each 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,
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Situation of Press Freedom in Tunisia
Hotel Golden Tulip Mechtel, Tunis, TunisiaIn 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
