BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Access Now - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Access Now X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.accessnow.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Access Now REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Tunis BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Addis_Ababa BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20210314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20211107T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20220313T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20221106T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20230312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20231105T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T143000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20230822T121038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T135454Z UID:10000076-1692797400-1692801000@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:Media briefing: critical human rights issues at stake in the draft UN Cybercrime Treaty DESCRIPTION:New York — On Wednesday\, August 23\, at 1:30 pm Eastern Time (10:30 am Pacific Time)experts from Access Now\, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)\, Human Rights Watch\, and other internationalallies will brief reporters about critical flaws in the draft UN Cybercrime Treaty that threatenhuman rights. \n\n\n\nThe treaty\, under negotiation by UN Member States for more than a year\, is intended to fosterinternational cooperation against cybercrime. It will facilitate the rewriting of criminal lawsaround the world\, potentially expanding the criminalization of online speech and expandingcross-border surveillance by law enforcement. \n\n\n\nWithout strong human rights safeguards\, the draft treaty could severely undermine the privacy\,freedom of expression\, and other fundamental rights of millions of people\, in particularjournalists\, activists\, and people and groups who face discrimination and marginalization. \n\n\n\nSpeakers at the briefing include experts on human and digital rights who are participating intreaty negotiations as observers. They will highlight key concerns emerging in the first week ofthe treaty’s sixth negotiating session\, where the draft text will be reviewed. The session isscheduled at the UN in New York from August 21 through September 1. \n\n\n\nThe briefing will be live-streamed from New York. \n\n\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\n\n\n\nDeborah Brown\, Senior Researcher and Advocate on Technology and Rights\, Human RightsWatch\n\n\n\nRaman Jit Singh Chima\, Global Cybersecurity Lead and Senior International Counsel\, Access Now\n\n\n\nVictor Kapiyo\, Lawyer and Human Rights Defender\, Kenya ICT Action Network\n\n\n\nKatitza Rodriguez\, Policy Director for Global Privacy\, Electronic Frontier Foundation\n\n\n\nCarey Shenkman\, Human Rights Attorney\, Article 19\n\n\n\n\nMODERATOR:\n\n\n\nIoannis Kouvakas\, Senior Legal Officer and Assistant General Counsel\, Privacy International \n\n\n\nWHERE:\n\n\n\nUnited Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Briefing RoomUnited Nations Secretariat Building405 East 42nd StreetRoom S-308New York\, NY 1001 \n\n\n\nFor a UN Cybercrime Treaty timeline: \n\n\n\nhttps://www.eff.org/pages/un-cybercrime-treaty-timeline \n\n\n\nFor more about the UN Cybercrime Treaty: \n\n\n\nhttps://www.eff.org/issues/un-cybercrime-treaty \n\n\n\nCONTACT:\n\n\n\nKatitza Rodriguez (English/Spanish): Electronic Frontier Foundation in New York\,katitza@eff.org. Twitter/X: @txitua \n\n\n\nDeborah Brown (English)\, Human Rights Watch in New York\, +1-347-920-8978; orbrownd@hrw.org. Twitter/X: @deblebrown \n\n\n\nRaman Jit Singh Chima\, Global Cybersecurity Lead and Senior International Counsel at Access Now: raman@accessnow.org\, press@accessnow.org. Twitter/X: @tame_wildcard \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event discussion URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/media-briefing-un-cybercrime-treaty/ LOCATION:United Nations Secretariat Building ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Media-Briefing-on-critical-human-rights-issues-at-stake-in-the-draft-UN-Cybercrime-Treaty.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Tunis:20230713T140000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Tunis:20230713T150000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20230706T144801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T085457Z UID:10000071-1689256800-1689260400@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:From catalyst for freedom to tool for repression: social media and gendered disinformation in Tunisia? DESCRIPTION:This event on social media and gendered disinformation in Tunisia was recorded and shared publicly afterwards on this RSVP page. \n\n\n\n\nHeralded by many as a blueprint for advancement towards gender equality in the MENA region\, Tunisia’s rapid slide into autocracy is dangerously threatening women’s political participation\, equal rights and democracy. Social media companies are failing to target malign actors who are using their platforms to spread politically-motivated disinformation\, allowing algorithms to amplify sexist harassment and abuse. \n\n\n\nAs a result\, women in politics and women leaders\, particularly those who defend women’s rights and democracy\, are uniquely attacked through gendered disinformation campaigns aimed at both portraying them as unfit for the public sphere and eroding democratic institutions altogether. \n\n\n\nJoin us in launching #ShePersisted’s newest case study\, From Catalyst for Freedom to Tool for Repression: A #ShePersisted Analysis of Gendered Disinformation in Tunisia\, the fourth of five country-specific case studies in the #MonetizingMisogyny research series analyzing the patterns\, impact and modus operandi of online attacks and gendered disinformation campaigns targeting women leaders. \n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\nAymen Zaghdoudi\, MENA Senior Policy Counsel for Access Now \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\nIkram Ben Said\, Founder of Aswat Nissa\n\n\n\nLilia Labidi\, anthropologist\, psychologist\, and former Minister for Women’s Affairs in Tunisia \n\n\n\nHanène Zbiss\, investigative journalist and journalism professor\n\n\n\nLucina Di Meco\, Co-founder of #ShePersisted and author of the report \n\n\n\nSarah Hesterman\, Program Associate with #ShePersisted and co-author of the report\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event discussion URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/gendered-disinformation-in-tunisia/ LOCATION:Church Center\, 777 United Nations Plaza\, New York\, NY 10017 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ShePersisted-gendered-disinfo-in-Tunisia.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20230613T102500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T084425Z UID:10000072-1687334400-1687366800@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:#KeepItOn: Stakeholders’ dialogue on internet shutdowns ahead of Sierra Leone’s 2023 elections DESCRIPTION:The event aims at bringing together relevant stakeholders in Sierra Leone to discuss how the internet and digital platforms can contribute to advancing inclusive and transparent elections in the country. The event would also highlight threats and challenges in the digital rights space in the country including the negative impacts of internet shutdowns and acts of censorship on electoral processes. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event discussion\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/keepiton-stakeholders-dialogue-on-internet-shutdowns-ahead-of-sierra-leones-2023-elections/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/KeepItOn-2022-report-post-header.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230605T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20230101T140000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T094630Z UID:10000073-1685952000-1686243600@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:RightsCon Costa Rica DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRightsCon offers a platform for thousands of participants around the world to convene\, connect\, and contribute to a shared agenda for the future. Join our global community of business leaders\, activists\, technologists\, policymakers\, journalists\, philanthropists\, researchers\, and artists\, and explore opportunities to advance human rights in the digital age. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/rightscon-costa-rica/ LOCATION:Costa Rica Convention Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blog-New-Branding-Launch-01-IC-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T120000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20230426T211206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T173836Z UID:10000069-1683108000-1683115200@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression DESCRIPTION:Church Center\, 777 United Nations Plaza\, New York\, NY 10017 \n\n\n\n\nGrowing evidence from civil society shows that governments across the world have relentlessly used targeted surveillance technology against journalists. From Hungary and Poland to Thailand\, El Salvador to Jordan\, journalists and media workers have been the targets of invasive and rapidly-advancing spyware. \n\n\n\nThe intersectional impacts of spyware illustrate the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day\, “Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights.” Spyware deters independent reporting and investigations into political corruption and human rights violations\, and by consequence\, hinders justice and accountability.  \n\n\n\nMulti-sectoral stakeholders from around the world have joined civil society’s efforts urging the international community to put an end to this abuse. In this event\, we ask the ultimate question: How can the U.N. and governments build on civil society’s work and push for international action against the proliferation and abuse of spyware?  \n\n\n\nJoin Access Now and partner organizations as we tackle these questions and renew our calls to protect freedom of expression and human rights for all. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the event discussion\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/wpfd-2023/ LOCATION:Church Center\, 777 United Nations Plaza\, New York\, NY 10017 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WPFD-side-event-header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221128T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20221117T082900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T093951Z UID:10000074-1669622400-1670000400@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Ethiopia 2022 DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held online and in-person in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December. This year’s summit takes place in the shadow of a two-year internet blackout in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that Access Now and the global #KeepItOn coalition are campaigning to end.   \n\n\n\nThe communications shutdown has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis brought about by the civil war. In the wake of the recent truce agreement\, lifting the blockade demands the urgent attention of all IGF organizers and participants\, including representatives from the African Union. \n\n\n\nAccess Now is participating in IGF 2022 both in-person and online\, as we work to amplify the voices of people whose lives and rights are directly impacted by the decisions taken at this and other international fora. We cannot have a truly resilient internet or shared\, sustainable\, common future if we systematically silence or ignore those most at risk of rights violations. Internet governance and corporate practices must be grounded in human rights principles and support the enjoyment of fundamental rights for all. These principles are all the more important during crises\, whether in Ethiopia\, Iran\, Myanmar\, Ukraine\, or elsewhere. \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/internet-governance-forum-igf-ethiopia-2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IGF2022_banner2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220329T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220329T140000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20221029T002357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T035920Z UID:10000064-1648558800-1648562400@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:Protecting Defenders Online: United Nations Human Rights Council 49th Session Side Event DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Access Now\, the United States and European Union Trade and Technology Council (U.S.-EU TTC) Partnership will hold Protecting Defenders Online\, a hybrid side event during the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th Session. The event will highlight threats faced by women human rights defenders online\, best practices for governments to counter these threats\, and civil society recommendations for the UN (OHCHR)\, the U.S. and the EU to consider. \n\n\n\nTuesday\, 29 March 2022\, 9am-10am EST / 15:00-16:00 CETWatch Protecting Defenders Online live: https://www.accessnow.org/hrc49-side-event \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nVita Volodovska\, Director of the Digital Security Lab (@DSLab_Ukraine)\n\n\n\nLina Alhathloul\, Head of Monitoring and Communications at ALQST for Human Rights (@LinaAlhathloul)\n\n\n\nLisa Peterson\, Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of Democracy\, Labor and Human Rights (@StateDRL)\n\n\n\nEamon Gilmore\, European Union Special Representative for Human Rights (@EamonGilmore)\n\n\n\nCatalina Devandas Aguilar\, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva (@CataDevandas)\n\n\n\nBrian Dooley\, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (@dooley_dooley)\n\n\n\n\nModerators: \n\n\n\n\nLaura O’Brien\, Senior UN Advocacy Officer\, Access Now (@lo_brie @accessnow)\n\n\n\nVeronika Lapina\, Protection Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia\, Frontline Defenders @FrontLineHRD\n\n\n\n\nCo-organizers: \n\n\n\n\nThe European Union – European External Action Service (EEAS) (@eu_eeas)\n\n\n\nThe United States – Department of State\, Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights and Labor (@StateDRL)\n\n\n\nIn partnership with: Access Now (@accessnow)\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsors: \n\n\n\n\nPermanent Mission of the Republic of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva (@CRONUGVA)\n\n\n\nFrontline Defenders (@FrontLineHRD) URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/protecting-defenders-online-united-nations-human-rights-council-49th-session-side-event/ LOCATION:https://www.accessnow.org/hrc49-side-event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IWD2020-e1614977861533-1n2Svg.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190408T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190408T170000 DTSTAMP:20260621T193824 CREATED:20221029T002355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221029T002355Z UID:10000063-1554710400-1554742800@www.accessnow.org SUMMARY:Event: Digital Rights in Ethiopia DESCRIPTION:Fake Domains Form\n \n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n CountryCountryAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCongo\, Republic of theCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench PolynesiaGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSudan\, SouthSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.YemenZambiaZimbabwePostal CodeThis field is hidden when viewing the form\n \n Subscribe to Action Alerts\n This field is hidden when viewing the form\n \n Subscribe to Access Express URL:https://www.accessnow.org/event/event-digital-rights-in-ethiopia/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.accessnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ethiopia-GKhzvA.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR