Feminist reflections on internet policies
Recapitulating of civil society feedback for the Global Digital Compact final version and call to action to incorporate observations
As the negotiations on the Global Digital Compact reach their concluding phase, we, the undersigned civil society organisations, wish to reiterate key points from our previous feedback and make a…
Recapitulating of civil socity feedback for the Global Digital Compact final version and call to action to incorporate observations
As the negotiations on the Global Digital Compact reach their concluding phase, we, the undersigned civil society organisations, wish to reiterate key points from our previous feedback and make a…
BrailleRAP on how it is enabled most by the links made due to open licensing
We present the second in the Building a Free Internet of the Future series, where we publish a monthly interview with NGI Zero grantees. This month, we have an interview with BrailleRAP, an open…
BrailleRAP on how it is enabled most by the links made due to open licensing
We present the second in the Building a Free Internet of the Future series, where we publish a monthly interview with NGI Zero grantees. This month, we have an interview with BrailleRAP, an open…
Universal Periodic Review 48th Session - Joint stakeholder report: Human rights in the digital context in The Gambia
The report draws on extensive and ongoing monitoring of the situation of human rights online in The Gambia by a number of civil society organisations and a desk review.
Universal Periodic Review 48th Session - Joint stakeholder report: Human rights in the digital context in The Gambia
The report draws on extensive and ongoing monitoring of the situation of human rights online in The Gambia by a number of civil society organisations and a desk review.
The machine that fosters shame: The weaponisation of sexuality in anti-gender anti-democracy disinformation
This paper aims to explore the specific location of sexuality in disinformation campaigns targeting those standing up to patriarchal and authoritarian regimes of social and political power, going…
The machine that fosters shame: The weaponisation of sexuality in anti-gender anti-democracy disinformation
This paper aims to explore the specific location of sexuality in disinformation campaigns targeting those standing up to patriarchal and authoritarian regimes of social and political power, going…
Pakistan's digital panopticon
The Pakistan government is setting up an invasive surveillance regime that the highest courts in the country have already deemed unconstitutional.
APC submission on universal birth registration and the use of digital technologies
This briefing note aims to underline some of the key human rights opportunities and challenges in the use of digital technologies for birth registration, from an intersectional gendered perspective.
Malawi dragging its feet on filling legal gaps to prevent human rights violations
Implementing the National Data Centre, biometric national ID registration and mandatory SIM card registration means that the Malawi government has assembled a robust data collection and…
Global Digital Justice Forum rejoinder to tech leaders' open letter to the United Nations on the Global Digital Compact
In this open letter, the Global Digital Justice Forum – a group of civil society organisations and networks, including APC, which work on digital rights and justice – shares its perspective on the…
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