Human rights

APC at RightsCon 2018
APC at RightsCon 2018 11 May 2018 APCNews

More than 2,000 participants are expected at RightsCon 2018, which will explore pressing issues including innovation, free expression, gender diversity and digital inclusion, encryption and cybersecurity, and many other topics relevant to keeping the internet free, open and secure worldwide.

Common Room joins the APC network: "Community network development for marginalised communities requires a long-term process"
Common Room joins the APC network: "Community network development for marginalised communities requires a long-term process" 02 May 2024 APCNews

Meet the Common Room Networks Foundation, an Indonesia-based organisation committed to maintaining a space for freedom of expression and community empowerment that utilises arts and culture, ICTs and digital media.

A gender review of the Global Digital Compact zero draft
A gender review of the Global Digital Compact zero draft 02 May 2024 Various

These comments were drafted in a collective process aimed at advancing the centrality of gender issues in the Global Digital Compact, ensuring that the governance, development and use of technology are inclusive and benefit women and girls, in all their diversity, around the world.

Universal Periodic Review 47th session – Human rights in the digital context and the state of civic space in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Universal Periodic Review 47th session – Human rights in the digital context and the state of civic space in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 02 May 2024 APC and Rudi International

This joint stakeholder report prepared by APC and Rudi International for the 47th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) focuses on human rights in the digital context and the state of civic space, including online, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Placing "gender" in disinformation
Placing "gender" in disinformation 01 May 2024 Paula Martins

This report responds to APC's belief that it important to characterise gendered disinformation, because it relates to a specific type of violation of women’s and gender-diverse people’s rights, in particular their freedom of expression, which is not properly encapsulated by other concepts.

Interview with Open Net on their 10th anniversary: “We still believe in the power of the internet. The internet is the great equaliser and liberator”
Interview with Open Net on their 10th anniversary: “We still believe in the power of the internet. The internet is the great equaliser and liberator” 24 April 2024 Gaurav Jain

APC member Open Net in South Korea recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. We interviewed them on this landmark occasion and how the organisation is reflecting on its decade of achievements to forge new paths ahead. 

Civil society organisations reject the criminalisation of the defence of digital rights and the misuse of the judicial system in the case of Ola Bini in Ecuador and demand respect for due process and human rights
Civil society organisations reject the criminalisation of the defence of digital rights and the misuse of the judicial system in the case of Ola Bini in Ecuador and demand respect for due process and human rights 18 April 2024 Various

The undersigned organisations express our concern and firm rejection of the multiple irregularities, illegalities and violations of due process observed in the case of Ola Bini, a programmer and human rights defender recently sentenced to a year in prison in Ecuador.

Zimbabwe’s digital leap falls short in bridging access to justice gaps
Zimbabwe’s digital leap falls short in bridging access to justice gaps 15 April 2024 Nompilo Simanje

The digitisation of Zimbabwe’s judiciary marks a significant stride forward in the nation’s digital transformation. However, there’s an immediate need for cross-sector collaboration to ensure that this advancement doesn’t restrict access to justice.

Joint statement: Finding the good in the first UN General Assembly resolution on artificial intelligence
Joint statement: Finding the good in the first UN General Assembly resolution on artificial intelligence 10 April 2024 Various

Stakeholders far from UN grounds benefit when states clarify their position on new and emerging technologies and how international law, including international human rights law, and sustainable development commitments apply to fields like artificial intelligence.

Civil society and governments agree on the urgent need for a feminist Global Digital Compact (GDC)
Civil society and governments agree on the urgent need for a feminist Global Digital Compact (GDC) 09 April 2024 Francia Baltazarparra

At the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), APC co-organised an event for advocacy around women’s rights in the digital sphere and the impact of the UN's Global Digital Compact (GDC) on the lives of women.

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