Examining Internet Freedom in Latin America: Colombia country report
AuthorJuan Diego Castañeda and Amalia Toledo, Fundación KarismaPublication abstractThis report will give a rapid overview of current regulations and the most relevant cases – in the courts and the...
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AuthorCooperativa Sulá BatsúPublication abstractCosta Rica has laws that recognise and protect the following rights: privacy, freedom of expression, honour, freedom of conscience, religion, association...
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AuthorLuis Fernando García and Vladimir Chorny, R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos DigitalesPublication abstractMexico’s Constitution recognises the right of access to information and communication...
View ArticleExamining Internet Freedom in Latin America: Paraguay country report
AuthorMaricarmen Sequera Buzarquis, TEDICPublication abstractParaguay experienced state and private surveillance during the military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989). However, the...
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Sudan blocks civil society participation in UN-led human rights review
AuthorPublication abstractPublisherAPCCity of publicationPublication dateApr 2016Externalwhats_hot
View ArticlePrevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016, yet another story of deception...
AuthorB4A, MMfD & APCPublication abstractISLAMABAD, April 14, 2016: Bytes for All, Pakistan, Media Matters for Democracy and the Association for Progressive Communications express their grave...
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Call for international solidarity with human rights in Sudan online and offline
3 May 2016 (APCNews)On Wednesday 4 May 2016, Sudan will undergo a formal review by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. Sudanese human rights defenders and international civil society are...
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Digital safety in context: Perspectives on digital security training and...
AuthorReem AlmasriPublication abstractPublisherAPCCity of publicationPublication dateMay 2016Externalwhats_hot
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Digital safety in context: Perspectives on digital security training and...
20 May 2016 (APC)During 2011, in the period dubbed the “Arab Spring”, the internet was a space for mobilisation. Since then, it has also become a space for oppression of activism and dissent. This...
View ArticleIn the words of Snowden, spying on journalists in Quebec “is a radical attack...
Author's name: Dr. Evan Light and Dr. Stéphane Couture, Communications Program, Glendon Canada It was revealed this week that at least seven journalists in Quebec, working for Radio-Canada, La Presse...
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Big data and sexual surveillance
AuthorNicole ShephardPublication abstractPublisherAPC City of publicationPublication dateDec 2016Externalwhats_hot
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It's 2016 and Facebook is still terrified of women's nipples
Author's name: Japleen India Republished with permission from Feminism in IndiaTime and again, Facebook proves to be that Uncle who keeps telling you your skirt is too short, but keeps a stack of...
View ArticleJoint letter to the UN on social media and device collection at US borders
AuthorVariousPublication abstractPublisherCity of publicationPublication dateFeb 2017Externalwhats_hot
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Joint letter to the UN on social media and device collection at US borders
17 February 2017 (Various for APCNews)These practices persist in violation of the United States’ human rights treaty obligations, and action is needed to hold the US government accountable for the...
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What is sexual surveillance and why does it matter
Author's name: Dr. Nicole Shephard for GenderIT.org Sexual surveillance, you may have guessed, cannot simply be reduced to a distinct instance where x happens to y (f.ex. where men surveil...
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