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How is the internet being used to improve people's lives? APC sends you news stories, resources and info about what we are doing twice a month.

Everyone has rights, including online. APC documents trends, advocates for freedom of expression/information & trains human rights defenders to use the internet securely.

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APC is working with partners to contribute to the effective, secure and safe use of the internet by women’s human rights defenders in their work.

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Violence is not our Culture Campaign  Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition

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  • 18 June 2012
    Going online is the same as going out to a rally

    Thirty people from six continents met at the APC “Dialogue on digital security and women’s human rights defenders” to discuss regional and global trends on digital security, freedom of expression and freedom of association, and their impact on women’s human rights defenders. Participants came from different organisations such as Amnesty International, APC, AWID, the ‘Violence is Not Our Culture’...
  • 14 June 2012
    Front Line Defenders Award 2012 Goes To Razan Ghazzawi, Syria

    Woman Human Rights Defender Razan Ghazzawi of Syria won the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award. Razan Ghazzawi is currently on trial before a military court in Syria charged with “possessing prohibited materials with the intent to disseminate them”. “Razan Ghazzawi is typical of the selfless courage shown by all the human rights defenders nominated for this year’s Award.
  • 19 April 2012
    Open Letter to the Government of Bahrain: Respect the Rights of Al-Khawaja Family

    We call on the Bahraini Government to end the harassment and intimidation against women human rights defenders and their families in Bahrain that come in the form of arbitrary detention and interrogation among other forms of violations against them.

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  • 5 December 2012
    Tweet to stop the anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda

    Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill could be passed into law imminently. It is scheduled for debate in the coming days, paving the way for the Bill to be passed by Parliament. Activists in Uganda and across the world have managed to stop the Bill in its tracks before. Let’s do it again!

    The Bill has been revived at a time of diminishing space for enjoyment of human rights in Uganda. Groups opposed to the government have been banned from holding demonstrations and those who express...

  • 28 November 2012
    Statement of the WHRD International Coalition on Women Human Rights Defenders Day

    On the occasion of November 29th, Women Human Rights Defenders Day, the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition stands in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of women activists around the world who – with exemplary courage, determination, and strength, uphold women’s human rights, the rights of communities, and of the environment.

  • 1 November 2012
    Stand with the people of Bakavu in Eastern Congo

    Take action to support the people of Bukavu in eastern Congo!

    The people of Bukavu are facing greater threats to their safety after last week’s attack on renowned surgeon Dr. Denis Mukwege. He is the Director of Panzi Hospital, which has treated over 40,000 survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On October 25, armed men shot at Dr. Mukwege at his home. Dr. Mukwege survived, but his long-time guard Joseph Bizimana died in the attack.

    Now we join...