NEW YORK (Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
for GenderIT.org) – APC´s gender and
ICT policy site GenderIT.org speaks with Sylvie Niombo and Françoise
Mukuku, ICT activists from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC). They discuss the internet, mobile phones and
how they are being used in their countries to reduce incidence of
violence against women and how conversely they aggravate violence and
lead to violation of privacy laws. They also explain why access to ICTs
is critical for the achievement of the third Millennium Development
Goal on women´s empowerment. More
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MJOHANNESBURG (Esther Nasikye
and Sally-Jean Shackleton for
GenderIT.org) - While women's rights activists have been at the
forefront of making the private crimes that occur at home - domestic
violence, marital rape - public, new technologies are making the
private public in ways that disenfranchise, alienate and violate women.
Esther Nasikye and Sally-Jean Shackleton explore how ICTs, privacy and
domestic violence in South Africa are exposing problems in both policy
and practice. More
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BUENOS AIRES (Florencia Goldsman
with Flavia Fascendini for
GenderIT.org) – A recent consultation held by APC in Buenos Aires found
that cell phones are becoming increasingly regarded as a way for men to
harrass and monitor their wives and girlfriends. While a number of laws
protecting women's rights have just been passed, they are yet to be
tested in court. This GenderIT.org article looks at the current
legislation regarding violence and technology, the gaps that exist and
what grass-roots organisations are advocating for. More
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MONTEVIDEO (APC for APCNews) –
Just as women are disproportionately
the victims of violence worldwide, the situation is just as bad online.
The UN estimates that 95% of aggressive behaviour, harassment, abusive
language and denigrating images in online spaces are aimed at women and
come from partners or former male partners. Other surveys show that the
victims of cyberstalking are predominantly female. As part of our Take
Back the Tech! to end violence against women project, APC and partners
have carried out studies of the current situation of violence against
women and ICTs in twelve countries and how the legislation or lack of
legislation connected to both hinders or helps women. More
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