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Research findings on technology-based violence against women launched at 59th session of the CSW
Research findings on technology-based violence against women launched at 59th session of the CSW 12 March 2015 Flavia Fascendini

The Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Rights Programme (APC WRP) has organised the panel “Ending violence against women online: Effective responses to promote women’s rights and safety” to be held on Friday 13 March at 10:30 AM at the Armenian Convention Center, New York, as a side event at the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

Research results are out! From impunity to justice: Exploring corporate and legal remedies for technology-related violence against women
Research results are out! From impunity to justice: Exploring corporate and legal remedies for technology-related violence against women 09 March 2015 Flavia Fascendini

A new series of reports by the Association for Progressive Communications presents findings from a multi-country research project on technology-related violence against women. The research – which reveals a lack of access to justice for survivors – highlights the voices and experiences of women who have faced technology-related VAW and sought justice through state agencies and internet intermediaries. The research identifies available legal remedies, and analyses their strengths a...

APC at the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York
APC at the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York 06 March 2015 Flavia Fascendini

Between 9 and 20 March, APC’s Women’s Rights Programme members will be attending the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. This year the main focus of the session will be on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which turns 20. How far have we come, and how can you participate?

Take Back the Tech! campaign wins ITU award for gender equality in tech
Take Back the Tech! campaign wins ITU award for gender equality in tech 28 October 2014 Flavia Fascendini

APC’s Take Back the Tech! campaign was globally acclaimed for its “efforts to reduce threats online and building women’s confidence and security in the use of ICTs,” winning first place on this first edition of the prize from over 360 nominations and 37 finalists from more than 70 countries.    

Participants in Costa Rican Women's Hackathon develop software applications to solve social problems
Participants in Costa Rican Women's Hackathon develop software applications to solve social problems 15 October 2014 Flavia Fascendini

On 30 and 31 August 2014, 39 women engineers and technologists created nine prototypes of software applications aimed at solving social problems in the north of Costa Rica, at the First Women’s Hackathon, organised by APC member organisation Sulá Batsú through its TIC-AS project, with the support of UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality.

The IACHR hosts thematic hearing on internet and human rights
The IACHR hosts thematic hearing on internet and human rights 29 September 2014 VB

The Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Derechos Digitales, Karisma Foundation, the Association for Progressive Communications, the Center for Technology and Society of the Getulio Vargas Foundation, and the Association for Civil Rights will participate in a thematic hearing on the impact of the internet in the defense and exercise of human rights before the I...

New APC Board of Directors elected for 2014-2016
New APC Board of Directors elected for 2014-2016 19 September 2014 Flavia Fascendini

On 8 June during the APC Member Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, our organisational members elected a new board of directors for the next three years. APC is proud to have a board on which the majority of directors are women and based in the global South.    

New GenderIT.org edition on gender, sexuality and the internet
New GenderIT.org edition on gender, sexuality and the internet 29 August 2014 Flavia Fascendini

Most of the material featured in this edition draws on the debates that took place during the Global meeting on gender, sexuality and the internet in Port Dickson, Malaysia, and takes them further. We proudly introduce the evolving Feminist Principles of the Internet drafted with the participation of many activists, and the first research outputs from the “End violence: Women’s rights and s...

Research findings on tech-related violence against women released
Research findings on tech-related violence against women released 26 August 2014 Flavia Fascendini

Between April 2013 and June 2014, APC carried out its multi-country research project “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online”. This project explored the availability, adequacy and effectiveness of domestic legal remedies and corporate policies/redress mechanisms to address the issue of technology-related violence against women. Below are some preliminary findings from this...

Support for internet governance consensus-building at the Latin American IGF
Support for internet governance consensus-building at the Latin American IGF 18 August 2014 Dafne Sabanes Plou

The seventh Internet Governance Forum (IGF) of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in San Salvador July 16-18, 2014, provided an opportunity for reflecting on and contributing to internet governance in the region. According to APC’s Dafne Sabanes Plou, this was one of the most participatory regional forums ever, riveting the audience’s attention during all its sessions. The author...

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