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Digital World 2012: stories to end violence against women 20 December 2012 By ES for GenderIT.org

The Digital World 2012 – Knowledge to Prosperity conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh 6-8 December was an amazing mashup of private sector, government and civil society united in their interest in ICT for development. As coordinator of APC’s End violence: Women’s rights and safety onlin...

Power of stories to reclaim women's rights - Highlights of Take Back the Tech! campaign 19 December 2012 By GenderIT.org for APCNews

The 2012 TBTT campaign featured 16 stories for 16 days. Each of them presented a different way that ICTs affect the lives of women around the world. This GenderIT.org edition, editorialized by Françoise Mukuku from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects on some of the issues emerged from these ...

Post-WCIT civil society statement: A way forward
Post-WCIT civil society statement: A way forward 14 December 2012 By APCNews

At a recent civil society workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, co-organised by APC with Global Partners, NUPEF Institute and the Fundação Getulio Vargas, groups from the region looked beyond the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai (WCIT) and outlined the following positive...

New paper from APC and the Internet Society connects internet protocols and human rights
New paper from APC and the Internet Society connects internet protocols and human rights 13 December 2012 By Joy Liddicoat and Avri Doria for APC

“Like Internet protocols, human rights standards attempt to articulate principles that will apply universally over time, as ideas and conditions evolve,” a new paper argues. Commissioned by the Association for Progressive Communications and the Internet Society, the issue paper released today co...

Open Letter: Civil society hampered in its ability to contribute to WCIT
Open Letter: Civil society hampered in its ability to contribute to WCIT 11 December 2012 By Civil society

In an Open Letter put out during the World Conference on International Telecommunications, civil society groups call on the the ITU’s Secretary General and the conference Chairman to address three immediate and pressing matters: the lack of any official standing to the public comments by civil...

South African ISPs squeezed by newly proposed legislation
South African ISPs squeezed by newly proposed legislation 11 December 2012 By FD for APCNews

South Africa is one of several countries that possesses a “notice and take down regime” for online content, meaning that internet service providers are obliged to take down content that is deemed controversial by a complainant. Understanding this regime as unconstitutional since its ince...

Congo: Government response on domestic violence under the spotlight
Congo: Government response on domestic violence under the spotlight 07 December 2012 By Flavia Fascendini for APCNews

The recently launched online mapping platform developed by the Association for Progressive Communications in partnership with APC member AZUR Developpement under the Africatti project, will contribute to holding the Congo government accountable on domestic violence in a country where serious inciden...

Online and offline sex worker rights are human rights
Online and offline sex worker rights are human rights 05 December 2012 By FD for APCNews

APC’s Connect Your Rights campaign is teaming up with the global campaign Take Back The Tech – fighting violence against women – on its 12th day of action (from 16). We are offering three stories to make the case for urgent action on sex worker rights, online and offline. Read mor...

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