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Digital Empowerment Foundation honoured at ITU Forum for "Wireless for Communities" project
Digital Empowerment Foundation honoured at ITU Forum for "Wireless for Communities" project 20 November 2013

On 19 November, 2013, the Digital Empowerment Foundation was honoured for the Wireless for Communities project at the 2013 ITU Telcom World Forum.

Snippets from Connect Your Rights, Mumbai
Snippets from Connect Your Rights, Mumbai 19 November 2013 EROTICS India

Point of View held “Connect Your Rights!”, an all-day meeting exploring the links between gender rights, sexual rights, and Internet rights, on November 11, 2013 at Mumbai. It was the first meeting in the second phase of the EroTICs India project.    

Pakistan: Freedom of expression for civil liberties in conflict areas 2013
Pakistan: Freedom of expression for civil liberties in conflict areas 2013 14 November 2013 Faheem Zafar, Bytes for All Pakistan

Freedom of expression (FoE) is essential for the personal development and dignity of every individual and is vital for the fulfillment of other human rights.

From zeroines to heroines: Transforming debate about eVAW in New Zealand
From zeroines to heroines: Transforming debate about eVAW in New Zealand 12 November 2013 Joy Liddicoat

Lorde’s new album, “Heroine,” is taking young New Zealand women where they’ve never been before: to the front of the world stage. A leading New Zealand singer-songwriter and a self identified feminist, Lorde is just 17 years old and grew up in Auckland.

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urges Cambodian government to use ICTs for women's rights
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women urges Cambodian government to use ICTs for women's rights 04 November 2013

Ms Chim Manavy, Executive Director of APC member organisation Open Institute in Cambodia, joined the 56th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) as a civil society observer for her country. This is the first time that ICTs have been mentioned in the CEDAW Concluding Observation for Cambodia.

Azerbaijan: After the 2012 IGF, freedom of expression more vulnerable
Azerbaijan: After the 2012 IGF, freedom of expression more vulnerable 28 October 2013 AL

The situation for Azerbaijani activists who work online did not improve after the IGF came to town in 2012. In fact, it actually became worse. APCNews talks to Gulnara Akhundova of International Media Support and Emin Huseynov from the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety about the impact one year later.

Response to Pakistan's submission to the 24th Human Rights Council on the importance of multi-stakeholder Internet Governance
Response to Pakistan's submission to the 24th Human Rights Council on the importance of multi-stakeholder Internet Governance 02 October 2013 APC and Bytes for All

At the 24th session of the Human Rights Council, during General Debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Russia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Iran, and China, expressed concerns regarding revelations of the use and abuse of advanced surveillance technologies by some States, in serious violation of the right to...

Response to Pakistan's submission to the 24th Human Rights Council on the importance of multi-stakeholder Internet Governance
Response to Pakistan's submission to the 24th Human Rights Council on the importance of multi-stakeholder Internet Governance 01 October 2013 Valeria Betancourt

During General Debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, Pakistan, speaking on behalf of 10 other countries, expressed concerns regarding use and abuse of advanced surveillance technologies in serious violation of the right to privacy and international law. Bytes for All, Pakistan and APC commend those countries for their statement. At the same time, we are concerned about pro...

SPACE Kerala celebrates Free Software Day, bringing free computer training to rural Wayanad
SPACE Kerala celebrates Free Software Day, bringing free computer training to rural Wayanad 26 September 2013

APC member in India SPACE Kerala and the Ms Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSFR) are building a free-software-based, community computing centre in the rural village of Kolagappara.

Call for Nomination for DEF's eNGO Challenge
Call for Nomination for DEF's eNGO Challenge 18 September 2013

The Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and the Public Interest Registry call for nominations for the 2013 eNGO Challenge. The Challenge seeks to recognise, salute and honour best NGO practices using ICTs worldwide. The deadline has been extended to 25 September 2013.

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