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Bangladesh Preparatory Meeting for World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2013 held
Bangladesh Preparatory Meeting for World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2013 held 02 April 2013 APC

A meeting was held 11 AM on 3 April at the Meeting Room of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCS) to discuss on presentation of the country paper from Bangladesh in the ensuing UN World Summit on the Information Society (UN WSIS) Forum 2013 scheduled to be held in Geneva, Switzerland on May 13-17 this year. The meeting was presided over by Mr.

Training Cambodian youth to promote gender equality through ICTs
Training Cambodian youth to promote gender equality through ICTs 21 March 2013 Open Institute

Last month, Cambodia-based APC member Open Institute organised a training for students from several local academic institutions in Khmer, covering a wide range of tools like social networking for citizen journalists and FLOSS, or free and open source software. The training’s focus was to build capacity in using ICTs to promote gender equality.

Security risks online: How much information do you give away?
Security risks online: How much information do you give away? 19 March 2013 Richa Kaul Padte

Imagine the life of an Indian gender or sexuality rights activist. What work do they do? Who do they interact with? What threats do they face? Here are some snapshots (created by participants). Read more in GenderIT.org .

EROTICS India: Women, sexuality and the internet
EROTICS India: Women, sexuality and the internet 19 March 2013 Richa Kaul Padte

Within the arena of ‘women, sexuality and the internet’, the usual suspects of pornography, indecency, and non-consensual videography are often the first topics that come to mind. But women aren’t just subjects on the internet – they are users, too.

Five principles for a feminist approach to technology
Five principles for a feminist approach to technology 14 March 2013 Richa Kaul Padte

When most people think about women and technology, the two things may seem incongruent: a cartoon visualisation of a woman struggling to use the toaster; a joke about women drivers; female executives calling in ‘the IT guys’ to fix their computers.    

“What is your price for the night?” – From ‘sexual strangers’ to ‘sexual citizens’ using ICTs
“What is your price for the night?” – From ‘sexual strangers’ to ‘sexual citizens’ using ICTs 06 March 2013 Shehla Rashid

#EROTICSIndia was organised in Delhi recently by the Internet Democracy Project with APC and Point of View from Mumbai. During the many outstanding sessions developed during the encounter, it was clear that sexual and gender minorities are using the internet to advocate for sexual citizenship.

You are every women: A video on technology-related violence against women
You are every women: A video on technology-related violence against women 06 March 2013 Bytes for All

This video was developed by Bytes for All Pakistan, a country partner in the Association for Progressive Communication’s project “End violence: Women’s rights and safety online.” “Don´t cover the crimes of your harassers and report them to bring a change” is the key message of this outstanding video.

Strengthening Human Rights and Public Voices through Community Radio in Bangladesh
Strengthening Human Rights and Public Voices through Community Radio in Bangladesh 27 February 2013 APC

Strengthening Human Rights and Public Voices through Community Radio in Bangladesh AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR| CEO| Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication| ceo@bnnrc.net| 01711881647 Community media are widely recognized by governments, international development agencies, and civil society organizations alike as key agents o...

EROTICS India: Networking on regulation of sexuality and the internet
EROTICS India: Networking on regulation of sexuality and the internet 26 February 2013 Caroline Tagny

APC, in partnership with Point of View and the Internet Democracy Project, is conducting a workshop in Delhi, India, from 25 – 28 February 2013. More than 20 sexual and internet rights organisations are discussing ways to resist content regulation and increasing their knowledge of online security and privacy.

Pakistan: The “Access Is My Right” Campaign
Pakistan: The “Access Is My Right” Campaign 22 February 2013 Global Voices

Pakistani Internet rights NGO Bytes for All has started an online campaign about internet filtering and online censorship.

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