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Community Voices: The Bachchao Project fights for gender rights online

August 28, 2018

The Bachchao Project is a techno-feminist collective working at the intersection of technology and gender rights, bridging the gap between tech developers and end users in at-risk communities.

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Access Now and Amnesty International launch Toronto Declaration on human rights and artificial intelligence

May 16, 2018

Global human rights organisations Amnesty International and Access Now launched a declaration on human rights and artificial intelligence at the opening of RightsCon 2018.

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Learning about creating safe spaces together at RightsCon Toronto

May 14, 2018

Bringing together more than 2,000 people from over 115 countries, RightsCon is not only a platform to discuss programmatic issues at the intersection of human rights and digital technology, it …

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My rights, my internet: Understanding global sentiment towards life online

May 11, 2018

Through our survey with RIWI, we aim to help the RightsCon community better understand public sentiment toward issues that are central to our work on human rights in the digital age.

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Community Voices: Don’t miss these Access Now grantees at RightsCon Toronto

May 10, 2018

With so many amazing sessions to choose from, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the contribution that Access Now grantees are making to the program and to the RightsCon community.

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El contexto latinoamericano de los derechos digitales en RightsCon

May 9, 2018

Entre las numerosas presentaciones de RightsCon, se incluirá una variedad de paneles que tendrán como eje a América Latina y las distintas problemáticas que afectan a la región.

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Digital Rights 102: Highlighting the issues affecting Canadians

May 1, 2018

Technology is changing our relationship to privacy and other human rights. In the lead-up to RightsCon Toronto, we look at issues that Canadians are now facing.

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Digital Rights 101: Understanding how technology affects human rights for all

April 24, 2018

Technology is shaping the way organizations and communities operate. If you or your nonprofit haven’t started thinking about digital rights, here’s why you should.

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Community Voices: Melanio Escobar is helping Latin American civil society stay safe and spread their message online

April 13, 2018

With only a few weeks to go until RightsCon Toronto, we are highlighting the vital work of our community members around the world in defending and extending human rights in the digital age. / A tan sólo unas semanas de RightsCon Toronto, estamos resaltando el trabajo vital de los miembros de nuestra comunidad alrededor del mundo, defendiendo y extendiendo los derechos humanos en la era digital.

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Community voices: Ahmad Primo combats false news and disinformation coming out of Syria

March 29, 2018

Six weeks away from RightsCon, we highlight the vital work that our community members are doing to defend and extend human rights in the digital age.