When APC decided to bring existing and new members together in a tightly linked global virtual network the Internet as we know it didn’t exist. Most hosts 1 used by activist networks were stand-alone ...

The InterHop association publishes free software for health research. “Free software”, according to the Free Software ...

This paper examines the impact of the African Declaration on shaping digital rights discourse and policy in Africa, focusing ...

Even before the adoption of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Principles (AfDec) in 2014, the information and ...

In recent years, community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) have become increasingly recognised as an innovative, bottom-up solution to address the persistent digital divide. They provide ...

2024 marked the seventh year of the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN) since its inception in 2019. In April 2024, we ...

APC's Women's Rights Programme (WRP) engaged in an in-depth process of consultation, collaboration and meaningful discussion ...

Many digital divides still persist today, to the point that a third of the world’s population is still offline. Different statistics also show that the divide can be worse depending on the countries ...

We work for people, especially those facing discrimination and oppression, to have greater power and autonomy through digital technologies to exercise their full range of human rights online and ...

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This year, the 13th edition of RightsCon is taking place in Taipei, Taiwan. This event is an important gathering space for ...

7amleh-The Arab Center for Social Media Advancement is a non-profit organisation aimed at enabling Palestinian and Arab civil society to effectively utilise the tools of digital advocacy through ...