Afro feminist Terms and conditions: Do they exist?
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Monthly Digest: July & August 2021
Whether it's opinions on fostering digital human rights - or simply the valuable lessons learned along the way, here is the Digital Human Rights Lab's round-up of the last month's most interesting articles and stories.
Must-read Articles of the Month
Whether it's opinions on fostering digital human rights - or simply the valuable lessons learned along the way, here's a round-up of the past month's most interesting articles and stories.
Uganda establishes Data Protection watchdog
Uganda has set up its Personal Data Protection Office under the National Information Technology Authority.. Its mandate is to oversee the implementation and enforcement of Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act.
Still related to Data Privacy and country watch dogs enforcing them, Ireland's privacy regulator has fined WhatsApp a record amount for breaking European Union data protection rules. It said the company had failed to give users transparency about how their data would be used.
In case you missed it, Pollicy released a documentary titled “Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories: Surveillance and Data Protection During Covid-19 in Kenya and Uganda ''. Produced in partnership with ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa and the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet), this short documentary provides insights into the untold stories from Uganda of individuals’ lived experiences.
Community Updates
With so much going on it’s easy to lose track of what’s happening in the world of social impact. Stay informed and inspired with our handpicked content from the DHRLab Community.
Lindsey Kukunda shared her personal mental health journey in a three-part writing series. Follow along below:
In response to a need for digital safety training for African women, Pollicy and partners released an interactive fiction game that gives women the “tea” on online safety.
The Defenders Protection Initiative (DPI) and Design without Borders (DwB) developed a unified and contextualized Digital Security Training Curriculum for Uganda Human Rights Defenders.
Podcast: Human Rights and the Digital by DHRLab
Human Rights and the Digital Podcast presents voices and perspectives of Human Rights defenders in Uganda, focusing on how technology is being used to the realization of Human Rights. This podcast is produced by the Digital Human Rights Lab.
Opportunities | Tips | Resources
Every month, we collate the very best opportunities, tips and resources for digital human rights practitioners in our community.
Teaching Fact Checking - Guide
Fact-checking becomes more and more important in world full of fake news, misleading information and half-truths. Yet we rely on the internet to connect and get informed! This guide provides you with the necessary knowledge and skills to teach fact checking.
Our partner and community member, Unwanted Witness shall hold their 3rd Privacy Symposium Africa under the theme Data Protection A New Dawn In Africa, which will take place from 3-5th November. If you would like to present a research paper or join a panel, send your request to info@unwantedwitness.org.
Register for the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2021 (#FIFAAfrica21), which will take place from Sept 28-30. Join to connect and hear from fellow Internet rights practitioners who are advancing digital rights through the use of new digital tools, research, advocacy & much more!
If you have an activity, article or up-coming event that you would like to share with the DHRLab Community, please email dhrlab@futurechallenges.org / info@dhrlab.org
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