Should digital sovereignty be a topic of concern to digital human rights defenders?
During the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) last year, digital sovereignty turned out to be the subject of some of the most heated deba…
ICT4Advocacy
To offer an improved access to justice in Uganda, the use of ICT has been adopted by the government. At the same time, the civil society innovated various tools such as websites and web-based applications that aimed at enhancing justice.
Those can be human rights trackers offering proof for committed HR crimes. At the same time, the use of video footage and other data used to sue and sentence perpetrators carries new opportunities for criminals. Deep fakes and false documents are on the rise. Hence, data verification is a crucial part of the work of this Community of Practice (CoP).
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Projects
Project
Human Rights Tracker to Safeguard HRDs
Strategic Response International (SRI) developed a tool for tracking and monitoring violations to provide a detailed, accurate, and verifiable info-pact in respect of incidents of COVID-19 linked human rights violations in Uganda to be projected on a live interactive tracker map. humanrightsviolations.app
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Children's Safety Online
Encrypt Uganda implements the Children’s Online Safety Project aimed at improving on the safety and security of children online in Uganda.
