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  • Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

    Lagos Nigeria Lagos Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

    The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) is an arena where tough topical global issues around Internet rights, especially in Africa, are discussed between civil society, technology companies, government, academia and other stakeholders. For the first time ever, the Forum will focus considerable time and energy on digital inclusion, after organising six editions that focused … Continue reading Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

  • World Press Freedom Day 2019

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Around 1000 participants and high-profile speakers are expected to attend the event, including representatives from governmental and international organizations, the media, academia and civil society. Since 1993, when the UN General Assembly declared 3 May World Press Freedom, this day has represented an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and develop joint … Continue reading World Press Freedom Day 2019

  • The RightCon Summit 2019

    Tunisia, Tunis Tunisia, Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    For more details on the event, please click on RightCon

  • Human rights challenges in the digital age: Judicial Perspectives

    European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg - press room

    The digital space is a powerful enabler for more inclusive democratic discourse, participation and policy-making. A free and open internet means simplified access to information, knowledge, culture and education, among other things, and it can also facilitate the exercise of fundamental rights. At the same time, digitisation comes with new challenges.   You can click … Continue reading Human rights challenges in the digital age: Judicial Perspectives

  • Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2019 (FIFAfrica19)

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Indeed, spreading the physical footprint of FIFAfrica across different regions of the continent ensures that the Forum lives up to its goal of unpacking internet freedom challenges and opportunities in sub-regions of Africa and developing responses that are collaborative, and informed by insights from the experience of other sub-regions of the continen. See our FIFAfrica … Continue reading Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2019 (FIFAfrica19)

  • Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

    Berlin Berlin

    The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is an open discussion platform for the United Nations. It deals with current legal, political, social and technical issues of the Internet. Click here for more details on the event.

  • International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPWD) 2022

    Online

    The theme this year is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“. The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3 December was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to … Continue reading International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPWD) 2022