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Repressive governments play whack-a-mole with Africans digital rights | Institute of Development Studies

Published on 13 April 2021 Research Fellow Like so many aspects of life, democratic debate is increasingly moving online. Yet it seems that every time citizens adopt a new digital tool or enter a new digital space to voice opposition, repressive governments respond with a whole arsenal of methods to dampen dissent and deny the right to opinion and expression. For every new activist tactic, the state comes up with three or four countermeasures. Research by a new network of African digital rights researchers, activists and analysts has found that this digital game of whack-a-mole is playing out across the continent. The right to be heard and to influence decision-making on issues that affect our lives is a cornerstone of open democracy and one of the UN’s sustainable development goals. In an increasingly digital world, being heard involves mobile phones and social media – especially during a pandemic when social distancing makes public protes

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Open letter/position paper on the General Assembly s consideration on the question of the status of the Human Rights Council

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Re: The General Assembly’s consideration on the question of the status of the Human Rights Council Excellencies, On 17 June 2011, the General Assembly adopted a resolution which decided “to maintain the status of the Human Rights Council as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly and to consider again the question of whether to maintain this status at an appropriate moment and at a time no sooner than ten years and no later than fifteen years.” Our organisations wish to express their position regarding the expected consideration of this question by the General Assembly between 2021 and 2026.

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Open letter on the interpretation of paragraph 93(a) of the UN Secretary-General s Roadmap on Digital Cooperation

Open letter on the interpretation of paragraph 93(a) of the UN Secretary-General s Roadmap on Digital Cooperation
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India: Tech firms should uphold privacy, free speech | Association for Progressive Communications

India: Tech firms should uphold privacy, free speech | Association for Progressive Communications
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India: Government and tech firms should uphold privacy, free speech

Demonstrators and Indian Youth Congress activists wear masks depicting environmental activist Disha Ravi, during a protest against her arrest and a recent fuel price hike, New Delhi, India, 22 February 2021, JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images Several civil society groups have expressed concern over the actions of the Indian government that violate free expression and privacy rights as authorities intensify the suppression of criticism related to the ongoing farmers protests. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 11 March 2021. “The Indian government has taken various measures that violate free expression and privacy rights in response to growing international criticism of its handling of the farmers’ protests,” Access Now, ARTICLE 19, the Association for Progressive Communications, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Derechos Digitales, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Mnemonic, Reporters Without Borders, an

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