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Women's rights and the internet at the Human Rights Council

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 31 May, 2011 - 16:49
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Jac is the focal point for APC WNSP's work on women's rights. She coordinates the EroTICS research (Exploratory Research on Sexuality and the Internet) and APC's "Take Back The Tech!" campaign.
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The increasing prevalence of the interneti in all aspect of our lives is becoming impossible to ignore, and that it is becoming pivotal in the realisation of our fundamental rights and freedoms. At the same session of the UN Human Rightsi Council, where the role of the internet on the right to freedom of opinion and expression is being reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expressioni for the first time, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against womeni is also presenting her report on violence against women, its causes and consequences. The synchronicity of both reports, especially given the fact that human rights are universal, interdependent and indivisible, calls for a close reading to identify the points of connection that can be built in the effort to recognise, analyse and address violations that affect the recognition, protection and fulfilment of women's human rightsi.

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APC co-organises event on the internet at the Human Rights Council’s 17th session

Purple Duck
Purple Duck on 31 May, 2011 - 13:41
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A feminist, communication activist, mother of 2.5 years old and a member of GenderIT.org team.

as part of APC’s Connect your rights! campaign, with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the Human Rightsi Council’s 17th session in Geneva on 3 June, 13:00 to 15:00, room XXV, Palais des Nations. Remote participation will be available. The panel will also focus on the specific impacts of freedom of expressioni and freedom of associationi on women’s and sexual rights.

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UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and the Internet

on 25 May, 2011 - 13:46
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expressioni's report explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the interneti. The Report underscores the unique and transformative nature of the Internet but also outlines the growing global trend of restricting freedom of expression and association online.

 
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Take Back The Tech! Questions & answers session (video, 33mins)

Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman on 7 March, 2011 - 17:32
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Jan Moolman is a feminist editor, writer, trainer and activist with extensive experience in the Southern African women’s and communication rights sector. She is currently managing a 12-country project of the APC that seeks to strengthen women's strategic use of information and communication technologies to stop violence against women. Jan is based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Jan Moolman facilitates the Questions & Answers session at the "Take Back The Tech!i Reclaiming technology for women's rightsi" event at the 55th Commission on the Status of Women, on 25 February 2011.

 
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Transforming landscape of women's communication rights (video, 18mins)

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 7 March, 2011 - 16:29
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Jac is the focal point for APC WNSP's work on women's rights. She coordinates the EroTICS research (Exploratory Research on Sexuality and the Internet) and APC's "Take Back The Tech!" campaign.

Jac sm Kee talks about the Take Back The Tech!i campaign, as well as introduces the Eroticsi - Exploratory Research on Sexuality and the Interneti - project. Jac presents examples from Brazil, Lebanon, India and South Africa illustrating how the queeri movement is using the internet for mobilising and for the exercise of sexual rightsi. She also explains how the Take Back The Tech! campaign connects violence against womeni and ICTis, and engages users to take control of technology to end violence against women. This presentation was part of the "Take Back The Tech! Reclaiming technology for women's rightsi" session at the 55th Commission on the Status of Women, on 25 February 2011.

 
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On sexuality and wikileaks...

Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee on 16 February, 2011 - 19:50
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Jac is the focal point for APC WNSP's work on women's rights. She coordinates the EroTICS research (Exploratory Research on Sexuality and the Internet) and APC's "Take Back The Tech!" campaign.

This reflection was written by Jac sm Kee in December 2010, at the height of the Wikileaks' leak of diplomatic cables and the subsequent charge and arrest of Assange. Since much of the reflections and thoughts still stand, despite the case and incident having moved on since then, this is now republished as a blogi post for Feminist Talk.

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EroTICs: Sexuality and technology

Jac sm Kee & Sonia Randhawa
Jac sm Kee & Sonia Randhawa on 15 February, 2011 - 14:21
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Jac is the focal point for APC WNSP's work on women's rights. She coordinates the EroTICS research (Exploratory Research on Sexuality and the Internet) and APC's "Take Back The Tech!" campaign. Sonia is the English language editor of GenderIT.org.
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Sonia Randhawa and Jac sm Kee explore the links between sexuality and the theme of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women meeting, “Access and participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology, including for the promotion of women’s equal access to full employment and decent work”.

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Sexual rights, openness and regulatory systems

Sonia Randhawa
Sonia Randhawa on 1 October, 2010
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Sonia is GenderIT.org editor. She is based in Malysia/Australia.
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The summary of the 'Sexual rightsi, openness and regulatory systems' workshop co-organized by APC WNSP, Centre for Interneti and Society and Alternative Law Forum at the Internet Governancei Forum(IGF) in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14 2010. T.Q. from the Lebanon EroTICsi team speaks about the history of the local queeri movement which correlates with the development of the internet in Lebanon. Clarissa Smith, a UK-based researcher representing the Onscenity network, examines sexuality, porn and the internet from the users point of view. Joy Liddicoat, a New Zealand Human Rightsi commissioner, shares her experiences and views on developing regulatory systems that recognize and realize the rights of sexual and gender iminorities.

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APC Brief on the Fifth Internet Governance Forum

on 5 October, 2010 - 12:16
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The Internet Governance Forum iis a platform for multi-stakeholderi policyi dialogue on internet governancei, that emerged from the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Societyi (WSIS). In this document, APC presents in brief some of the most pressing issues to be debated in the IGF's fifth year of existence.

 
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dot gay: what are the implications?

Nyx
Nyx on 17 September, 2010 - 06:32
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Nyx is a feminist, activist, and a masters student at Rhodes University. She is also a part of the South African EroTICs team. Nyx is based in South Africa.

It was in a dynamic coalition session on freedom of expressioni and freedom of the media on the interneti that Schubert announced that the domain namei, “dot gay” was in the pipeline. The domain name hopes to incorporate all lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queeri sites under one domain. Nyx looks at who is excluded, and the potential impact of a 'dot gay' domain on queeri communities.

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