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Voices from digital spaces: Technology related violence against women - executive summary

Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini
Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini on 27 March, 2012 - 15:59
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Based in Czech Republic, Katerina is GenderIT.org´s project coordinator. Flavia lives in Argentina and is Spanish and Portuguese GenderIT.org editor.

Drawing on findings from APC's MDG3i: Take Back the Tech!i project with women's rightsi organisations in twelve countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, this paper explores the links between the interneti, cell phones and violence against womeni and illustrates that technology related violence impacts women as seriously as other forms of violence.

 
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Voices from digital spaces: Technology related violence against women

Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini
Katerina Fialova and Flavia Fascendini on 27 March, 2012 - 15:52
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Based in Czech Republic, Katerina is GenderIT.org´s coordinator. Flavia lives in Argentina and is Spanish and Portuguese GenderIT.org editor.

Drawing on findings from APC's MDG3i: Take Back the Tech!i project with women's rightsi organisations in twelve countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, this paper explores the links between the interneti, cell phones and violence against womeni and illustrates that technology related violence impacts women as seriously as other forms of violence.

 
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Commentary to the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on 13 September, 2011 - 22:30
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Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights defenders, Hina Jilani (2000-2008) and Margaret Sekaggya (since 2008)

The Commentary to the Declaration on Human Rightsi Defenders maps the rights protected in the Declaration and explains in what parts of the document are they protected, unpacks what each right entails and which are the common restrictions and violations of those rights, and lastly highlights good practices and recommendations regarding those rights. It pays particular attention to the specifics of the situation of women human rights defendersi and the particular challenges they face, The guide is based mostly on information received and reports produced by the institute of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.

 
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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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Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion - Draft agreed conclusions

UN Comission on the Status of Women
UN Comission on the Status of Women on 15 March, 2011 - 20:32
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The outcome of the Commission’s consideration of the priority theme takes the form of agreed conclusions, negotiated by all Stateis. These identify gaps and challenges in the implementation of previous commitments. They also provide action-oriented recommendations for all States, relevant non-governmential bodies, mechanisms and entities of the UN System and other relevant stakeholders, in order to accelerate implementation.

 
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Privacy, Openness, Online Advertising and Online Behavioral Targeting Advertising

Graciela Selaimen
Graciela Selaimen on 16 November, 2009 · Global
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This paper was presented at the "Privacy Protection, Openness and Online Behavioral Targeting Advertising" workshop, at the 2009 Internet Governancei Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh. Graciela Selaiman interrogates the impact of current practices in data retention, tracking, aggregation and sharing for advertising, on the commodification of the subject. And in turn, how this pervasive and intrusive surveillancei carries within it the risk of commodifying the right to privacy, where only those with access to power and privilege are able to afford protection. 

 
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What are the current financing trends and challenges in the ICTD sector?

Willie Currie
Willie Currie on 11 March, 2008 · Global
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financing, ICT4D, Universal Access Fund, UNGAID, Monterrey Consensus
Willie Currie outlines the current financing trends and challenges in the ICTD sector at the panel “Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty? Financing for women's equitable access to Informationi and Communication Technologies”, organised by APC WNSP, UN DAW and IWTC during the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in February 2008.
 
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LISTEN: Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty? Role of ICTs in securing funds for women's groups [part 4]

Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
Mavic Cabrera-Balleza on 11 March, 2008 · Global
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financing, ICT4D, content development
Mavic Cabrera-Balleza, a senior program associate in the International Women's Tribune Centre, looks at the role of ICTs in supporting women's groups efforts to secure funding at the panel, “Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty?: Financing for women's equitable access to Informationi and Communication Technologies”. This panel was organised by APC WNSP, UN DAW and IWTC during the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in February 2008.
 
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LISTEN: Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty? Donor's perspective on financing gender and ICT initiatives [part 3]

Ireen Dubel
Ireen Dubel on 11 March, 2008 · Global
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financing, ICT4D, mainstreaming
Ireen Dubel, a programme manager for Gender, Women & Development in HIVOS, share HIVOS' perspective on the importance of financing ICTi in the context of women's rightsi. This was presented at the panel “Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty?: Financing for women's equitable access to Informationi and Communication Technologies”, organised by APC WNSP, UN DAW and IWTC during the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in February 2008.
 
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LISTEN: Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty? Effective Financing Mechanisms to Progress Gender Equality [part 2]

Radhika Lal
Radhika Lal on 11 March, 2008 · Global
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financing, ICT4D, gender budgetting
Radhika Lal, a policyi advisor on ICTi for poverty reduction and the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in the UNDP, presents her views on effective financing mechanisms to progress gender equalityi in the information society. This was presented at the panel “Communication Rights for Women - Why the Purse feels empty?: Financing for women's equitable access to Informationi and Communication Technologies”, organised by APC WNSP, UN DAW and IWTC during the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York in February 2008.
 
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