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A Safety Guide for Artists

WebA Safety Guide for Artists explores topics such as defining and understanding risk, preparing for threats, fortifying digital safety, documenting persecution, finding …

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Protecting civil liberties during a public health crisis

WebSpecial efforts by public health agencies to combat the spread of COVID-19 are warranted. In the digital world as in the physical world, public policy must reflect a …

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Keeping our eyes on the ball: Human rights in the time of COVID-19

WebWe know that extraordinary measures are a necessary companion to these extraordinary times. Protecting people’s health and safety are paramount. But that …

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"Doctors, nurses and facts are lifesavers": Three women journalists …

WebAn interview with Amira Al Sharif: What are the conditions in Yemen (for journalists) in terms of freedom of expression? Neither the internationally recognized …

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Setting governance standards around health data

WebUganda looks at how to navigate technology's potential to enhance health outcomes, while ensuring patient data confidentiality and integrity. This statement was originally published …

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What Are the Components of a Strategic Plan

WebThe core components of a strategic plan are: • Vision statement: The highest-level purpose of your organisation; a description of what the world would look like if you are 100% …

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Kenya’s Digital Health Act protective of patients’ privacy rights

WebThis statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 3 May 2024. In October 2023, Kenya enacted the Digital Health Act, which seeks to promote the safe, …

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How national ID systems make social protection inaccessible to

WebGovernments are increasingly making registration in national ID systems mandatory for accessing social benefits, healthcare services, and other forms of state …

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Latin America: Threats to freedom of expression and information

WebHonduras was another country to pass, through presidential decree, emergency legislation. Executive Decree PCM 021-2020 defined that constitutional …

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Algeria: Rights organisations call for the immediate release of

WebJailed solely for expressing critical views on the government's crackdown on the Hirak movement, detained human rights activist Abdallah Benaoum’s health remains …

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China urged to release gravely ill activist Zhang Zhan

WebPro-democracy activists demonstrate outside China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong to demand the release of twelve local young activists facing trial on the mainland …

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Protecting freedom of expression for LGBT people

WebFREE EXPRESSION FOR ALL. Freedom of expression, online and offline, is a fundamental right that cannot be denied on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation or …

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How the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening Palestinian digital rights

WebAccording to the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media - 7amleh - Palestinian digital rights, privacy, and online freedom of expression are being targetted …

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Egypt: Access to information is critical to confronting the pandemic

WebIn Egypt, the lack of disclosure of information related to the spread of the pandemic aggravates the crisis. The number of Covid-19 infections has increased since the second …

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Algeria: Journalists and press freedom under attack

WebARTICLE 19 calls on the Algerian authorities to put an immediate end to the continuous flow of violations against journalists and the media, and to reverse …

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Liberia is classic example of feared COVID-19 infodemic

WebContradictions by top officials coupled with misinformation and disinformation has characterised Liberia's fight against COVID-19. This statement was originally …

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Yemen: Houthis impose harsh restrictions on women’s and girls

WebIn 2021, Houthi authorities sentenced four women, including Intisar al-Hammadi, a Yemeni actress and model, to between one and five years in prison on …

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MENA region battles the infodemic: From fake news to hashtag

WebThese information wars have also spilled beyond regional borders. In May 2020, Facebook announced that Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB had used hundreds of fake …

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Myanmar: Restriction on expression in communicable diseases bill …

WebARTICLE 19 warned that the proposed Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Bill provides for criminal penalties for those who spread …

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