Co-curated with Gawad Alternatibo, the film playlist highlights human rights stories from the Philippines’ martial law years to the present time, reflecting the aspiration of Filipino filmmakers to continue raising awareness on human rights issues.
Amid the rise in hate speech related to religion, civil society organisations in Indonesia are using creative online tactics to promote rights discourses. But to be more effective, an approach recognising the authority of religious figures is needed.
OPTF has published a new report identifying the key digital threats that human rights defenders (HRDs) from Africa, MENA, South Asia, and Southeast Asia are facing today. EngageMedia is among the key collaborators in this research, connecting OPTF with activists and civil society organisations in the Asia-Pacific.
In the December 2020 issue of ASEANFocus, EngageMedia Co-Founder and Executive Director Andrew Lowenthal underlines the need for government policy change and civil society advocacy to protect digital privacy. The article, republished here in full, is one of ten articles that tackle digitalisation in Southeast Asia.
On Human Rights Day 2020, the UN called on the world to “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”. These human rights also extend to the digital space.
Seringkali, pertanyaan, “Apa itu hak digital” dijawab dengan “HAM di ruang digital”, atau “HAM yang tercipta melalui penggunaan teknologi dan internet”.
Civil society organisations in Myanmar condemn the unjust arrests of the students, and we demand to immediately release them and urgently drop all the charges made against them.
ในบทความนี้ เราจะมาพิจารณากันในรายละเอียดว่า จะเกิดอะไรขึ้นเมื่อ AI ถูกพัฒนาเพื่อนำมาใช้เป็นอาวุธเพื่อนำมาละเมิดสิทธิพลเมืองและสิทธิทางการเมือง (civil and political rights – CPR) เช่น สิทธิในการมีชีวิตและสิทธิในการกำหนดชะตากรรมตนเอง และรวมทั้งสิทธิในการแสดงออก เสรีภาพของปัจเจกบุคคล สิทธิในการนับถือศาสนา การสมาคม และสิทธิอื่นๆ
What does it mean when technologists say “you can code anything”? In her inaugural article for The IO Foundation, Maryam Lee shares her thoughts on why human rights perspectives have the potential to move technological innovation to greater heights. She also argues that people do not need to choose between enjoying the latest technologies and human rights, and how they both could co-exist in our lives.
