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The 12th edition of RightsCon will be taking place this year from 5 to 8 June in Costa Rica and online. Organised by AccessNow as a worldwide summit exploring human rights in the digital age, RightsCon is a civil society-led space that brings together stakeholders from public and private sectors alongside human rights defenders with a view to building a rights-respecting digital future.

This year, RightsCon’s first-ever hybrid format will showcase over 600 sessions, and APC and its network will be actively participating, co-organising and speaking at the event. APC’s participation at RightsCon will focus on two of the thematic priorities for 2023: gender and sexuality and climate and environmental justice, with the addition of a rights and a gender perspective to cybersecurity. 

APC’s goals and advocacy objectives throughout the event are to support, connect and reconnect with our network and partners, and contribute to the central themes of the event by offering our perspective on the relationship between the environment and digital technologies; digital inclusion, and women's rights (including sexual rights and freedom from violence), examining the issues from a human rights, intersectional and gender perspective. We wish to promote an intersectional human rights approach to cybersecurity and contribute to discussions from that angle. We will also explore new issues that are relevant to our network and deepen our own knowledge and capacity.

A collection of key resources and readings to help us prepare for the event can be found here.


EVENTS AND SESSIONS WHERE YOU WILL FIND APC STAFF, MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
Monday, 5 June (RightsCon day zero)

World Environment Day Quiltathon

Organiser: APC

Help us in threading feminist digital futures for our planet by adding an image to the digital quilt!

 
Tuesday, 6 June

Data protection legislation in Africa: An open discussion

Co-organiser: Jokkolabs Banjul

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Using AI to detect online violence in the MENA region

Co-organiser: 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media 

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

From Wiki to the World Wide Web: Internet infrastructure and access to information

Organiser and co-presenter: Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

#KeepItOn in 2022: Successes, opportunities, struggles, and lessons learned in the fight against election-related shutdowns

Organiser and co-presenter: Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)

9:00 - 10:00 AM CST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Weaving community solutions for communication needs through capacity-building

Co-organiser: Rhizomatica, APC and Local Networks Initiative. Co-presenter: Rhizomatica, APC and Sulá Batsú Cooperative.

9:00 - 10:00 AM CST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Information disorder in the MENA region: The challenge of Arabic language and dialects

Co-presenter: SMEX

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Protect and respect: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence

Co-presenter: jac sm kee

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | Hybrid | More information here

 

Ensuring inclusive digital IDs in the Asia Pacific

Co-presenter: Body & Data

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Seeking multilateralism in the platform economy: Strategies to promote workers rights in the Global South

Organiser: TEDIC

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | Online

 

Human rights and technology in Mesoamerica

Organiser and co-presenter: Código Sur

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Reproductive justice and surveillance advertising: How can we hold Big Tech accountable?

Co-presenter: Body & Data

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

The role of free and open source software for digital resilience of civil society

Co-presenter: Derechos Digitales and CIPESA

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | Online | More information here


Digital communality: A permaculture ethics perspective in digitalization

Organiser: Sursiendo

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST | 9:15 - 10:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Exploring the values that will shape AI for a better internet

Co-organiser: Internet Archive. Co-presenter: Mark Graham and APC.

4:30 - 5:30 PM CST | 10:30 - 11:30 PM UTC | Hybrid | More information here

 

How do activists take the private sector on board in promoting digital rights in Asia?

Co-organiser: Thai Netizen Network, Open Net, Open Culture Foundation

4:30 - 5:30 PM CST | 10:30 - 11:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Human rights and environmental due diligence: Regulation and realities

Co-presenter: Gayatri Khandhadai (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre)

4:30 - 5:30 PM CST | 10:30 - 11:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 
Wednesday, 7 June

Digital self-determination for persons living with disabilities

Organiser: Point of View

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Non-discrimination by design: How digital labor platforms can combat gender-based bias and violence

Co-organiser and co-presenter: TEDIC

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Hybrid | More information here

 

Data and action: Using data analysis for incident response and threat prevention

Co-presenter: TEDIC

2:15 - 3:15 AM CST | 8:15 - 9:15 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Building a Resilient and Inclusive Community Network: Lessons from Angaza Network

Co-presenter: KICTANet

3:30 - 4:30 AM CST | 9:30 - 10:30 AM UTC | Online

 

Cybersecurity capacity-building for individuals and organizations

Co-organiser and co-presenter: Pollicy

3:30 - 4:30 AM CST | 9:30 - 10:30 AM UTC | Online

 

Abortion justice: Building a creative, supportive, and secure ecosystem

Co-presenter: Body & Data

7:45 - 8:45 AM CST | 1:45 - 2:45 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Fireside chat: Encryption ideology – A conversation with CEOs

Co-presenter: Mallory Knodel

10:00 - 10:45 AM CST | 4:00 - 4:45 PM UTC | Hybrid | More information here

 

So you want to be an Executive Director?

Co-presenter: Derechos Digitales

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Decolonizing the Internet and Access for All

Organiser: Zaina Foundation

10:30 - 11:30 AM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | In-person

 

Free social networks: Uses, scope and challenges for our organizations

Organiser and presenter: Sursiendo

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Opening the code of the transfeminist methodology "Infrastructures of Affection"

Co-organiser and co-presenter: APC

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

The right to repair: A win for privacy, sustainability and human rights?

Co-organiser and co-presenter: APC

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Do zombies have human rights? A discussion about identity, the body and the self

Co-presenter: Derechos Digitales

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Navigating a rocky landscape: recommitting to risk mapping as a cornerstone of digital security support

Co-presenter: Jokkolabs Banul and Thai Netizen Network

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

AI ethics in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region 

Organiser and co-presenter: SMEX

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | 5:30 - 6:30 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Tech cartographies: Fighting digital colonialism and seeking social environmental justice

Co-presenter: Coding Rights, Paz Peña, Sursiendo and Rhizomatica

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

How to win friends and influence people: A training on countering internet fragmentation trends

Co-presenter: Mallory Knodel

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Algorithmic content curation’s impact on health information: What is at stake?

Co-presenter: 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

2:00 - 3:00 PM CST | 8:00 - 9:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Neither China, nor Silicon Valley: A regulatory initiative from Latin America and the Caribbean

Co-presenter: Intervozes

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST | 9:15 - 10:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Tierra Común: What do we need to rebuild digital territories? Conversation with artists, academics, and activists

Co-organiser and co-presenter: Rhizomatica

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST | 9:15 - 10:15 PM UTC | Hybrid | More information here

 

Election watch: Disinformation and data collection at the polls

Co-presenter: Body & Data

4:30 - 5:30 PM CST | 10:30 - 11:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Digital Rights and Online Censorship of Activists in the MENA Region

Co-presenter: SMEX and 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media 

4:30 - 5:30 PM CST | 10:30 - 11:30 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 
Thursday, 8 June 

Gender justice is under attack: Is it gender backlash online?

Organiser and co-presenter: Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

3:30 - 4:30 AM CST | 9:30 - 10:30 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Decentralising digital environmental rights through circular economy and human rights-centered sustainable design solutions: Insights from India

Co-organiser: Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), PROTEGE QV and APC

4:45 - 5:45 AM CST | 10:45 - 11:45 AM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Mobilizing on digital rights in Francophone contexts: who are the actors, what are the challenges?

Co-presenter: Stéphane Couture and ASUTIC

7:45 - 8:45 AM CST | 1:45 - 2:45 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Transforming technology frameworks for human rights and earth justice

Co-organiser: APC. Co-presenter: Sulá Batsú Cooperative, Paz Peña and APC

9:00 - 10:00 AM CST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Digital rupture: Dissecting and confronting technology-facilitated gender-based violence in the MENA region

Co-organiser and co-presenter: 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

9:00 - 10:00 AM CST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Digital security research in Latin America should not be a crime

Co-presenter: Jokkolabs Banjul

9:00 - 10:00 AM CST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here


Holistic care and feminist digital inclusion: Experiences of women from community networks in the South

Organiser: APC, Cooperativa Sulá Batsú and Rhizomatica

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

A framework for developing gender-responsive cybersecurity policy

Organiser: APC

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | Online | More information here 

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Connecting the unconnected in Francophone Africa: Advocating for a regulatory framework for community networks

Co-organiser and co-presenter: APC

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Crying shame: The "supply chain" of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)

Co-presenter: APC

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 

Solving disconnected strategic litigation funding

Co-organiser: Derechos Digitales

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Who pays for the internet?

Co-presenter: Derechos Digitales

10:15 - 11:15 AM CST | 4:15 - 5:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Bridging the gap from rapid response to long-term accompaniment

Co-presenter: Jokkolabs Banjul and Thai Netizen Network

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

An Afro-feminist approach to rethinking AI governmentality in Africa: Building towards a strategy

Organiser: Pollicy

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Environmental activism, data transparency, and digital security: A pathway via Escazú Agreement

Co-organiser: Instituto Nupef. Co-presenter: APC and Instituto Nupef

12:45 - 1:45 PM CST | 6:45 - 7:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Seeking effective methods for multistakeholder dialogue in Latin America

Co-organiser: Derechos Digitales

1:45 - 2:45 PM CST | 7:45 - 8:45 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Communities of practice: Exchange of community networks best practices

Co-organiser: Rhizomatica and APC

2:00 - 3:00 PM CST | 8:00 - 9:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

How legislation in the EU impacts the Global South

Organiser and co-presenter: 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media

2:00 - 3:00 PM CST | 8:00 - 9:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Right to research in the global South: Is copyright a friend or a foe?

Co-presenter: Derechos Digitales

2:00 - 3:00 PM CST | 8:00 - 9:00 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

F*ck it, we'll do it ourselves: Building products to prevent and counter gender-based violence online

Co-organiser and co-presenter: TEDIC

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST | 9:15 - 10:15 PM UTC | In-person | More information here

 

Challenges and opportunities in Web3 philanthropy

Co-presenter: jac sm kee

3:15 - 4:15 PM CST | 9:15 - 10:15 PM UTC | Online | More information here

 
To learn more about what you can discover at RightsCon, visit the APC Resource Kit: Preparing for RightsCon 2023