Innovation team at @DefendDefenders facilitating intelligent, strategic & secure usage of technology by human rights defenders in East and Horn of Africa.
Kampala, Uganda
Joined October 2016
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Day 17: #NoToStigma
A supportive mental health environment requires more sunlight☀️, more candor, and more up front conversations. Mental health issues shouldn't attract stigma.
#ConversationNotStigmatisation #HRDs
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SAFE SISTER: After being hacked, abused and harassed women human rights defenders meet to learn… by @DefendersTech link.medium.com/p6UJmsgVmS
We're thinking lots about #womenonline ! Last week we met with some new #SafeSisters to discuss #GBVonline and #digitalsecurity tips for women from #Ethiopia, #Sudan and #SouthSudan. #staysafeonline
Some more great content for #womenonline and #digitalsafety ! Here is a handy guide to the basics of securing your online activities, specifically geared at women and girls
Do you ever feel like someone is watching what you do online?
How can we protect ourselves and safeguard our privacy?
Here’s a common-sense guide to #digitalsafety for women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. #DigiSecCon2018
Read More: safesisters.net/
Take a look at our report on the ‘Quantitative survey on #digital literacy in Uganda’ conducted with women in the Kampala to better understand their knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards their #digitalsecurity. #DigiSecCon2018
Details: pollicy.org/wp-content/uploa…
Check out our report we just released with @OpenObservatory and @PollicyOrg on the #SocialMediaTax in Uganda. #censorship Who's blocking your #internetfreedom ? ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m…
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Who is blocking your access to social media?
See our joint report on #socialmedia in #Uganda with @PollicyOrg and @OpenObservatory : goo.gl/3qDrha
#FreedomOfExpression
Check out our contributions to the latest report by @DefendDefenders and @OONI: "Uganda’s Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements”. Who is blocking what access?
👉🏽 goo.gl/9dCpt4
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Uganda's Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements
ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m…
defenddefenders.org/publicat…
Our joint report w/ @DefendDefenders examines how social media & circumvention tools are blocked across ISPs in Uganda.
#Uganda #SocialMediaTax
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Uganda's new Social Media Tax is a major blow to internet freedom.
A new report by @DefendDefenders & @OpenObservatory documents what methods ISPs are using to implement the blocks to social media and circumvention tools: ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m… #Uganda #censorship
ALT Key Findings
In October the 13th Intl Conference of National HR Institutions was held in #Marrakech. Signed there, the #MarrakechDeclaration outlines activities to guide NHRIs in strengthening their promotional and protection activities and reinforcing cooperation - theioi.org/ioi-news/current-…
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Action.
Solidarity.
Collaboration.
What is one great movement of solidarity you have been part of? What made it great?
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During @HRDWorldSummit @amnesty Secretary General @kuminaidoo speaks about the importance of upholding HRDs who have given their lives to promotion of human rights #WeAreAllDefenders @DefendDefenders
Join us in the Africa regional session as we take stock of the progress since #Joburg+10 held in Kampala in 2009 @HRDWorldSummit #WeAreAllDefenders #Paris @DefendDefenders @panafricannet @Hassan_shire
Today is day 1/3 of the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018! Follow the event live from @HRDWorldSummit , and read more about it and the upcoming programme at hrdworldsummit.org/ #HRDWorldSummit #WeAreAllDefenders
A little more about @safetagproject, helping small non-profits capacity-build against #cybercrime. medium.com/local-voices-glob…
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We run a safety clinic at each session of the NGO Forum to provide #HRDs with tips to mitigate risks and threats experienced in the course of their crucial work. Visit the clinic at this session for more information #ForumAchpr63
Happy to work with you, Zaituni! Thanks for your commitment to spreading the news
Thank you so much @DefendersTech and @neilblazevic for new skills from SafeTag training last week I learned many many Auditing preparation, Organisation Assessment: Capabilities, Threats and Risks. I look forward to share knowledge with other organisations.
Working with our friends at @Internews last week to spread the word and train on #riskassessment for #digitalsecurity. Big corps and governments have tools to fight #cybercrime. For small non-profits? There's @safetagproject
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As the world celebrated Int'l day of girl child @UgandaGCN screened #CodeGirl movie to encourage girls use technology #SkilledGirlForce & they hosted Tyra Margach @EllaTyra 1st runner up @MissUgandaWorld 2018 to share experiences & inspire girls to stay in school @DefendersTech
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#Cybersecurity is not just IT's responsibility, it's everyone's responsibility. Here's why 💻☠️👉 gblogs.cisco.com/uki/why-is-… #CyberSecMonth
