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UN Human Rights Council urged to protect human rights online
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Geetha Hariharan
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Jun 19, 2014
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Human Rights Online,
Surveillance,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC
63 civil society groups urged the UN Human Rights Council to address global challenges to freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights on the Internet. Centre for Internet & Society joined in the statement, delivered on behalf of the 63 groups by Article 19.
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UN Questionnaire on Digital Innovation, Technologies and Right to Health
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by
Pahlavi and Shweta Mohandas
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published
Dec 31, 2020
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last modified
Nov 21, 2022 04:10 PM
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filed under:
Digital Media,
Digital Technologies,
Internet Governance,
Digital Governance
The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) contributed to the questionnaire put out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on digital innovation, technologies and the right to health. The responses were authored by Pahlavi and Shweta Mohandas, and edited by Indumathi Manohar.
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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Consultation on 'Privacy and Gender'
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Admin
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Nov 02, 2019
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
Ambika Tandon was a speaker at the Consultation on Privacy and Gender organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy held at New York University, New York on October 30 - 31, 2019.
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UN Special Rapporteur Report on Freedom of Expression and the Private Sector: A Significant Step Forward
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by
Vidushi Marda
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Jun 08, 2016
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last modified
Jun 08, 2016 05:27 PM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
UNHRC,
Digital Media,
Intermediary Liability,
ICT
On 6 June 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, released a report on the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) sector and freedom of expression in the digital age. Vidushi Marda and Pranesh Prakash highlight the most important aspects of the report.
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Unbox Festival 2019: CIS organizes two Workshops
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by
Saumyaa Naidu
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published
Feb 17, 2019
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last modified
Feb 26, 2019 01:53 AM
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filed under:
Gender,
Internet Governance,
Artificial Intelligence
Centre for Internet & Society organized two workshops at the Unbox Festival 2019, in Bangalore, on 15 and 17 February 2019.
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Unbundling Issues of Privacy, Data Security, Identity Matrics, for Financial Inclusion
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Prasad Krishna
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Dec 10, 2015
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last modified
Jan 03, 2016 10:45 AM
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filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
This event was organized by Indicus Foundation and MicroSave on December 10, 2015 at the Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New Delhi. Sunil Abraham was a speaker.
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Under Modi government, foreign funding of NGOs has come down
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Prasad Krishna
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Jun 14, 2016
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filed under:
Internet Governance
Information obtained under RTI from the Home Ministry suggests NGOs have had to take a serious hit in the last 2 years.
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Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges, May 26-27, 2016
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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May 26, 2016
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last modified
May 26, 2016 10:29 AM
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filed under:
UID,
Big Data,
Privacy,
Internet Governance,
Aadhaar,
Biometrics
A workshop on “Understanding Aadhaar and its New Challenges” is being organised by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Centre for Internet and Society, during May 26-27. It is also supported by the Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi, Free Software Movement of India, Knowledge Commons, PEACE, and Center for Advancement of Public Understanding of Science & Technology. This is a legal and technical workshop to be attended by various key researchers and practitioners to discuss the current status of the implementation of the project, in the context of the passing of the Act and the various ongoing cases.
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Understanding and Mitigating Online Hate Speech and Youth Radicalisation
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Oct 01, 2015
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filed under:
Internet Governance Forum,
Internet Governance
The tenth annual IGF meeting will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, on November 10 - 13, 2015. IGF's MAG has decided to retain the title “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” as the overarching theme. UNESCO as part of the IGF event is organizing a workshop on hate speech and youth radicalisation. Sunil Abraham will be a panelist for this workshop.
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Understanding IANA Stewardship Transition
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by
Smarika Kumar
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published
Jun 22, 2014
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last modified
Jun 22, 2014 03:23 AM
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filed under:
NTIA Announcement,
ICANN,
IANA Transition,
Internet Governance
Smarika Kumar describes the process of the IANA stewardship transition, and enumerates what the NTIA announcement does and does not do.
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