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Digital rights in the time of #COVID19 (A Thread)Some important contributions have been made to the digital rights discourse following the spread of #COVID19 across the world. Do go over the work @accessnow is doing to protect our rights at this time. https://www.accessnow.org/issue/covid-19/
Numerous governments/services/individuals are moving their operations online, but this could deepen the #digitaldivide, especially in developing countries. It is important that we make an effort to close this gap, as per @deblebrown of @hrw. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/25/closing-digital-divide-critical-covid-19-response
In #Pakistan, @DigitalRightsPK & @BoloBhi have released a statement regarding the exacerbation of the digital divide during the #COVID19 pandemic, thereby urging the government & businesses/civil society to recognize internet access as a fundamental right. https://twitter.com/DigitalRightsPK/status/1247101745005723653
Here is our story on @DRM_News regarding the digital divide and how it is being deepened in current times. This was also a key finding in our Hamain Kaisa Internet Chahiye campaign for which we conducted focus group discussions across Pakistan. https://twitter.com/APC_News/status/1244578648843321346
In this story, @umar_wazir talks about the plight of Pakistanis who live in former FATA as they cannot avail internet services, especially in regards to online classes and education. @DRM_News http://digitalrightsmonitor.pk/drm-exclusive-internet-shutdown-in-former-fata-online-classes-a-hurdle-to-right-to-education-of-students-in-the-region/ #Internet #Pakistan
One cannot ignore the gendered dimensions of this pandemic. Do take a look at the very important work that @povmumbai is doing in #India to protect and care for marginalized communities at this time. https://twitter.com/povmumbai/status/1253226345833717760
In #Pakistan, @mohrpakistan, @ncswpk and @unwomen_pak have worked on a comprehensive analysis of the vulnerabilities that women could experience during this pandemic, with some key policy recommendations. #covid19 #gender https://twitter.com/RabiyaJaveri/status/1248214150716653569
It is important that we try to find feminist solutions during this time. In this discussion, our employees @hijakamran and @pind_wave talk about the implications of the pandemic on not only womxn but also feminist organizers. https://twitter.com/pind_wave/status/1248937478427377666
. @AmelGhanii, along with journalists like @luavut, hosted a very pertinent discussion on how this pandemic is affecting journalists across #Pakistan (particularly womxn). #Coronavirus #Journalism https://www.facebook.com/mediamattersfordemocracy/videos/213983199835317
The new normal: more surveillance and less privacy. For instance, governments everywhere are now trying to track the movements of their citizens during this time. Read this primer by @privacyint to see how it happens. https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1253266506110173189 #COVID19 #PrivacyMatters
. @article19org discusses the raft of emergency powers being brought in to address this health emergency. "These measures must be time-limited & kept under Parliamentary scrutiny to ensure that they remain necessary & proportionate to the threat we face." https://www.article19.org/resources/covid-19-emergency-powers-must-be-kept-in-check/
Over here, @OpenMediaOrg gives a much needed overview of data collection, privacy, and COVID-19 around the world (via @IFEX). #PrivacyMatters #Coronavirus https://openmedia.org/en/data-collection-privacy-and-covid-19
Our statement, that was co-signed by other orgs and individuals, was issued in light of the excessive usage of digital surveillance measures, and the lack of data protection laws, during the ongoing pandemic in Pakistan. http://mediamatters.pk/joint-statement-to-the-federal-and-provincial-governments-of-pakistan-on-our-concerns-regarding-the-excessive-usage-of-digital-surveillance-measures-and-the-lack-of-data-protection-laws-during-the-o/ @CIVICUSalliance @Info_Activism
A day after we released our statement, the government publicized a draft personal data protection bill for consultation. However, we find this draft bill problematic for many reasons, which we have outlined in a new statement. http://mediamatters.pk/media-matters-for-democracy-new-draft-of-data-protection-law-will-create-a-dangerous-precedent/ #PrivacyMatters #Pakistan
