Digital rights
As people turn to digital environments as a way of expressing views they may not feel safe expressing through other channels, more and more governments are using legislation, including privacy and national security laws, to gain control over digital spaces and infrastructure.
In addition, rights such as the right to privacy online have not yet been entrenched in the minds and actions of many citizens and yet citizens across the continent are using various technological services (email, social networking, banking etc.) every day, without adequate safeguards.
Digital rights news from our chapters
AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER An analysis of trends in AMBs for 28 countries over 11 years
FOREWORD The African Media Barometer (AMB) is our flagship project at fesmedia Africa, the regional media project of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Namibia. It was developed in 2004 in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). Its indicators are...
MISA (RGC) Chairpersons`s welcome Remarks during the Spaces of Solidarity (SoS) Conference.
MISA Regional Governing Council (RGC) Chairperson, Golden Maunganidze Welcome Remarks Spaces of Solidarity (SoS) Conference 20 October 2022 Johannesburg South Africa Representatives of MISA Regional Chapters, here present DW Akademie Director Mr Carsten v. Nahmen,...
Regulatory framework on Artificial Intelligence key to improving access to information
28 September 2022 The past few years have witnessed unprecedented technological growth, particularly regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. While Africa in general, and Southern Africa, in particular, have lots of ground to cover and catch up...
Digital Rights School: Digital rights from a feminist perspective
Call for applications: Digital rights from a feminist perspective MISA Zimbabwe in partnership with Internews (Greater Internet Freedom Project) is calling for applications from individuals interested in receiving training in digital rights under the theme: Promoting...
Cyber Violence against Female Journalists in Southern Africa
This research aims at gathering evidence on the extent of online based gender violence targeted at female journalists in Southern Africa. For this, we kindly ask you to fill in this survey. It will take approximately seven (7) minutes. The survey forms part of...