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Head of Global Engagement and Advocacy @GlobalPartnersD. She/her.
Joined July 2014
RT @ParadigmHQ: Are you keen on protecting your data online? We invite you to join us tomorrow at 10am WAT as we discuss about encryption a….
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I'm in Lusaka for #FIFAfrica22 which has just started! @GlobalPartnersD sessions below. Please come along!!
Excited to attend #FIFAfrica in Lusaka, Zambia next week. See below for details on the sessions we'll be participating in 👇 <thread>.
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: Excited to virtually attend this @UNESCO event tomorrow in Namibia, and to hear more about the ethical AI framework be….
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: We’re in week 2 of the UN’s Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime (AHC) meeting, where states are discussing a potential new….
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: .@sheetalthiam delivering an intervention at @UN_Cyber's 3rd session of the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime, drawing on….
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RT @intgovforum: Today @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres has appointed 10 eminent and high-level members to the inaugural IGF Leadersh….
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: We're hosting a @rightscon session w/ @internetsociety & @CenDemTech to unpack the threats to #encryption and its impo….
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RT @TheHouseMag: "Undermining encryption means the #OnlineSafetyBill in its current form is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.". ✍️ Sheetal Kumar of @Glo….
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Undermining encryption means the Online Safety Bill in its current form is not fit for purpose.
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: As part of our broader work on inclusive cyber policymaking, we're launching two new tools to support the development….
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RT @GlobalPartnersD: Join us on 10 May for an event on govt responses to #disinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. W/ @CHR_HumanRights @artic….
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@BasuArindrajit @RIAnetwork @APC_News it was also great working with you on this report, one of the many examples of the value of civil society engagement on cybernorms!
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Great to hear lots of support from states and other stakeholders for more inclusive and interactive discussions on responsible state behaviour at the OEWG on ICT's virtual stakeholder session just now. Let's hope we build on this going forward.
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RT @accessnow: Bangladesh’s draft Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms jeopardises people’s freedom of expression, right….
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UN discussions on a possible cybercrime convention are starting this week. OHCHR submission to the discussions and this joint civil society letter lay out the human rights perspectives #UNcybercrime and
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Human Rights Watch together with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 125 non-governmental organizations and academics sent the following letter, urging Members of the United Nations Ad Hoc...
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RT @accessnow: Ukraine is facing a second wave of cyberattacks hitting e-governance, major banks', and state agencies' websites, following….
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RT @CenDemTech: 🚨 Today, @CenDemTech is leading 60+ human rights, civil rights & open Internet orgs in calling on Congress to oppose the fa….
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A portion of the coalition letter has been copied and pasted below. Read the full coalition letter here. *** Re: Opposition to the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies...
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It was #SaferInternetDay earlier this week but sadly governments around the world, including the UK and the US, are taking measures that would make the internet less safe. Read the Global Encryption Coalition's statement here:
globalencryption.org
The Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital, and the Internet Society, constituting the Steering Committee of the Global Encryption Coalition, issued the following statement...
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RT @nnenna: If you are following, interested in or tracking #DigitalCooperation, you may want to check this out. #CommonAgenda.
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