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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy\, Tanzania
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-tanzania/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260618T080000
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme - Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Documenting Digital Rights \nFacilitated by: Judith Ogutu- Senior Communications Manager and Giyo Ndzi – Communications Officer. \nThis session will equip fellows with the knowledge they need to monitor\, identify and report digital rights developments. The session will share PIN’s use of short films\, PIN podcasts to document digital rights violations and provide scenarios and probe fellows to develop newsworthy ideas for documentation and use of social media to document developments on digital rights.  The session will provide insights on using social media to document digital rights.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme-walter-sisulu-university-south-africa-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260611T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260611T170000
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme - Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:An Overview of Digital Rights in the Global South \nFacilitated by: ‘Gbenga Sesan – Paradigm Initiative Executive Director. \nThis will be an introductory session for the course\, providing an overview of the content and a summary of the main concepts of technology and human rights. The session will commence with international standards that situate digital rights in the human rights context and draw from international human rights standards. Students will gain an understanding of digital rights and digital threats\, including policies that anchor digital rights.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme-walter-sisulu-university-south-africa-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260609T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260610T170000
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy\, Ghana
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-ghana/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260608T090000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260608T170000
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SUMMARY:Digital Policy Engagement Series\, Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade\, Cameroon has experienced a complex digital governance environment shaped by political tensions\, security concerns\, and increasing state control over information flows. The post-election context in Cameroon continues to raise concerns about the protection of digital rights\, particularly regarding freedom of expression\, access to information\, and privacy. \nOne of the most emblematic cases remains the prolonged internet shutdowns in the Anglophone regions between 2017 and 2018\, which disrupted economic activity\, limited civic participation\, and restricted access to information. These actions highlighted structural weaknesses in legal safeguards against arbitrary digital rights restrictions and raised important questions about accountability mechanisms.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-policy-engagement-series-cameroon/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260604T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T092956
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme - Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Digital Rights and Inclusion Research \nFacilitated by Bridgette Ndlovu- Paradigm Initiative Partnerships and Engagements Officer. \nIn this session\, fellows discuss a research focus\, and the fellows get to ask questions and share ideas. The research is a Digital Policy Digest article. The timeline is a month to develop the research output. Fellows with an interest in making 2 submissions are welcome to do so. Research outputs will be published on the PIN website and fellows will be cited as authors of the publications.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260604T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T092956
CREATED:20260529T150222Z
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SUMMARY:Net Rights Coalition learning call: Human rights implications and policy gaps in delivering digital social protection (DSP) services across Africa
DESCRIPTION:Digital Social Protection (DSP) systems\, which leverage digital IDs\, biometric verification\, mobile payments and AI-driven targeting\, promise efficiency\, reduced fraud and expanded coverage for vulnerable populations. These include informal workers\, women\, youth\, migrants and persons with disabilities. However\, rapid digitisation has amplified the risks\, as seen in poor rural connectivity across different countries in Africa and power outages\, which impact on the use of DSP by these marginalised groups. This will be the focus of the June 4 Net Rights Coalition (NRC) learning call on June 4\, 2026\,as we share insights on inclusion and exclusion\, data risks and best practices in DSP implementation. Sign up to participate.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/net-rights-coalition-learning-call-human-rights-implications-and-policy-gaps-in-delivering-digital-social-protection-dsp-services-across-africa/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260527T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260624T092956
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme\, Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Through the Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme\, PIN partners with academic institutions and key digital rights experts to deliver capacity-building training sessions to early-career media practitioners and media students. DRIMP exposes relevant students to digital rights and inclusion\, enhancing their ability to report and respond to potential violations.  
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme-walter-sisulu-university-south-africa/
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