Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) works to promote freedom of expression and privacy on the Internet by creating global standards and incentives for companies to respect and protect users rights (human rights).

RDR achieves this by ranking the world’s most powerful digital platforms and telecommunications companies on relevant commitments and policies, based on international human rights standards.The RDR team works with companies as well as advocates, researchers, investors, and policymakers to establish and advance global standards for corporate accountability.

Paradigm Initiative works to provide digital opportunities to young Africans and promote digital rights and human rights respecting legislation and policies across Africa.

It is against this backdrop that Paradigm Initiative partnered with Ranking Digital Rights to rank telecommunications companies compliance to human rights standards in three countries; Angola, Central African Republic (CAR) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the Greater Internet Freedom Project.