6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (384+ words) A key point where social inequalities are felt is on the ground, where communities live, work, develop their social life, and their access to education and healthcare. It is on this very ground that they face the consequences of climate…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1299+ words) In the quiet community of Daleside in Randvaal, Gauteng, South Africa, where rolling farmlands meet the hum of nearby industries, residents have long battled an invisible assailant: a persistent, pungent "rotten egg" smell wafting from an unidentified industrial firm. The…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (44+ words) Association for Progressive Communications APC submission on Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (905+ words) Custom illustration by Paula Villar You are reading the fourth edition of Change in Motion, a special quarterly digest from APC on the work and reach of our network. Here you’ll find key highlights from our community acting in over…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (144+ words) Association for Progressive Communications Spyware and digital surveillance targeting women in Uganda The findings reveal that surveillance in Uganda is deeply gendered. Women are not only subjected to monitoring of their communications and online activities, but also to sexualised harassment,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (657+ words) Association for Progressive Communications Why gender diversity matters in technology The intersection of transgender rights and technology. Image courtesy of Global Voices. Inversely, in many contexts where non-heteronormative sexuality and gender expression are legally and socially criminalized, LGBTQ+ people and…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (168+ words) Welcome to the 93th monthly round-up of developments impacting your local access networks and community-based initiatives. Other episodes from Colombia, Indonesia and Kenya also featured connectivity initiatives that advance environmental care and environmental justice. Listen to these stories while we start…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (363+ words) Those narratives led us to a Rest of World report on Mekaguda, Telangana, where residents alleged illegal land encroachment by Microsoft. As an organisation working on digital technologies and AI, we decided to look into this more closely, not just…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (277+ words) When communities dedicate themselves to addressing local problems and have the opportunity to create solutions tailored to their own needs, they do more than just solve those problems – they collaborate, learn and multiply the benefits of their initiatives. Welcome to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1276+ words) The shock of the cancellation of RightsCon in Zambia this year is still reverberating amongst civil society activists who are grappling with the implications for their advocacy work. Neither was having a government change its mind mid-stream something extraordinary, even…...