Innovation team at @DefendDefenders facilitating intelligent, strategic & secure usage of technology by human rights defenders in East and Horn of Africa.

Joined October 2016
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Day 17: #NoToStigma A supportive mental health environment requires more sunlight☀️, more candor, and more up front conversations. Mental health issues shouldn't attract stigma. #ConversationNotStigmatisation #HRDs
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We're thinking lots about #womenonline ! Last week we met with some new #SafeSisters to discuss #GBVonline and #digitalsecurity tips for women from #Ethiopia, #Sudan and #SouthSudan. #staysafeonline
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Some more great content for #womenonline and #digitalsafety ! Here is a handy guide to the basics of securing your online activities, specifically geared at women and girls
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Do you ever feel like someone is watching what you do online? How can we protect ourselves and safeguard our privacy? Here’s a common-sense guide to #digitalsafety for women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa. #DigiSecCon2018 Read More: safesisters.net/
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Take a look at our report on the ‘Quantitative survey on #digital literacy in Uganda’ conducted with women in the Kampala to better understand their knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards their #digitalsecurity. #DigiSecCon2018 Details: pollicy.org/wp-content/uploa…
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Check out our report we just released with @OpenObservatory and @PollicyOrg on the #SocialMediaTax in Uganda. #censorship Who's blocking your #internetfreedom ? ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m…

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Who is blocking your access to social media? See our joint report on #socialmedia in #Uganda with @PollicyOrg and @OpenObservatory : goo.gl/3qDrha #FreedomOfExpression

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Check out our contributions to the latest report by @DefendDefenders and @OONI: "Uganda’s Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements”. Who is blocking what access? 👉🏽 goo.gl/9dCpt4
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Uganda's Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m… defenddefenders.org/publicat… Our joint report w/ @DefendDefenders examines how social media & circumvention tools are blocked across ISPs in Uganda. #Uganda #SocialMediaTax
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Uganda's new Social Media Tax is a major blow to internet freedom. A new report by @DefendDefenders & @OpenObservatory documents what methods ISPs are using to implement the blocks to social media and circumvention tools: ooni.io/post/uganda-social-m… #Uganda #censorship
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In October the 13th Intl Conference of National HR Institutions was held in #Marrakech. Signed there, the #MarrakechDeclaration outlines activities to guide NHRIs in strengthening their promotional and protection activities and reinforcing cooperation - theioi.org/ioi-news/current-…

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Action. Solidarity. Collaboration. What is one great movement of solidarity you have been part of? What made it great?
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During @HRDWorldSummit @amnesty Secretary General @kuminaidoo speaks about the importance of upholding HRDs who have given their lives to promotion of human rights #WeAreAllDefenders @DefendDefenders
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Our @DefendDefenders and @panafricannet team at the #HRDWorldSummit today in #Paris
Join us in the Africa regional session as we take stock of the progress since #Joburg 10 held in Kampala in 2009 @HRDWorldSummit #WeAreAllDefenders #Paris @DefendDefenders @panafricannet @Hassan_shire
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Today is day 1/3 of the Human Rights Defenders World Summit 2018! Follow the event live from @HRDWorldSummit , and read more about it and the upcoming programme at hrdworldsummit.org/ #HRDWorldSummit #WeAreAllDefenders

A little more about @safetagproject, helping small non-profits capacity-build against #cybercrime. medium.com/local-voices-glob…

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We run a safety clinic at each session of the NGO Forum to provide #HRDs with tips to mitigate risks and threats experienced in the course of their crucial work. Visit the clinic at this session for more information #ForumAchpr63
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Happy to work with you, Zaituni! Thanks for your commitment to spreading the news
Thank you so much @DefendersTech and @neilblazevic for new skills from SafeTag training last week I learned many many Auditing preparation, Organisation Assessment: Capabilities, Threats and Risks. I look forward to share knowledge with other organisations.
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Working with our friends at @Internews last week to spread the word and train on #riskassessment for #digitalsecurity. Big corps and governments have tools to fight #cybercrime. For small non-profits? There's @safetagproject
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As the world celebrated Int'l day of girl child @UgandaGCN screened #CodeGirl movie to encourage girls use technology #SkilledGirlForce & they hosted Tyra Margach @EllaTyra 1st runner up @MissUgandaWorld 2018 to share experiences & inspire girls to stay in school @DefendersTech
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#Cybersecurity is not just IT's responsibility, it's everyone's responsibility. Here's why 💻☠️👉 gblogs.cisco.com/uki/why-is-… #CyberSecMonth
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