27-31 July, 2020 – Online
Due to the travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, RightsCon has moved entirely online for 2020. The ninth edition of the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age will now take place online from Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31, 2020.
OPEN INTERNET FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS PROGRAMME
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Deadline: 22 June 2020
Leadership Programme The Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Programme is a ten-month non-resident leadership programme that empowers emerging leaders from all across the globe to build their advocacy and organising skills in order to protect internet freedom.
WIKIMEDIA HIRING DIGITAL RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY RESEARCHER
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Deadline: Rolling basis
Job Opportunity The Wikimedia/Yale Law School Initiative on Intermediaries and the Internet, part of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, is accepting applications for a summer student for 12 weeks between the beginning of June and the end of August.
INTERNEWS SEEKING A TECHNICAL DATA AND INFORMATION SPECIALIST
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Deadline: Rolling basis
Job Opportunity Internews is seeking a Technical Data and Information Specialist in Georgia that will coordinate efforts in countering disinformation; strengthen the capacity of local actors to put out fact-based messages, track, and respond to disinformation.
INTERNEWS RECRUITING NEW EXTERNAL EVALUATOR
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Deadline: Rolling Basis
Job Opportunity Internews is seeking a new External Evaluator to work with the Asia Program Officer to conduct a final evaluation for a project that seeks to promote fundamental freedoms of speech, association and peaceful assembly, human rights, and the free flow of information online in Thailand.
INTERNEWS RECRUITING ADVISOR FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS AND DIGITAL SAFETY
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Deadline: 20 March 2020
Job Opportunity Internews is seeking to hire multiple individuals who can serve as advisors or subject matter experts in digital rights and/or digital safety programs to support their large portfolio of digital rights and digital safety programming around the world.
SECURITY ACROSS FACEBOOK’S MESSAGING SERVICES SUPPORTED
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GFMD, along with over fifty other civil society organisations, signed an open letter to Facebook in support of their plans to increase end-to-end security across its services and products.
RDR LAUNCHES THE 2019 CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX
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Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) launched their 2019 Corporate Accountability Index. It was found that most companies have taken steps to improve, but they have a long way to go before the Internet supports and sustains human rights for everyone.
MISINFOCON 5.0 TO FOCUS ON FIGHTING MISINFORMATION
24 October – London, UK Hosted by Mozilla and Hacks/Hackers, Misinfocon 5.0 will help take important strides in both exploring the global implications of misinformation as well as identifying methods of fighting it.
INTERNEWS: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY
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Deadline: 26 October
Internews is requesting proposals for small grants for Digital Rights Advocacy. The grants provided are up to US$5,000 each.
ARTICLE 19 SEEKS HEAD OF EUROPEAN AND CENTRAL ASIA PROGRAM
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Deadline: 28 October
ARTICLE 19 is hiring a new Head of European and Central Asia Program Leader to be based in either Amsterdam or London.
ONLINE COPYRIGHT COURSE LAUNCHED FOR AFRICAN JOURNALISTS – EJN
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Deadline: Ongoing
A new (free) online training course to help journalists in Africa become more aware of their rights and responsibilities in terms of copyright has launched on 19 September by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN).
CHEVENING WESTERN BALKANS CYBER SECURITY FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
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Deadline: 24 September
The Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship provides fellows with an understanding of policy and legislative approaches in cyber security and its implications for national security, commercial opportunity, crime prevention, and the right to privacy.
THE DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
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Deadline ongoing
The Digital Freedom Fund supports strategic litigation on digital rights in Europe that contributes to advancing human rights in the digital sphere. They offer support for litigation support, pre-litigation research, and emergency support.
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND DIGITAL POLICY ISSUES MEET AT IGF
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2017 was marked by a number of relevant new as well as ongoing developments to the global media landscape. From fake news and content policy, to the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and the growth of cryptocurrencies, new issues are constantly emerging that challenge existing thought and practice.