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RightsCon Tunis 2019

Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon 2019, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

Together at RightsCon Tunis, our first summit hosted in the Middle East and North Africa, more than 2500 expert practitioners will come together across over 400 sessions to shape, contribute to, and drive forward the global agenda for the future of our human rights.

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Anneke

The Engine Room
People Lead
Barcelona

https://theengineroom.org

I'm the People Lead at The Engine Room, working with our 15-person team working entirely remotely across 5 continents. I'm keen to meet people working on related issues in our space, talking with anyone interested in our work, and chatting with others interested in strengthening culture and development at their organisations.

9:00am BST

Let's See the Evidence! Algorithmic decisions in real life - where and how are they used? El Jem (Laico) Building the First Global Perceptions of Gender and Online Violence Leptis (Laico) Fat Futures: On Reimagining Flesh and Possibility Oya 3 (Laico) When Two Rights Make a Wrong: Finding a way forward when competing rights fail to protect the most vulnerable in our society Elydhafa (Laico) Big Tech and the Future of Journalism: Reinventing news and information in the age of Google and Facebook Oya 2 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Ending Impunity for Online Violence Against Women in Politics Elydhafa (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Sustainable Practices Workshop - Sharing What Works Biscay (Palais)

5:15pm BST

The Incomplete Guide to Harassment Campaigns; Focusing on Harassment Outside of the Global North Limes (Laico) If you keep suggesting blockchain, I swear to God I will f—ing scream Oya 1 (Laico)

9:00am BST

Hope for Resilience: Shifting the narrative, advancing wellbeing Carthage 3 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Moderate Bias? Exploring anti-bias training in the context of online content moderation Carthage 2 (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Intersection of technology, internet, and sexuality across gender and minority rights in Uganda Leptis (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Threat Modeling for Activists in Latin America Caspian (Palais)

9:00am BST

Values-based Organizations: How can stories help us to create organizational values collectively and make them workable? Caspian (Palais)

10:30am BST

The Ghost in the Machine: Remedy for algorithmic discrimination Limes (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Building Resilience Through Dynamic Accountability with Your Key Stakeholders Oya 2 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Where There Is Burnout There Is No Innovation: Managing stressors for a better physical and mental health Adean (Palais)