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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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Jennifer

DADI Foundation
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

dadi.foundation

We conduct research into how to maximise the use of technology in support of democracy and minimise its use as a weapon against it. We are looking to interview sector experts and hear from organisations who could share their projects as case studies.

9:00am BST

The big dataset in the sky: challenging geographies of discrimination Carthage 3 (Laico) The State of Internet Shutdowns in 2019 L'Escale (Laico)

10:30am BST

Hey, That’s My Vote! The Emerging Science of Digital Election Observation L'Escale (Laico) From Call to Action: Visions for a Contract for the Web Carthage 2 (Laico) Making Civic Tech Work for Democracy: Lessons from Tunisia, Nigeria, and Taiwan Biscay (Palais)

12:00pm BST

Access No_! Voices from conflict zones Celtic (Palais)

1:00pm BST

North Koreans Need Real Information Village Stage (Laico) AI for Justice: Opportunities and limitations to analyzing today's human rights data troves Cyrene (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Ending Impunity for Online Violence Against Women in Politics Elydhafa (Laico) Fighting for Human Rights and Democracy in the Digital World: New tools, new actors – How to be more efficient? Village Stage (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Engaging Citizens at Scale in Restrictive Environments Village Stage (Laico) Votek: e-Governance solution for participatory democracy Leptis (Laico)

5:15pm BST

If you keep suggesting blockchain, I swear to God I will f—ing scream Oya 1 (Laico) What(went)'sApp at the Brazilian elections? Oya 3 (Laico)

9:00pm BST

Mawjoudin and Access Now Diversity Party Bridge Bar (Laico)

9:00am BST

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Keeping public sector algorithms accountable Carthage 1 (Laico) One Size Fits All? Taking global human rights apps to scale for use in wildly different local contexts Elydhafa (Laico)

10:30am BST

Political Ads on Social Networks: Tearing the curtains of opacity Elyssa (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Latin America Laico Lower Community Village Regional Lunch: MENA Laico Side Restaurant Defending Democracy from Foreign Interference in a Digital Age Caspian (Palais)

1:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Africa Laico Side Restaurant Regional Lunch: Asia Palais Cafe / Dining Tent

2:15pm BST

Warning! Access to the Internet Is Suspended for Security Reasons – A policy discussion on the effectiveness of Internet shutdowns L'Escale (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Ethical AI Career Pathways: Preparing tomorrow’s leaders to innovate ethically Oya 2 (Laico) Harnessing Technology for the Public Good: Improving local government performance and accountability through new technologies El Jem (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Election Watch: Addressing information freedom on the internet and the dangerous trend of internet shutdowns Carthage 2 (Laico) Dispatches From the Front Lines of Civil Society's Pushback Against Closing Space Biscay (Palais)

7:00pm BST

Official RightsCon Party Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

Testing New Methods for Social Media Monitoring by Civic Groups in Elections Amilcar (Laico) The Tone from the Top: Setting responsible regulation for tech Cyrene (Laico)

10:30am BST

It's time for a bill of data rights Oya 1 (Laico) Network Propaganda in a Comparative Perspective: a South-North dialogue about democracy, privacy and free speech Oya 3 (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Protecting Freedom of Expression in a Complex World: The role of courts and tribunals L'Escale (Laico) The anatomy of tech-related Violence Against Women Cyrene (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Landmark: Voter Beware! - Microtargeting in Political Elections and Campaigns The BeeHive (Palais) Agent Provocateur: The threat of government agents impersonating journalists Celtic (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Protecting digital communities in democracies from the global reach of authoritarian countries Oya 1 (Laico)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)