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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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Mathilde Vougny

UNDP
Electoral assistance specialist
Bruxelles, Belgique

I am working on the development of electoral assistance project globally aiming at providing dedicated support to countries' national institutions, CSOs, Media and other relevant actors for the conduct of credible, genuine and transparent elections. I am currently researching on the nexus between digital rights and elections looking at developing efficient solutions to address related raising challenges.

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5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

6:30pm BST

RightsCon Opening Reception Palais des Congrès Terrace

7:30am BST

Yoga Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

Cloudy with a chance of cybernorms? Dougga (Laico)

10:30am BST

Hey, That’s My Vote! The Emerging Science of Digital Election Observation L'Escale (Laico) Making Civic Tech Work for Democracy: Lessons from Tunisia, Nigeria, and Taiwan Biscay (Palais)

12:00pm BST

Future-Proofing Human Rights Documentation: Tools for Protecting Endangered Evidence Oya 1 (Laico) Cyberstability and Human Rights: Friends or Foes? An Interactive Dialogue with the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace Elyssa (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Social Media and Conflict: Research and product case studies Caspian (Palais)

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) Strategically Litigating Internet Shutdowns and Cybercrime Laws in Africa: Reflecting on steps taken and the road ahead Oya 2 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Improving the Net: Applying UNESCO’s internet universality R.O.A.M indicators for evidence-based policy-making Carthage 3 (Laico) Network Disruptions in Times of Conflict: Strategies for circumvention and resistance Oya 3 (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Multistakeholder Models of Content Moderation: A global perspective Carthage 2 (Laico) Indian elections, disinformation, and the state of Indian Social Media Cyrene (Laico) Combating Fake News: Exploring approaches for protecting the messenger and the message Caspian (Palais) Digital Cooperation, Solved? Assessing the UN High Level Panel Utique (Laico)

6:45pm BST

RightsCon Movie Night Oya 1 (Laico)

9:00pm BST

Mawjoudin and Access Now Diversity Party Bridge Bar (Laico)

7:30am BST

Yoga Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

Delegated Repression: How do the Russian state forces private actors to censor and to surveil? Oya 1 (Laico) Developing a Digital Rights Model Law for Africa Amilcar (Laico) How Do You Trust the Internet? Insights into users' perceptions of security and privacy, what they mean for the Internet, and how we all can help improve trust online. Celtic (Palais) One size does NOT fit all: Diverse threat models across North Africa call for more refined digital security training and tools Elyssa (Laico)

10:30am BST

Coffee and Democracy: Let's talk about the EU elections results and what it means for digital rights Jelsa (Laico) Meet the Funders: An OTR Q&A with donors Carthage 1 (Laico) Peacebuilding in the Age of Technology Oya 3 (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Global Citizen Laico Buffet Restaurant Methods measuring freedom of internet Cyrene (Laico)

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

Elections and Public Discourse in Africa: Do social media platforms level the playing field? Oya 3 (Laico) Putting Human-Rights based Cybersecurity Strategies into Practice: A focus on Africa Elydhafa (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Election Watch: Addressing information freedom on the internet and the dangerous trend of internet shutdowns Carthage 2 (Laico) Beyond Bots: Anticipating challenges from future tech and disinformation Oya 3 (Laico) How Small Countries Survive: A human rights dilemma with respect to asymmetrical disinformation war Jelsa (Laico)

7:00pm BST

Official RightsCon Party Laico Pool Deck

9:00pm BST

Party in the Penthouse 13th Floor (Laico)

7:30am BST

Yoga Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

Testing New Methods for Social Media Monitoring by Civic Groups in Elections Amilcar (Laico)

10:30am BST

Aligning cybercrime laws with international human rights standards Carthage 3 (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Tunis +13¾: From the Tunis Agenda to RightsCon Tunis, it’s been a lifetime of internet governance Caspian (Palais) Tech Demos: Protecting rights and achieving the SDGs Elydhafa (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Landmark: Voter Beware! - Microtargeting in Political Elections and Campaigns The BeeHive (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Refraction Networking: Deploying next-generation censorship circumvention Jelsa (Laico) Protecting digital communities in democracies from the global reach of authoritarian countries Oya 1 (Laico) Social Media, Mis/Disinformation, and Human Rights: Messages from Nations' Elections Biscay (Palais)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)