CSW61: Women’s Access to the Internet

Due Diligence Project and the Association for Progressive Communications invite you to a CSW61 parallel event on Women’s Access to the Internet.

13th March 2017 at 2:30pm.

Online violence is one of the key barriers to women’s meaningful access to the internet and affects their active participation in social and economic life.  We will explore an accountability framework for States and internet intermediaries to end online violence against women.

Panellists:

David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Expression

Dubravka Simonovic, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences (Statement)

Zarizana Abdul Aziz, Due Diligence Project

Dafne Sabanes Plou, Association for Progressive Communications