IFF is attending RightsCon 2025 in Taipei! From February 24-27, the global summit will bring together experts to discuss the intersection of human rights and technology. IFF will participate in key discussions on digital rights, algorithmic transparency, internet regulation, and strategic litigation against internet shutdowns. Explore our session details below and join the conversation!
What is RightsCon?
RightsCon, hosted by Access Now, is the world’s leading conference on human rights and technology. This year, from February 24-27, 2025, RightsCon will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, and online, providing a global platform for experts, activists, policymakers, and businesses to discuss pressing digital rights issues.
IFF at RightsCon 2025
Name of Session
Date
Time (CST)
Speakers
Litigate, Investigate, Advocate: Using Strategic Litigation & RTI for Digital Rights
Monday
Feb 24, 2025
1:50-3:00 PM
Venue: Elegance Room, TICC
Gayatri Malhotra
Litigation Counsel,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Algorithmic transparency in the acquisition and deployment of emerging technologies by global majority governments
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
2 - 3 pm
Venue: Room 101A, TICC
Adriano Mancinelli
Head of Delivery,
TrustLaw at Thomson Reuters Foundation
María José De Benet
Human Rights Defender and Researcher, ARTICLE 19 MX-CA
Jesús Eulises González Mejía Tech, Law and Policy Academic and Consultant, IIJ-UNAM
Thobekile Matimbe
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Engagements,
Paradigm Initiative
Apar Gupta
Advocate & Founder Director,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Saving safe harbor: building consensus on internet preservation and regulation
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
8:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Online
Jhalak Kakkar Executive Director,
Centre for Communication Governance
Apar Gupta
Advocate & Founder Director,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Nikhil Pahwa
Founder & Editor,
MediaNama
Maria Luisa Stasi
Head of Law and Policy for digital markets, ARTICLE 19
Courting digital authoritarianism: the Global South strategic litigation handbook to internet and platform shutdowns
Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
10:45 PM - 11:45 PM
Online
Thobekile Matimbe
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Engagements, Paradigm Initiative
Joanita Britto Menon
Senior Legal Programme Manager Asia, TrustLaw Thompson Reuters Foundation
Erik Tuchtfeld
Co-Chair, D64 – Center for Digital Process (Zentrum für digitalen Fortschritt)
Gayatri Malhotra
Litigation Counsel,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Booth
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Community Village
Apar Gupta
Advocate & Founder Director,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Gayatri Malhotra
Litigation Counsel,
Internet Freedom Foundation
Leveraging shareholder responsibility to prioritize digital rights
Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025
2 - 3 pm
Online
Isedua Oribhabor Business and Human Rights Lead, Access Now
Christina O’Connell
Business and Human Rights Campaigner, Access Now
Tejasi Panjiar
Analyst,
The Quantum Hub
Apar Gupta
Advocate & Founder Director,
Internet Freedom Foundation
IFF is excited to be part of RightsCon 2025! Our team will be leading and participating in crucial discussions that shape digital rights advocacy worldwide. From algorithmic transparency to internet regulation and strategic litigation against internet shutdowns, our sessions will dive into some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Join the Conversation!
RightsCon 2025 offers a unique opportunity to engage with experts on the evolving challenges and solutions in digital rights. Whether you’re attending in person or tuning in online, don’t miss the chance to be part of these crucial discussions.
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