The 11th conference of RightsCon will take place virtually from Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10, 2022. RightsCon is a leading human rights gathering that includes people interested not only in human rights but also in the digital age. It is organized by Access Now. Register at https://www.rightscon.org/attend/
Centre for Social Research (CSR) is happy to announce the registration for the virtual session on Inclusive, Safe and Secure Digital Spaces for Women and Children. You may register for the event and join them in shaping this important conversation. The program Concept Note and Agenda will be shared soon. This is a parallel event for the CSW 66. We would…
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘breaking the bias‘, and is about working towards a world free of stereotypes and discrimination that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. The International Women’s Day website is the go-to hub for everything IWD and provides detailed information, guidance and free resources. International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global…
Date Time: Mar 3, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) This important event has been recorded and we will post the recording soon. As per the OHCHR, over the past years, the reported number and severity of reprisals and intimidation against individuals and groups engaging with the UN have increased. They take on…
In collaboration with the German-based NGO Tactical Tech and Southern New Hampshire University, Executive Director Marlyn Tadros has organized a Glass Room event at Southern New Hampshire University to draw attention to misinformation in the digital age as well as what our lives online look like. The Glass Room, created by the German-based NGO Tactical…
The following is a statement initiated by FEMENA and signed by multiple organizations, including Virtual Activism, have signed a statement regarding WHRD in Egypt. Statement also in Arabic in the attachment below. Statement – 5 November 2021 Case 173 and its Remnants Must be Dropped! In Egypt, Case 173 of 2011, known as the NGO…
Virtual Activism and Femena are co-sponsoring an event at the Generation Equality Forum 2021 in Paris. The event is Defending Gains & Demanding Rights – Innovative Strategies to Advocate for Women’s Rights in Contexts of Closing Civic Space and Extremism. The talk is about how repression, conflict and extremism are impacting women and women’s organizing in…
Upcoming Webinar – on Applying for ECOSOC Consultative Status – 5 May 2021, 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. EST The webinar is aimed for NGOs that are NOT in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and will provide guidance on how to complete the application for ECOSOC Consultative Status. The meeting will provide answers to the following…
