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RightsCon
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The world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age, hosted by @accessnow.
Joined August 2011
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    It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.
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It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online. We understand this news is deeply upsetting for our community and while we know everyone has questions, our goal right now is to notify you of the event’s status because many of you have imminent travel plans. We do not recommend registered participants travel to Lusaka for RightsCon.

Over the last 48 hours we have experienced an overwhelming surge of support from civil society, government representatives, sponsors, and our community as a whole. For this, we wholeheartedly thank you. We’ll communicate more information soon.
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    Important update: After Costa Rican authorities failed to uphold a visa-on-arrival process for RightsCon participants (agreed upon in Nov. 2022) 300+ people from 64 countries have been excluded from traveling for in-person participation.
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    "The reason the internet is shut down in Ethiopia is to hide human rights violations," says @btayeg. It's the same reason in Mariupol.
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    📣 Registration is now open for #RightsCon Online (July 27-31, 2020), the ninth edition of the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, and the first to take place entirely online! Learn more and register for free before July 20 👉 rightscon.org/join-us-at-rig…
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    🚨Announcement 🚨 We are thrilled to share that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will become the first Head of State to speak at #RightsCon next Monday (June 6). Register and add this session to your calendar now: rightscon.summit.tc/t/2022/events/…
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    Roses are red 🌹 Violets are blue 💙 Fight for your digital rights 👩‍💻 because they’re human rights, too ✊ #ValentinesDay2020
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    🎉 It's official! 🎉 We're excited to announce that #RightsCon Online will be held from Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31, 2020! Join us for the ninth edition of the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age. Full announcement: rightscon.org/save-the-date-…
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    🥁 We're thrilled to announce that Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith), President of Signal (@signalapp) and Chief Advisor & Co-founder of @AINowInstitute, will be joining us at #RightsCon Costa Rica!
    Most of the image is that of Meredith looking into the camera. The text below her photo reads: "Confirmed! Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal and Chief Advisor & Co-founder of AI Now Institute. Meredith's photo and the text are surrounded by two large dark green triangles and and one orange triangle, and the RightsCon Costa Rica logo is visible on the top left corner.
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    🥳It’s Day 1 of #RightsCon Online! 🎉 If you’re registered, log in to the platform to join in our first ever virtual summit. If you missed registration, not to worry! There are plenty of ways to engage:
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    In light of the escalating global impact of COVID-19, it is with a heavy heart that we share our decision to postpone #RightsCon Costa Rica to 2021. Although we can't convene in person, please know that our efforts for 2020 won't end here. Full statement: rightscon.org/covid-19-updat…
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    We are extremely disappointed in today's SCOTUS decision to uphold Trump's travel ban. This year, we moved RightsCon away from San Francisco in order to seek more inclusive places to host our summit. We cannot bring RightsCon back to the US while this ban remains.
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    The #RightsCon session on misgendering machines was 🔥🔥🔥 — and so is this illustration via @TBM_london! @djleufer @yurigu @farbandish @KoetzVanessa @FusterGloria
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    📣 We're heading to the Asia Pacific! The 13th edition of #RightsCon will be held in South Korea and online in February 2025. We can't wait for our first summit in East Asia, and a much anticipated return to the APAC region. Learn more: rightscon.org/rightscon-in-s…
    Large text saying "see you in South Korea for the 13th edition of RightsCon" over an image of Seoul in the evening, with navy, purple, and pink gradients. In smaller text, the image says "in-person & online in February 2025"
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    Thank you to the nearly 8000 participants who registered and will join us next week for our first ever virtual summit! 🥳 Visit the #RightsCon Online platform here: rightscon.course.tc/2020/
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