E-bulletin on Digital Rights
Hamara Internet Website will deliver DRFs exclusive digital rights monthly E-Bulletins, vlogs and blogs on gender technology. The E-bulletin will be a space for discussing digital rights developments, Social Media Apps’ along with national and international legislation updates updates. The E-bulletin will also provide updates on social media rules, regulations and policy changes. It will be a platform for women journalists to express their ideas and words about topics in gender and technology.
LATEST ARTICLES
The popular Hand Gesture, helped domestic violence victims to seek help
By Zeenat
The hand gesture was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation as a “Signal for Help” for those who are in danger or trouble. The group launched it in 2020, predicting that domestic violence and...
“I drape myself in a large chadar and still feel naked”: The Silent Specter...
By Areej Akhtar
“Everywhere I went, I felt the weight of a man’s eyes on me, watching, watching my body despite the layers of clothing. I would drape myself in a large chadar and still...
Workplace Harassment in Pakistan
By Naurah Khurshid
According to the UN, harassment is “any improper and unwelcome conduct that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation to another person. Harassment may take the form...
Dedicated Fact Checkers Face an Uphill Fight in Pakistan’s Treacherous (Fake) News Landscape
By Areeba Fatima
Not more than 3 years old, Pakistan’s nascent fact checking websites are facing a barrage of misinformation. Fake news has resulted in preventable deaths, violent riots and destruction of property.
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Data Localization Laws, Freedom and Digital Pakistan
By Nimra Ishfaq
The internet is usually glorified as ‘the flattener’ of inequalities and ‘the microphone for the masses’. While 62 percent of the global population (and 54 percent in Pakistan) have access to the...
ڈیجیٹل لٹریسی کے لیے
By Nuzhat Nisar
خواتین کے لیے انٹرنیٹ تک رسائی ایک بہت بڑا مسئلہ ہے، پاکستان میں یہ سہولت ہر خاص و عام کو مہیا نہیں ہےاورخواتین کی ایک بہت بڑی تعداد تعلیم اور دیگر بنیادی...
The Tiktok Trouble
By Salwa Rana
Tiktok has remained one of the most contested issues on the Pakistani internet for more than a year. The application was banned for the fourth time in July this year by the...
Women led Online Businesses
By Anmol Irfan
After graduating from the College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) in Lahore amidst the pandemic last year and spending 6 months training in a commercial kitchen as part of her degree...
ہمارا انٹرنیٹ اور سوشل میڈیا قوانین
By Sumaira Ashraf Rajput
پاکستان کی موجودہ حکومت اور بااختیارادارے مثبت رپورٹ مانگنے سے لیکر 'سب اچھا ہو یا نہیں لیکن سب اچھا دکھانے' کی طرف گامزن ہیں، اسی کی ایک کڑی 2020 میں لاگو...
OSINT and Privacy Concerns
By Ambreen Shabbir
The internet has forayed into almost all aspects of human life. While it has rendered life easier, it also has a downside. The major drawback of its increased penetration is privacy concerns which...