Human Rights and the Digital by DHRLab

After building a consortium, what activities are essential for the self sustaining stage? In this episode, we continued talking to Lucrezia Biteete from the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub. She is a Senior Expert at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

The Digital Human Rights Lab community is now entering a new chapter. We are happy to have a woman on the microphone with our guest today, Lucrezia Biteete, who shares her experience and knowledge on how to build a successful Consortium. 

Charles Donaldson Ogira talks about the work of the Youth Forum for Social Justice, a grassroots organisation for human rights defenders in Abim district,   the collaboration with partner organisations and the difficulties of working in times of COVID.

Though being married to a land owner, women often do not inherit land if the spouse passes away. How can we protect them from land grabbing?

In this episode, Charity and Phillip invited Eva Oryem and Charles Ochan, both members of the 'Innovations for Rural Development CoP' to discuss mobilization of women and awareness raising on land rights through community dialogues and interface meetings. 

Both Eva Oryem and Charles Ochan are Human Rights Defenders dedicated to strengthening civic knowledge of women on their rights to land  access, ownership, and utilization through awareness raising and information dissemination in the community. Listen to the latest episode of "Human Rights and the Digital" now and learn more about how women can execute their land rights in rural as well as urban areas in a better manner and what challenges can occur in the protection and promotion of these rights.

With nationwide total shutdowns and closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, Internet access and usage by Ugandan children or minors has become a new norm. More and more children now need to be online to access learning resources, do homework, attend classes, network online with peers and participate in online gaming. With the increased popularity of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok, the number of young people connecting to the internet is massive.

In this episode, Phillip and Charity together with Andrew Gole from Encrypt Uganda talk about current developments and possible risks for children's safety online. Together, they want to find out: how can the Internet be made safe for children?

*This episode has been recorded under special circumstances during the 42 days of lockdown in 2021.

In this second part of the 9th episode, Phillip and Charity continue to explore the different shades of digital and online activism. They will guide us through the possible positive impacts of online activism and show how can we use it as a successful tool. But online activism also entails negative aspects. *This episode was recorded under special circumstances during the 42 days of lockdown .

In this episode, Phillip and Charity dissect digital and online activism. What is it? Why should we all care? What is the good, the bad and the ugly of digital activism?

*This episode was recorded under special circumstances during the lockdown in Summer 2021. 

In a world where mental illness has been presented as something to be ashamed of, it is no wonder people don’t speak up. In this episode the DHRLab Engagement Leads Daniel Odongo and Phillip Ayazika invited Joy Mukasa Leah (AHAR) and Tusiime Tutu (Trainer, Poet, DHRLab Blogger) to explore how being open and loud about mental health can contribute to a more stable mental health.

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the digital society as well as access to ICTs and assistive technology is part of the realization and promotion of human right. In this podcast, Phillip Ayazika and Daniel Odongo talk to Bonnita Nyamwire and Dr. Pamela Nizeyimana how to bridge the digital divide for persons with disabilities.

In 2019, Uganda passed the Data Protection and Privacy Act. In this podcast, Charity Mugasha and Phillip Ayazika talk to Silver Kayondo, lawyer and social entrepreneur, about data protection in Uganda, how effective this law has been over the years and how aware citizens are about the law and data protection.

On the eve of the presidential and Parliamentary elections in Uganda, Ugandans were locked out in a total internet shut down. Online activity was brought to a stand still for close to five days, when there was a partial uplift on the shutdown. In this episode we are joined by Juliet Nafuka of CIPESA and Jimmy Haguma of Uganda Police, to discuss and explore the impact of the recent internet shutdown on Ugandans.

In this recording of a 88.4FM Voice of Teso radio show,  Chanwat Brian Geoffrey talks about his work at SRI and joins a discussion on Digital Human Rights Work during Covid-19.

LGBTIQ people are still stigmatised and discriminated against in Uganda because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. They also disproportionately run the risk of becoming victims of violence.

In today’s episode we teamed up with Herbert Elvis Ayesiga to find out what is being done to protect LGBTIQ rights in Uganda and which role digitalisation plays in this context. We also discuss the pride month and learn about IceBreakers Uganda’s work.

In this episode we are looking at how Feminists are using digital media to continue advocating for women's rights on grounds of equality. We also explore the challenges surrounding that and the milestones in that field.

In the second episode of Human Rights and the Digital Podcast, Charity Mugasha and Phillip Ayazika, together with their guest Brian Geoffrey Chanwat (Strategic Response Initiative), explore how Human Rights Defenders in Uganda are embracing ICT to adapt to new working conditions in times of a global pandemic. With everything going digital because of the quarantine requirements, we dig deep to understand how the legal fraternity in Uganda is embracing ICTs to ensure access to justice. 

Welcome to the very first episode of Human Rights and the Digital Podcast!

In this Podcast, we present voices and perspectives of Human Rights defenders in Uganda,  focusing on how technology is being used to the realization of Human Rights.

In Episode 1 we introduce the Digital Human Rights Lab, a digital and physical space that is strengthening digital human rights work in Uganda. The DHRLab is initiated by Future Challenges and betterplace lab, two organizations from Berlin, Germany, in close cooperation with the Ugandan partner organization Pollicy.

We explore the potential of digitalization for Human Rights work in Uganda, without losing sight of the risks: in particular, economic, social and cultural rights should not be ignored so that non-discriminatory access to digital developments can be guaranteed.