Date & time
Friday, June 18, 2021
12:15 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Registration is closed
Registration is closed
Various
This event is free
Online
#RightsCity is Canada's premier conference at the intersection of human rights and technology. This event is organized in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, the Department of National Defense, the UOttawa Human Rights Research and Education Center, the Embassy of the Netherlands, GAAMAC, the US Embassy, and under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Now in its third year, this event will be held online in light of the pandemic.
This event will take place over four days and will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions from leading global experts working at the intersection of technology and human rights.
Panels will be streamed live on YouTube and Facebook.
12:15 p.m.
Opening Statements
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Can Democracy Survive the Internet: Foreign interference and disinformation campaigns
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Confronting Digital Authoritarianism
12 to 1 p.m.
The Case for a Digital Geneva Convention
1 to 2 p.m.
Digital Attacks on Human Rights and Democracy Activists
12 to 1 p.m.
Moving to Unite Democracies on Tech
1 to 2 p.m.
Social Media as a Tool to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocity Crimes
12 to 1 p.m.
Confronting Online Hate Speech
1 p.m.
Closing Comments
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