Articles by Digital Rights Foundation
Pakistan: The digital gap during the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating inequalities
Digital Rights Foundation and Bolo Bhi make the following demands to address the digital gap in Pakistan as the country and the rest of the world struggle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Groups reject Pakistan’s draft regulations on web TV and digital platforms
Civil society groups said the draft regulations are ‘draconian’ and will curtail digital rights.
Digital Rights Foundation condemns blackmailing and harassment of students at Balochistan University
CCTV cameras installed on campuses were used to illegally monitor, sexually harass, and blackmail students at the University of Balochistan in Pakistan.
Human rights groups demand an end to communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir
66 women’s rights, human rights, digital rights, and feminists groups endorse statement on internet blackout in Kashmir.
Will Pakistan’s ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ uphold user rights?
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has opened the bill for public consultation
Open letter to Twitter on curbing misinformation ahead of Pakistan elections
Digital Rights Foundation is urging Twitter to stop misinformation, abuse and trolling on its platform.
Mourning the death of feminist icon Asma Jahangir
Asma Jahangir was a prominent human rights activist and feminist lawyer in Pakistan.
New report takes a hard look at digital (in)security of journalists in Pakistan
Digital Rights Foundation’s new report explores the levels of digital threats that journalists face, records their experiences of online insecurity, and flags needed protections from the journalists’ community, their respective media organisations, and the government.