{"id":1673,"date":"2024-06-13T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediadefence.org\/ereader\/publications\/online-violence-against-journalists\/module-2-digital-attacks-and-online-gbv\/introduction-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T08:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T07:45:30","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.mediadefence.org\/ereader\/publications\/online-violence-against-journalists\/module-3-combatting-online-violence\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The media, the government, the state, and civil society organisations are struggling to respond effectively to online violence against women journalists. This highlights the urgent need for policy reform and innovative legal, legislative and normative responses, in order to ensure compliance with international human rights law.[footnote]UNESCO \u2018The Chilling: Global trends in online violence against women journalists\u2019 (2021) (accessible at https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/sites\/default\/files\/the-chilling.pdf&#8221;).[\/footnote]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effectively countering online violence against journalists, particularly women journalists,[footnote]For conciseness, we refer hereafter to \u201cwomen\u201d to include all those who identify as women and those with marginalised or at-risk identities including members of the LGBTQI community, except where specific instruments or documents referenced refer explicitly to \u201cwomen\u201d or some other grouping.[\/footnote] in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a pressing global issue that demands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Localised;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contextualised;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intersectional; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This module focuses on the <strong>practicalities of litigation<\/strong> to protect and defend the rights of women journalists online, providing guidance from the initial phases of consideration of litigation through to the legal requirements. In addition to litigation, this module considers complementary strategies such as <strong>advocacy<\/strong>, which can support litigation by building public awareness and support, as well as <strong>digital security tactics<\/strong> and tools for victims and survivors of online violence to protect themselves in the digital sphere.[footnote]The terms \u201cvictim\u201d and \u201csurvivor\u201d may be used interchangeably and refer to those who have experienced GBV and\/or OGBV. These terms have different connotations and implications and do not intend to, by any means, impose a definition or response on any persons who have experienced some of the severe violations to their dignity and safety.[\/footnote]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is complemented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediadefence.org\/ereader\/publications\/advanced-modules-on-digital-rights-and-freedom-of-expression-online\/module-6-litigating-digital-rights-cases-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Module 6<\/a> in Media Defence\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediadefence.org\/ereader\/publications\/advanced-modules-on-digital-rights-and-freedom-of-expression-online\/module-6-litigating-digital-rights-cases-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Modules on Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression in sub-Saharan Africa<\/a> which details how to litigate within several of the key human rights fora on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The media, the government, the state, and civil society organisations are struggling to respond effectively to online violence against women journalists. 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