Liste de lecture: Une introduction aux litiges dans les mécanismes régionaux en Afrique
À Media Defence, nous avons développé un centre de ressources avec de nombreuses ressources sur les droits numériques. Le Hub couvre dix thèmes relatifs aux droits numériques, tels que la diffamation, la vie privée et les restrictions aux contenus en ligne. Dans ce blog, nous avons rassemblé quelques ressources pour vous aider à en savoir […]
Media Defence Launches New Project to Empower Women Lawyers in sub-Saharan Africa
We are excited to introduce our newest project Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy. The project, known as EWDRA, began at the end of 2021 and takes place in sub-Saharan Africa. It aims to develop legal communities, in particular women lawyers, to defend, promote, and strengthen freedom of expression online. Context As the use of […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Modules on Online Violence Against Journalists
Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is to draft three modules looking at online violence against journalists, in particular women journalists. Background Media Defence’s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten their ability to report freely and independently on issues of public interest, allowing […]
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga
Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkanga is a prolific human rights lawyer working in Nigeria. She successfully applied to attend the 2018 Media Defence West Africa Litigation Surgery. Since then she has worked on several major cases with Media Defence including the Twitter Ban case in Nigeria, the Internet Shutdown case in Togo, and the Guinea Internet Shutdown case.[1] […]
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe
Introducting Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe met Media Defence through a client and journalist whom he was assisting with a defamation case. He attended the Southern Africa litigation surgery in 2019, and since then has continued to collaborate by attending the Internet Governance Forum, and our recent peer to peer learning event for lawyers […]
Interview with Solomon Okedara from Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI)
Welcome to the Digital Rights Advocates Blog Series, where we hear from lawyers litigating digital rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital rights have become indispensable for people around the world to exercise and enjoy their fundamental rights. Independent media is increasingly moving online – from established newspapers and television channels to bloggers and human rights activists […]
Media Defence Launches the Training Resource Hub
Media Defence is excited to launch its new Training Resource Hub! Through this new Hub, we’ve collated all our training materials into one easy-to-use site. We’ve designed it for lawyers interested in litigating digital rights cases, but who may not have experience doing so. Other legal professionals and law students may also find it useful. […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Trainer at Litigation Surgery on Digital Rights Freedom of Expression Online (French-Speaking)
Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is for a French-speaking trainer to create recorded presentations and host discussions sessions for lawyers in West and Central Africa on digital rights and freedom of expression online. Background Media Defence’s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten […]
[NOW CLOSED] Appel à Candidatures : Formateur/rice pour l’Atelier de Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numériques et à la Liberté d’Expression en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique Centrale (Francophone)
Media Defence cherche à embaucher un(e) consultant(e) francophone qui créera le matériel de formation, notamment par le biais de présentations sur les droits numériques et la liberté d’expression en ligne. Le formateur ou la formatrice créera les présentations en collaboration avec Media Defence, s’appuyant sur les modules de synthèse sur les droits numériques et la […]
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: West and Central Africa Digital Rights & Online Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery
Media Defence is calling for applications from lawyers based in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo and the DRC to participate in a forthcoming litigation surgery on the right to freedom of expression, digital rights and the Internet. Successful applicants will be provided with online learning materials and then be […]
[NOW CLOSED] Appel à Candidatures: Atelier de Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numériques et à la Liberté d’Expression en Ligne en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique Centrale
Media Defence invite les avocats basés au Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo et en République démocratique du Congo à envoyer leur dossier de candidature pour participer au prochain atelier de litiges relatifs à la liberté d’expression, aux droits numériques et à l’internet. Les candidats retenus auront accès aux matériels […]
Media Defence Annonce le Lancement des « Modules de Synthèse sur les Litiges Relatifs aux Droits Numériques et à la Liberté d’Expression en Ligne »
Pour la version anglaise, cliquez ici For the English version, click here Les « Modules de synthèse sur les litiges relatifs aux droits numériques et à la liberté d’expression en ligne » ont pour but de fournir un aperçu de principes pertinents et de la jurisprudence aux avocats en Afrique subsaharienne s’intéressant aux droits numériques. […]