APC submission on Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
This submission responds to the Committee’s invitation to civil society and other stakeholders to comment on the Draft General Comment.
Change in Motion: Our community shaping technologies for social, gender and environmental justice (Edition 04)
Pushing for grounded and inclusive action at the WSIS Forum and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance
National strategy for meaningful community-centered connectivity in the Philippines
This document combines a baseline synthesis report and the results of a national validation workshop to create a national roadmap for strengthening community-centered connectivity initiatives in the…
APC statement to the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs
Venezuela earthquakes: Find out how you can help
Building collective resistance in shrinking civic spaces across Asia-Pacific
This article focuses on the strategies that our members are deploying to resist threats to civic spaces and to identify areas where urgent collective action is needed to defend digital rights in the…
Meta’s AI ambitions and platform integrity in South Asia
As Meta deepens its AI ambitions, the company risks reproducing a familiar pattern within the platform economy: extracting immense value from Global South markets while treating the safety of those…
APC's keynote address at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance 2026 high-level governmental segment
APC's intervention highlights the need to reframe the conversations on digital governance to talk about communities not as a “last mile” policy problem, but a “first mile” priority and…
Beyond bandwidth: The social return of community-led connectivity investment
This policy brief is derived from the implementation of the work on social return on investment for community-centred connectivity initiatives.
Rebirth. Community-centred connectivity and socio-environmental justice
The community of Daleside in Randvaal, Gauteng, in South Africa, is facing a problem of pungant odours derived from air contamination where a community connectivity initiative helped to address by…
Feminist Guiding Principles and Commitments for Global AI Governance
AI systems are not neutral and are both reproducing and amplifying discrimination, exclusion, surveillance, exploitative labour practices, oppression, human rights violations and war crimes..Along…
Spyware and digital surveillance targeting women in Uganda
This report by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) explores the growing threat of spyware and digital surveillance targeting women in Uganda.
Joint statement issued by the Global Digital Justice Forum and the Global South Alliance at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance
The Global Digital Justice Forum (GDJF) and the Global South Alliance (GSA) call on the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance to deliver on a Global South-led AI paradigm, anchored in a vision of…
Off-grid mesh networks: Empowering communities for disaster resilience in the Philippines. Ilustration (6 frames)
Why gender diversity matters in technology
The absence of women and gender-diverse people in tech design and decision making can be dangerous. This editorial was written for Global Voices’ Spotlight series “Gender Diversity”, which offers…
National strategy for community-centred connectivity initiatives in Nigeria (2025-2027)
The National Strategy for Community-Centred Connectivity Initiatives in Nigeria is a comprehensive framework designed to help address the critical need for digital connectivity in underserved and…
Community networks newsletter: Communities shaping connectivity and appropriate technologies for environmental justice
Seeding change: Unpacking AI’s silent footprint on land, water and power in India
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