About APC

• APC. APC Annual Report 2017. APC.

Briefing papers

• Anri van der Spuy and David Souter. Women's digital inclusion: Background paper for the G20. APC and the Internet Society.
• Deborah Brown and Anriette Esterhuysen. A rights-based approach to cybersecurity: Recommendations and considerations from a 2017 Internet Governance Forum pre-event. APC.

Contributions to other publications

• Amrita Choudhury and Nadira Al-Araj. Views and perspectives on gender rights online for the global South: “Redefining rights for a gender-inclusive networked future”. Amrita Choudhury and Nadira Al-Araj.
• A4AI, the Worldwide Web Foundation, the GSMA and APC. A toolkit for researching women’s internet access and use. GSMA.

Issue papers

• Leandro Navarro. Network infrastructures: The commons model for local participation, governance and sustainability. APC.

Research

• Ubai Al Aboudi. Palestine and PayPal: Towards economic equality. 7amleh The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.
• Sadaf Khan. SheConnects: Tech-enabled women entrepreneurship in Pakistan. Media Matters for Democracy.
• Talal Raza. Protecting the digital data: An overview of corporate data protection policies in Pakistan. Media Matters for Democracy.
• Shahrazad Odeh. A violent network: Gender-based violence against Palestinian women in virtual space. 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.
• Various authors. Global Information Society Watch 2018: Community Networks. APC and IDRC.
• Alex Comninos and Martin Konzett. FABRICS: Emerging Artificial Intelligence Readiness. Martin Konzett KG.
• Carlos Baca, Luca Belli, Erick Huerta and Karla Velasco. Community Networks in Latin America: Challenges, Regulations and Solutions. Internet Society.
• Salwa Rana. Bottlenecks, incompetence and abuse of power: An analysis of PECA’s implementation. Media Matters for Democracy.
• 7amleh – Arab Center for Social Media Advancement. Facebook and Palestinians: Biased or neutral content moderation policies? 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.
• Jamael Jacob, Maristela Miranda and Jessamine Pacis. Freedom of Information and Data Protection. Foundation for Media Alternatives.
• Komal Tariq Mughal, Zafar Nizamani and Sadaf Khan. Violence, journalism and elections: An overview of threats against media in run-up to elections 2018. Media Matters for Democracy.
• Foundation for Media Alternatives. The National ID Debate: Is the Philippines Ready?. Foundation for Media Alternatives.
• Alan Finlay. Action Steps: A decade of civil society advocacy in the information society – A baseline review of the Global Information Society Watch country reports (2007-2017). APC.
• Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet). Data protection in Kenya. KICTANet.
• Annam Lodhi. Women Journalists and the Double Bind: Choosing silence over being silenced. Media Matters for Democracy.
• PROTEGE QV. Watching Cameroon through the lenses of the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms. PROTEGE QV.
• Jamael Jacob, Maristela Miranda, Jessamine Pacis and Cecilia Soria. Big Data and Data Privacy. Foundation for Media Alternatives.
• Waqas Naeem. The RTI implementation challenge: An overview of implementation status of RTI laws in Federal, Sindh, KP and Punjab. Media Matters for Democracy.
• Namita Aavriti. Executive summary: Mapping research in gender and digital technology. APC.
• Media Matters for Democracy. Surrendering to Silence: An account of self-censorship among Pakistani journalists. Media Matters for Democracy.
• Edmundo Vitale, Sandra Benitez and Beatriz Sandia. Analysis of policies that threaten access to the internet in Venezuela, as a consequence of the state of emergency, during the period 2016-2017. EsLaRed.
• Anan AbuShanab. #Palestine 2017: Palestinian Digital Activism Report. 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.
• Debbie Budlender. The African School on Internet Governance: Tracer study of four rounds of AfriSIG (2013-2016). APC.
• Zothan Mawii, Ritu Srivastava, Shivani Lal and Bijo P. Abraham. Kept in the dark: Social and psychological impacts of network shutdowns in India. Digital Empowerment Foundation.
• SMEX. Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The policy void that threatens the rights of mobile users in Arab states. SMEX.
• Maha Bader. Digital activism survey on Palestinian civil society organisations. 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.
• Anri van der Spuy and Namita Aavriti. Mapping research in gender and digital technology. APC.
• Marwa Fatafta. Internet freedoms in Palestine: Mapping of digital rights violations and threats. 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media.

Statements and submissions

• APC. APC contribution to the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation.
• Various. Open letter: Response to Google on Project Dragonfly, China and human rights.
• Various. Open letter: Ensure that new EU regulation on copyright complies with human rights.
• APC. Providing a gender lens in the digital age: APC submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Working Group on Business and Human Rights.
• Various. Letter to the EU Council: Stand for citizen’s rights and the European digital economy in the copyright negotiations.
• APC. Contribution from the Association for Progressive Communications to the IGF intersessional work on Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) – Phase IV.
• Zenzeleni Networks, APC, University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town and Rhizomatica. Submission on proposed policy on licensing unassigned high-demand spectrum and deployment of the WOAN.
• Various. An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: The World's Freedom of Expression is in Your Hands.
• APC. APC priorities for the 13th Internet Governance Forum.
• Intervozes – Coletivo Brasil de Comunicação Social. In defense of freedom of expression and the right to communicate: Intervozes' public note on the 2018 presidential elections in Brazil.
• Various. Saudi Arabia: Kingdom must be held to account for suppression of dissent, following murder of journalist and widespread arrest of women’s rights defenders.
• APC. Gender perspectives on privacy: Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.
• APC and others. Pakistan: Global civil society calls on the Government to reverse its order to close 18 human rights and development organisations.
• APC. APC calls for strong data protection safeguards following Supreme Court of India's verdict on Aadhar, India's biometric identity programme.
• APC. Contribution from APC to the 2018 Internet Governance Forum Best Practice Forum on Cybersecurity.
• Association for Women’s Rights in Development, Coalition of African Lesbians, Sexual Rights Initiative and APC. HRC 39: Calling on states to halt the dismantling of our human rights systems.
• Access Now and APC. HRC 39: Oral Statement on Cybercrime Law and Media Regulation Law in Egypt.
• Access Now, ARTICLE 19, APC, Privacy International. Open letter on the establishment of the UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation.
• APC. India: Decriminalisation must pave the way to positive rights.
• APC, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and Right2Know Campaign (R2K). Supplemental Coalition Report for South Africa's Review at the 64th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (July 2018).
• Various. Statement opposing Egypt’s legalisation of website blocking and communications surveillance.
• Various. Tanzania: Joint civil society letter calls on Human Rights Council member states to address crackdown on human rights.
• APC. APC calls for the release of photographer Shahidul Alam and for an end to crackdown on expression in Bangladesh.
• APC and Derechos Digitales. Human rights in the digital context: Joint contribution from APC and Derechos Digitales to the third cycle of the UPR mechanism for Chile.
• KeepItOn Coalition. #KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Ethiopia.
• APC. HRC38: APC response to the Special Rapporteur's report on content regulation in the digital age.
• Various. Joint statement on attacks on environmental activists in South Africa.
• The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Sexual Rights Initiative, APC, the International Service for Human Rights, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, the World Young Women Christian Association. Joint statement: Major gains on women's and girls' rights at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• APC. UN Human Rights Council reaffirms the importance of protecting human rights online in the face of growing challenges.
• Various. Human Rights Council 38th session: Joint end of session statement.
• Media Matters for Democracy. Media Matters for Democracy: Letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan to curb the spread of election-related online misinformation.
• Various. Call to members of the European Parliament: Open letter on the EU copyright reform.
• APC, Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia, EMPOWER, Justice for Sisters and Pelangi Campaign. Joint oral statement on Malaysia at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• APC, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa, Derechos Digitales and the Women of Uganda Network. Restrictions to freedom of expression online: Joint oral statement at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• APC and the Sexual Rights Initiative. Advancing women’s rights in the economic sphere through access and participation in ICTs: Joint oral statement at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• ISHR, Amnesty International, APC, AWID, FORUM-ASIA and OMCT on behalf of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition. The impact of violence against women human rights defenders and women’s organisations in digital spaces: Joint oral statement at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• Online violence against women and girls: APC oral statement at the Human Rights Council 38th session.
• Media Matters for Democracy. Concern over the abduction of Gul Bukhari and targeting of Asad Kharral.
• APC. APC welcomes the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, calls for stronger privacy protections globally.
• APC and others. Joint call to G20 leaders: Let us bring people to the centre of the digital future.
• CIVICUS. Tanzania: Civil society groups express concern over rapid decline in human rights.
• Copyright for Creativity (C4C) Coalition. APC joins over 145 organisations to ask EU Council to stop a rushed EU copyright reform.
• CIVICUS. Joint letter on recent arrests of journalists and human rights defenders in Ethiopia.
• APC. APC Stakeholder Report for the Universal Periodic Review 31st session – Mexico.
• APC. Internet Governance Forum: Taking stock of 2017 and suggestions for 2018.
• APC. World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2018: Inclusiveness – access to information and knowledge for all.
• IGF Community Public Consultation: Submission by APC on taking stock of the 2017 work programme and 12th IGF and suggestions for the 13th IGF.
• APC. Content regulation in the digital age: Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
• 7amleh and APC. HRC37: Written statement on internet freedoms of Palestinians.
• APC, ARTICLE 19, IFEX and Privacy International. States must provide comprehensive protections for secure communications: Oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council 37th session.
• APC. Oral statement delivered under Item 3: Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy and the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children.
• Zenzeleni Networks, APC and University of Western Cape. Written submission by Zenzeleni Networks, APC and the University of Western Cape on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill in South Africa.
• APC and Internet Society. Joint comments to the Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s Consultation on the Technical and Policy Framework for White Space Devices in Canada.
• APC. APC input on Proposed Interim Models for Compliance with ICANN Agreements and Policies in Relation to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
• Coalizão Direitos na Rede. Open letter from Latin American and Caribbean civil society representatives on the concerns about the discourse around fake news and elections.
• APC. APC response to the ITU Council Working Group-Internet Open Consultation on Bridging the Digital Gender Divide.

Toolkits and guides

• APC. Reorienting rules for rights: A summary of the report on online content regulation by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. APC.