Posted by | October 13, 2020
Episode 9: policy brief on Pakistan’s Internet Censorship Regime

Bolo Bhi Team discusses our Policy Brief on Pakistan's Online Censorship Regime, in light of the PUBG ban, BIGO live app ban, and threats to ban TikTok and YouTube in...

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Posted by | October 13, 2020
Episode 8: Anti-harassment policies for education institutes in Pakistan

Participant: Hiba Thobani - a lawyer and law teacher. Her practice as a litigator and human rights advocate includes the provision of pro bono legal services and representation of complainants...

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Posted by | October 13, 2020
Episode 7: Child Sexual Abuse and Violence Against Women: Where is the State?

Participants:  Maham Ali, a communications specialist who, in a private capacity provides support to women and children affected by violence and abuse Barrister Zahrah Sehr Vayani, Advocate High Court, Attorney-At-Law...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 6: Discourse in online spaces and the laws that challenge it

Participants: Haider Imtiaz, digital rights lawyer; and Tooba Syed, women’s rights activist and political worker   Summary: This discussion revolves around the following issues:   Activists in Pakistan use social media as...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 5: Pakistan’s censorship regime under Section 37 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 and the Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules 2020, reviewed against fundamental rights under the Constitution

Guest: Faisal Daudpota, a lawyer with experience of more than 22 years and has appeared in cases before the High Courts in Pakistan and the DIFC Courts in Dubai. He...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 4: Navigating legal instruments and platform policies, while protecting user rights from a regional perspective

  Guest: Chinmayi Arun, resident fellow of the Information Society Project at the Yale Law School and an affiliate of the Berkman Klein Center of Internet & Society at Harvard...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 3: Topic: Collaboration with the Global Internet Freedom Project at George Washington University (GW) Law School, data protection with reference to the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 (Pakistan) and data localisation

Guest: Arturo J. Carrillo, Clinical Professor of Law and founding Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at The George Washington University Law School, where he also co-directs the Global...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 2: Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020, content moderation by platforms, and the Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship

Guest: Michael Karanicolas, Wikimedia Fellow at Yale Law School, where he leads the Initiative on Intermediaries and Information. His research encompasses a number of thematic areas, including freedom of expression...

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Posted by | July 28, 2020
Episode 1: Bolo Bhi’s analysis on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 and Citizen Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020

Participants: Bolo Bhi Team – Farieha Aziz, Usama Khilji, Shumaila Shahani, and Kashaf Rehman   In this discussion, the Personal Data Protection Bill 2020 and Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm)...

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