06 Nov 2026 Digital Rights Exchange to strengthen advocacy on AI
WACC is deepening its partnerships and advocacy on digital justice through the Digital Rights Exchange Programme with ARTIGO 19 Brasil e América do Sul on 8–10 November....
15 Apr 2026 Diverse voices speak for digital rights, AI accountability
The race to develop ever-more advanced artificial intelligence applications is dominated by tech companies in the United States and China. Are human rights and benefits for all being ignored for gains in wealth and power for a few?In the run-up to the symposium “Our Common...
27 Mar 2026 International symposium to lay path towards digital justice in times of AI
How can faith-based actors, civil society, and secular AI ethics organizations work together for a digitally just future in an age marked by the rush towards ever more powerful digital technology and artificial intelligence across all sectors of life? The upcoming international symposium “Our Common Future:...
23 Dec 2024 Engage with AI and engage responsibly, WACC Europe discussion concludes
AI is here to stay, and the imperative is to engage with it, and engage responsibly, participants concluded at the online discussion “Responsible AI for Faith-Based Organizations” hosted by WACC’s European regional association (WACC Europe) on December 17. The event featured presentations from Diakonie Deutschland and...
08 Mar 2024 CSW68: WACC and partners aim to empower women for the digital age
WACC and partner organizations are aiming to equip gender justice advocates to advance women’s digital communication rights with an event during the NGO CSW Forum 68 in New York on 11–24 March. The Forum is a civil society gathering held in parallel to the annual session...
16 Oct 2023 Enabling a rights-based AI?
The latest report to warn about the societal risks of artificial Intelligence (AI) documents extensive research of human rights online. Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence assesses internet freedom in 70 countries, accounting for almost 90 percent of global internet users. Their...
08 Sep 2023 Project to uphold digital rights in Philippines in face of SIM Registration Act
WACC is partnering with the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) in the Philippines to uphold people’s rights to access communication, to privacy, to security, and to free speech. In late 2022 the Filipino government began enacting a law requiring all SIM card users in the country to...
14 Aug 2023 WACC partner forum outlines agenda for just digital future
WACC project partners from 17 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East have outlined a vision for a process of digital transformation rooted in justice and focused on the common good as the international community moves towards the 20-year review of the World Summit...
28 Jul 2023 WACC partner forum aims to develop common agenda to advance digital justice
WACC project partners Africa, Asia, and the Middle East will focus on advancing digital justice in a world in digital transformation when they meet for a learning, exchange, and networking consultation on 1–3 August in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering “Communication Rights: Towards a Digital Justice Agenda”...
12 Dec 2022 Qatar: Digital surveillance and human rights abuse
For many, digital surveillance is a big “So what?”, the unavoidable risk of using the technology. For others, it can mean obstruction, harassment, detention, unfair trial, and imprisonment. Over 1.2 million international visitors were expected to visit Qatar to watch the FIFA World Cup. Worldwide fervour...