Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Bagaimana wanita Pakistan memperoleh kembali internet
TED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance. Full bio
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orang asing --
face in Pakistan is very serious
di Pakistan sangatlah serius
akibat yang mematikan.
from accessing the internet --
dari mengakses internet --
bentuk penindasan.
country in the world,
di dunia,
to mobile technologies,
ke teknologi seluler,
with the rise of new technologies.
dengan munculnya teknologi baru.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
pemenang Hadiah Nobel Perdamaian termuda,
dari Pakistan.
the twisted concept of honor
konsep kehormatan yang tak wajar
untuk meremehkan wanita
right outside their houses
tepat di luar rumah mereka
di telepon,
in Punjab, Pakistan,
di Punjab, Pakistan,
to pursue their higher education.
untuk mengejar pendidikan tinggi mereka.
didn't allow their women
tidak mengizinkan wanita mereka
or their professional careers.
atau karier profesional mereka.
male guardians of my family,
di keluarga saya,
supported my ambitions.
mendukung ambisi saya.
it's either me or them,
itu pilihan antara saya atau mereka,
and expectations for a woman
terhadap seorang wanita
phone until I was married.
ponsel hingga saya menikah.
for my own surveillance.
pengawasan saya sendiri.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
diawasi oleh mantan suami saya,
son, Abdullah.
enam bulan, Abdullah.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
pada diri sendiri, "Mengapa?
to enjoy the same equal rights
menikmati hak yang setara
has the same equal access
wanita memiliki akses yang setara
fathers and husbands --
ayah dan suami --
tidak relevan?"
mengambil langkah
these patriarchal structures
struktur patriarki ini
Foundation in 2012
Digital Rights Foundation pada 2012
and women's experiences in online spaces
dan pengalaman perempuan di ruang online
gratis dan aman
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
hak fundamental, dasar, manusia mereka,
in igniting the spark
dalam memicu semangat
that have bothered me all these years.
yang telah mengganggu saya selama ini.
untuk masalah ini,
first cyberharassment help line
cyber pertama di Pakistan dan di wilayah
who do not know who to turn to
yang tidak tahu harus berpaling pada siapa
online.
the necessary support
punya dukungan yang dibutuhkan
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
mereka merasa tidak aman di ruang online,
a rape threat in their in-box.
di inbox mereka.
is an access to knowledge,
merupakan sebuah akses ke pengetahuan,
wanita,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nighat Dad - Lawyer, human rights activistTED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance.
Why you should listen
Nighat Dad is an accomplished lawyer and a human rights activist. She is one of the pioneers who have been campaigning around access to open internet in Pakistan and globally. She is the only Pakistani fellow for Young Global Leaders 2018 supported by World Economic Forum and TEDGlobal Fellows for 2017. She has been listed as a Next Generation Leader by TIME and is the recipient of Atlantic Council Freedom Award and Human Rights Tulip Award.
Dad has been fighting against online gender-based violence, making the internet safe and inclusive for everyone to use. She's been referred to as the "Pakistani lawyer trolling the trolls" by BBC for her valor in calling out the harassers online. She has been actively advocating for increased participation of women in public spaces through national and international platforms. She tweets at @nighatdad.
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