Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Нигхат Дад: Как пакистанские женщины отвоёвывают интернет
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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и видите незнакомца
ваше право на существование
сообщение с угрозами.
за свою безопасность.
face in Pakistan is very serious
женщины в Пакистане, крайне серьёзное
from accessing the internet --
пользоваться интернетом,
country in the world,
по численности населения,
to mobile technologies,
к мобильным технологиям
with the rise of new technologies.
по мере развития новых технологий.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
молодого лауреата Нобелевской премии
the twisted concept of honor
где извращённое понятие чести
и представлением их тела,
пренебрежительно относиться к женщинам
right outside their houses
прямо на пороге дома
in Punjab, Pakistan,
в Пенджабе, Пакистан,
to pursue their higher education.
получать высшее образование.
didn't allow their women
жёнам не разрешалось
или делать профессиональную карьеру.
or their professional careers.
male guardians of my family,
мужчин-опекунов в моём семействе,
на деле поддержал мои стремления —
supported my ambitions.
перед выбором: либо я, либо они.
it's either me or them,
and expectations for a woman
и ожиданиями от женщин
пока я не выйду замуж.
phone until I was married.
for my own surveillance.
для надзора и контроля за мной.
быть под контролем бывшего мужа,
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
son, Abdullah.
сыном Абдуллой.
задалась вопросом: «Почему?
when I first asked myself, "Why?
to enjoy the same equal rights
пользоваться теми правами,
has the same equal access
fathers and husbands --
братья, отцы и мужья —
теряет свою силу?»
these patriarchal structures
патриархальные уклады
Foundation in 2012
с женщинами в интернет-пространстве
and women's experiences in online spaces
за свободный и безопасный интернет
это основное право человека,
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
in igniting the spark
беспокоили меня все эти годы.
that have bothered me all these years.
first cyberharassment help line
горячую линию против кибернасилия
who do not know who to turn to
которые не знают, к кому обратиться,
с серьёзными угрозами в интернете.
которые не получают необходимую помощь
the necessary support
от угроз в интернет-пространстве
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
в своём почтовом ящике.
a rape threat in their in-box.
это доступ к знаниям,
is an access to knowledge,
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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