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Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Jinsi Wanawake wa Pakistani Wanavyoregesha Mtandao
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MwanaTED Nighat Dad anasomea unyanyasaji wa mtandao, hasa inavyolingana na utamaduni kama ule wa kijiji chake cha Pakistani. Anahadithia vile alivyoanzisha laini ya kwanza ya msaada wa kwanza wa Pakistani wa unyanyasaji wa mtandao, unaowasaidia wanawake wanaokabiliana na ukandazamizaji katika mtandao, "Utumizi salama wa mtandao ndipo ujuzi unapopatikana, na ujuzi ni haki," anasema.
Nighat Dad - Lawyer, human rights activist
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
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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Imagine waking up to a stranger --
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Fikiria kuamka ukapata mgeni usiyemfahamu
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sometimes multiple strangers --
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wakati mwingine wageni wengi usiowafahamu
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questioning your right to existence
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wanaohoji haki yako ya kuishi
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for something that you wrote online,
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kwa kitu ulichoandika kwa mtandao
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waking up to an angry message,
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kuamkia ujumbe wa hasira
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scared and worried for your safety.
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ukiogopa na kuhofia usalama wako.
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Welcome to the world of cyberharassment.
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Karibu katika ulimwengu
wa unyanyasaji wa mtandaoni.
wa unyanyasaji wa mtandaoni.
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The kind of harassment that women
face in Pakistan is very serious
face in Pakistan is very serious
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Aina ya unyanyasaji ambao wanawake
wanakabiliana nao Pakistani ni mbaya sana
wanakabiliana nao Pakistani ni mbaya sana
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and leads to sometimes deadly outcomes.
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na wakati mwengine
unasababisha maafa makali.
unasababisha maafa makali.
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This kind of harassment keeps women
from accessing the internet --
from accessing the internet --
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Unyanyasaji wa aina hii
unawazuia wanawake kutumia mtandao
unawazuia wanawake kutumia mtandao
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essentially, knowledge.
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hasa ujuzi.
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It's a form of oppression.
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Ni aina ya ukandamizaji
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Pakistan is the sixth most populous
country in the world,
country in the world,
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Pakistani ni taifa la sita
ulimwenguni kwa wingi wa idadi ya watu
ulimwenguni kwa wingi wa idadi ya watu
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with 140 million people having access
to mobile technologies,
to mobile technologies,
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na watu milioni 140 wenye uwezo
wa kutumia teknolojia ya simu,
wa kutumia teknolojia ya simu,
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and 15 percent internet penetration.
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na asilimia 15 ya upenyo wa mtandao.
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And this number doesn't seem to go down
with the rise of new technologies.
with the rise of new technologies.
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Na idadi hii haionekani kukpunguka
na mwamko wa teknolojia.
na mwamko wa teknolojia.
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Pakistan is also the birthplace
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
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Pakistani pia ndilo taifa la kuzaliwa kwa
mtu kijana kabisa kuwahi kushinda tuzo
mtu kijana kabisa kuwahi kushinda tuzo
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Malala Yousafzai.
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la Nobel
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
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But that's just one aspect of Pakistan.
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Lakini hicho ni kipengele
kimoja tu cha Pakistani.
kimoja tu cha Pakistani.
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Another aspect is where
the twisted concept of honor
the twisted concept of honor
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Kipengle kingine ni dhana iliyopotoka
ya heshima
ya heshima
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is linked to women and their bodies;
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inayohusishwa na wanawake na miili yao;
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where men are allowed to disrespect women
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pahali ambapo wanaume wanakubaliwa
kutowaheshimu wanawake
kutowaheshimu wanawake
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and even kill them sometimes
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na wakati mwingi ata kuwaua
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in the name of so-called "family honor";
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wakisinzia ni "heshima ya familia";
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where women are left to die
right outside their houses
right outside their houses
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pahali ambapo wanawake wanaachwa wafe
nje ya manyumba yao
nje ya manyumba yao
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for speaking to a man on a mobile phone,
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kwa sababu ya kuzungumza na mwanaume
kwa rununu
kwa rununu
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in the name of "family honor."
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wakisinzia ni "heshima ya familia."
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Let me say this very clearly:
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Wacha niseme hivi bayana:
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it's not honor;
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siyo heshima;
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it's a cold-blooded murder.
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hayo ni mauaji.
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I come from a very small village
in Punjab, Pakistan,
in Punjab, Pakistan,
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Mimi natokea kijiji kidogo
sana pale Punjab, Pakistani
sana pale Punjab, Pakistani
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where women are not allowed
to pursue their higher education.
to pursue their higher education.
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pahali ambapo wanawake hawaruhusiwi
kuendelea na masomo ya juu.
kuendelea na masomo ya juu.
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The elders of my extended family
didn't allow their women
didn't allow their women
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Wakubwa wa jamaa yangu
hawakuwaruhusu wanawake wao
hawakuwaruhusu wanawake wao
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to pursue their higher education
or their professional careers.
or their professional careers.
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waendelee na masomo ya juu
ama taaluma zao.
ama taaluma zao.
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However, unlike the other
male guardians of my family,
male guardians of my family,
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Hata hivyo, tofauti na walezi waume
wengine wa familia yangu,
wengine wa familia yangu,
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my father was one who really
supported my ambitions.
supported my ambitions.
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baba yangu ndiye aliye aliniunga mkono
katika jitihada zangu
katika jitihada zangu
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To get my law degree,
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za kupata shahada ya uana sheria.
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of course, it was really difficult,
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Bila shaka ilikuwa vigumu
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and [there were] frowns of disapproval.
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na kulikuwa na manunguniko ya kutoridhika.
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But in the end, I knew
it's either me or them,
it's either me or them,
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Lakini mwishowe nilijua ni mimi ama wao,
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and I chose myself.
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na nikachagua mimi
02:44
(Applause)
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(Makofi)
02:50
My family's traditions
and expectations for a woman
and expectations for a woman
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Mila ya familia yangu
na matarajio ya mwanamke
na matarajio ya mwanamke
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wouldn't allow me to own a mobile
phone until I was married.
phone until I was married.
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hayangeniruhusu nimiliki
rununu mpaka kuolewa.
rununu mpaka kuolewa.
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And even when I was married,
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Na ata nilpoolewa,
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this tool became a tool
for my own surveillance.
for my own surveillance.
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kifaa hiki kikawa kifaa
cha ufuatiliaji wangu.
cha ufuatiliaji wangu.
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When I resisted this idea
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
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Nilipokataa haya mafikira
ya kufuatiliwa na mume wangu wa zamani,
ya kufuatiliwa na mume wangu wa zamani,
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he really didn't approve of this
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hakukubalina na wazo hilo
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and threw me out of his house,
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na akanifurusha kutoka nyumbani,
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along with my six-month-old
son, Abdullah.
son, Abdullah.
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pamoja na mtoto wangu wa kiume
wa miezi sita, Abdullah.
wa miezi sita, Abdullah.
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And that was the time
when I first asked myself, "Why?
when I first asked myself, "Why?
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Na hapo ndipo nilipojiuliza
mara ya kwanza, "Mbona?
mara ya kwanza, "Mbona?
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Why are women not allowed
to enjoy the same equal rights
to enjoy the same equal rights
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Mbona wanawake hawaruhusiwi
kufurahia haki sawa na wanaume
kufurahia haki sawa na wanaume
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enshrined in our Constitution?
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kama ilivyo katika katiba yetu?
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While the law states that a woman
has the same equal access
has the same equal access
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Ilhali sheria inasema ya kuwa
mwanamke ana haki sawia
mwanamke ana haki sawia
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to the information,
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kwa taarifa
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why is it always men -- brothers,
fathers and husbands --
fathers and husbands --
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mbona huwa ni wanaume
mandugu, mababa na
mandugu, mababa na
mabwana, ndio
wanaoturuzukia haki hizi
wanaoturuzukia haki hizi
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who are granting these rights to us,
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kwa hiyo kuifanya sheria kuwa bila maana?"
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effectively making the law irrelevant?"
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Kwa hiyo nikaamua kuchukua hatua,
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So I decided to take a step,
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badala ya kuendelea kunungunikia
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instead of keep questioning
these patriarchal structures
these patriarchal structures
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hizi misingi na tamaduni
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and societal norms.
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Na nikaanzisha mwaka 2012
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And I founded the Digital Rights
Foundation in 2012
Foundation in 2012
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Digital Rights Foundation
ili kushughulikia matatizo yanayowakumba
ili kushughulikia matatizo yanayowakumba
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to address all the issues
and women's experiences in online spaces
and women's experiences in online spaces
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wanawake katika mtandao
na unyanyasaji katika mtandao.
na unyanyasaji katika mtandao.
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and cyberharassment.
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Kutoka kushawishia mtandao
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From lobbying for free and safe internet
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bure na salama
kuwashawishi wanawake
kuwashawishi wanawake
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to convincing young women
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utumizi wa mtandao salama
ni haki yao ya kimsingi
ni haki yao ya kimsingi
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that access to the safe internet
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
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Najaribu tetekeleza majumu yangu
kwa kuanzisha msuko
kwa kuanzisha msuko
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I'm trying to play my part
in igniting the spark
in igniting the spark
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ili kuyajibu maswali
ambayo yamekuwa yakinitatiza hii miaka yote
ambayo yamekuwa yakinitatiza hii miaka yote
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to address the questions
that have bothered me all these years.
that have bothered me all these years.
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Na matumaini moyoni mwangu,
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With a hope in my heart,
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na kupeana suluhisho katika janga hili,
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and to offer a solution to this menace,
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nilianzisha msaada wa usaidizi wa kwanza Pakistani na katika eneo
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I started Pakistan's and the region's
first cyberharassment help line
first cyberharassment help line
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Decemba 2016--
04:31
in December 2016 --
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(Makofi)
04:33
(Applause)
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kunyosha mkona wa usaidizi kwa wanawake wasiojua wamkimbilie nani
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to extend my support to the women
who do not know who to turn to
who do not know who to turn to
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wanapokabiliana na tishio kkubwa mtandaoni.
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when they face serious threats online.
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Nawafikiria wanawake wasiokuwa na usaidizi unaohitajika
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I think of the women who do not have
the necessary support
the necessary support
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kukabiliana na shida ya kili wanapojihisi hawako salama katika mtandao,
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to deal with the mental trauma
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
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na wakiendelea na shughuli zao za kila siku,
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and they go about their daily activities,
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wakidhani kuwa kuna tishio la ubakaji katika ujumbe wao.
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thinking that there is
a rape threat in their in-box.
a rape threat in their in-box.
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Kuweza
05:03
Safe access to the internet
is an access to knowledge,
is an access to knowledge,
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na elimu ni uhuru.
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and knowledge is freedom.
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Ninapopigania haki z
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When I fight for women's digital rights,
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Ninapopigania maslahi ya wanawake ya kidijitali
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I'm fighting for equality.
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Ninaapigania usawa
05:13
Thank you.
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Asanteni
05:14
(Applause)
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(Makofi)
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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