Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Hoe Pakistaanse vrouwen het internet heroveren
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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het recht hebt om te leven
voor je eigen veiligheid.
face in Pakistan is very serious
in Pakistan ondervinden is zeer ernstig
from accessing the internet --
weg van het internet --
country in the world,
bevolkte land ter wereld,
to mobile technologies,
die toegang hebben tot mobiele technologie
with the rise of new technologies.
met de opkomst van nieuwe technologieën.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
jongste Nobelprijswinnaar voor de Vrede,
één aspect van Pakistan.
the twisted concept of honor
is het verwrongen begrip van eer
niet hoeven te respecteren
right outside their houses
worden verjaagd en sterven
via een mobiele telefoon.
in Punjab, Pakistan,
in Punjab, Pakistan,
to pursue their higher education.
hoger onderwijs mogen volgen.
didn't allow their women
staan hun vrouwen niet toe
or their professional careers.
carrière na te streven.
male guardians of my family,
mannelijke voogden van mijn familie,
supported my ambitions.
mijn ambities ten volle.
it's either me or them,
het ofwel om mij ofwel om hen ging,
and expectations for a woman
van mijn familie voor een vrouw
phone until I was married.
telefoon had voordat ik getrouwd was.
for my own surveillance.
me in de gaten te houden.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
te worden bewaakt door mijn ex-man,
son, Abdullah.
oude zoon, Abdullah.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
voor het eerst afvroeg: "Waarom?
to enjoy the same equal rights
dezelfde gelijke rechten
has the same equal access
dezelfde toegang heeft tot informatie,
fathers and husbands --
-- broers, vaders en echtgenoten --
these patriarchal structures
te blijven bevragen.
Foundation in 2012
de Stichting voor Digitale Rechten op
and women's experiences in online spaces
vrouwen in online-ruimtes aan te pakken
voor een vrij en veilig internet
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
hun fundamenteel, menselijk basisrecht is,
in igniting the spark
aan het ontsteken van de vonk
that have bothered me all these years.
die me al die jaren dwars zaten.
deze dreiging aan te bieden,
first cyberharassment help line
cyberpesten in Pakistan en mijn regio
te bieden aan de vrouwen
who do not know who to turn to
bedreigingen ondervinden.
the necessary support
de nodige steun hebben om
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
voelen in online-ruimtes,
waar ze bedreigd worden met verkrachting.
a rape threat in their in-box.
is an access to knowledge,
is een toegang tot kennis,
rechten van vrouwen,
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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