Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Como paquistanesas estão recuperando a 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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com sua segurança.
do assédio cibernético.
face in Pakistan is very serious
enfrentam no Paquistão é muito grave
from accessing the internet --
evitem acessar a internet,
country in the world,
mais populoso do mundo,
to mobile technologies,
acessando as tecnologias móveis,
with the rise of new technologies.
com o surgimento de novas tecnologias.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
ganhadora do prêmio Nobel da Paz,
the twisted concept of honor
distorcido da honra
e ao corpo delas;
desrespeitar as mulheres
da chamada "honra da família".
right outside their houses
na frente de sua casa
é assassinato a sangue frio.
in Punjab, Pakistan,
em Punjab, Paquistão,
to pursue their higher education.
para cursar o ensino superior.
didn't allow their women
não permitem que suas mulheres
or their professional careers.
ou sigam a carreira profissional delas.
male guardians of my family,
dos outros guardiões da minha família,
supported my ambitions.
it's either me or them,
and expectations for a woman
da minha família para uma mulher
phone until I was married.
até que eu me casasse.
for my own surveillance.
para minha própria vigilância.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
vigiada pelo meu ex-marido,
e me expulsou da casa dele,
son, Abdullah.
Abdullah, de seis meses.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
pela primeira vez: "Por quê?
to enjoy the same equal rights
de desfrutar dos mesmos direitos
has the same equal access
tem o mesmo acesso à informação,
irmãos, pais e maridos,
fathers and husbands --
these patriarchal structures
essas estruturas patriarcais
Foundation in 2012
and women's experiences in online spaces
das mulheres nos espaços on-line
de que o acesso à internet segura
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
in igniting the spark
acendendo a faísca pra resolver questões
that have bothered me all these years.
para essa ameaça,
first cyberharassment help line
assédio cibernético do Paquistão e região,
who do not know who to turn to
que não sabem a quem recorrer
the necessary support
necessário para lidar com o trauma mental
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
em espaços on-line,
a rape threat in their in-box.
na caixa de entrada de e-mail delas.
é um acesso ao conhecimento,
is an access to knowledge,
digitais das mulheres,
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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