Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Pakistanlı kadınlar interneti nasıl geri alıyor
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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bazen birden fazla yabancının
face in Pakistan is very serious
türde bir taciz.
from accessing the internet --
bilgiye erişimini
country in the world,
mobil teknolojiye erişiminin olduğu
to mobile technologies,
internete girdiği
en yüksek nüfusa sahip altıncı ülke.
with the rise of new technologies.
azalacak gibi gözükmüyor.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
kazanan en genç kişinin;
doğum yeri.
the twisted concept of honor
kadınlar ve bedenleri ile
izin verilmesi
right outside their houses
ölüme terk edilmesi.
söyleyeyim:
in Punjab, Pakistan,
kadınların yüksek öğrenime
to pursue their higher education.
çok küçük bir köyden geliyorum.
didn't allow their women
daha yüksek öğrenime devam etmek
or their professional careers.
konusunda izin vermiyor.
male guardians of my family,
erkek velilerin aksine
supported my ambitions.
destekleyen biriydi.
it's either me or them,
ya onlar ya bendim
and expectations for a woman
bir kadından beklentileri,
phone until I was married.
olmasına izin vermiyordu.
for my own surveillance.
aracı olmuştu.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
fikrine karşı çıkınca
son, Abdullah.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
diye sorduğum zamandı.
to enjoy the same equal rights
Anayasa'da saygın yeri olan
has the same equal access
erişim hakkı olduğunu
fathers and husbands --
-erkek kardeşler, babalar ve eşler-
kanunları uygulanamaz yaparak
toplumsal normları
these patriarchal structures
karar verdim.
Foundation in 2012
online alandaki deneyimlerine
and women's experiences in online spaces
lobicilik ile;
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
genç kadınları ikna etmeye,
in igniting the spark
değinmek için
that have bothered me all these years.
oynamaya çalışıyorum.
getirmek için
first cyberharassment help line
yardım ağına
who do not know who to turn to
karşılaştığında
kadınlara desteğimi vermek için.
the necessary support
ruhsal travma ile boğuşurken
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
gelen kutularındaki
a rape threat in their in-box.
kadınları düşünüyorum.
is an access to knowledge,
bilgiye erişim;
savaşırken,
savaşmış oluyorum.
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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