Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
尼加特·戴德: 巴基斯坦女性如何夺回上网的权力
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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旁边有个陌生人——
face in Pakistan is very serious
from accessing the internet --
country in the world,
to mobile technologies,
with the rise of new technologies.
这个数字似乎还在攀升。
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
诺贝尔和平奖得主
the twisted concept of honor
right outside their houses
in Punjab, Pakistan,
一个非常小的村庄,
to pursue their higher education.
didn't allow their women
or their professional careers.
male guardians of my family,
我的雄心壮志。
supported my ambitions.
it's either me or them,
要么选自己,要么选他们,
and expectations for a woman
phone until I was married.
for my own surveillance.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
前夫要监视我的想法时,
son, Abdullah.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
to enjoy the same equal rights
has the same equal access
兄弟、父亲和丈夫——
fathers and husbands --
these patriarchal structures
Foundation in 2012
数字权利基金会,
女性遇到的问题和经历,
and women's experiences in online spaces
是她们的基本人权,
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
in igniting the spark
困扰我的问题。
that have bothered me all these years.
第一条网络骚扰求助热线,
first cyberharassment help line
who do not know who to turn to
伸出援手。
the necessary support
在网上感到不安全时
应对精神创伤的女性,
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
a rape threat in their in-box.
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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