The Gender and ICT Program focuses on the intersection between ICT and gender rights and issues, including women's use and access of ICTs and tech-related gender-based violence.
FMA's Privacy Program works to advocate the right to privacy of citizens, which includes the right against unlawful surveillance. FMA conducts research and monitors policy developments related to privacy rights not only in the Philippines, but in a global context as well.
As internet use continues to play an important role in Philippine society, FMA works to ensure that Philippine internet governance is inclusive, democratic, and rights-based. The Internet Rights Program therefore engages in issues such as meaningful access and free expression in the internet.
On December 11, 2019, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared before the United Nations ICJ (International Court of Justice) to present the Myanmar government’s defense against charges of genocide against the Muslim Rohingya minority Read more…
Together with Privacy International and over 50 other organizations from all over the world, FMA signed the letter below, addressed to Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, asking Google to take action against exploitative pre-installed software Read more…
This article was written by Jose Antonio Medrano, an intern at FMA under Global Affairs Canada’s International Youth Internship Program. Digital applications are becoming ever more ubiquitous in today’s society. These apps are used not Read more…
Here’s what you need to know this week: The Philippines is slated to investigate ‘deepfakes’ and how they may affect perceptions of truth, history, and reality, via a resolution filed by Sen. Ralph Recto urging Read more…
Upon coming home, she started two businesses in her hometown — a computer shop and a bakery — with all the hard-earned money she saved for almost two decades. Both businesses were eventually ravished by Read more…
For one thing, these rights are protected by international and Philippine human rights law. But that isn’t the only reason. In fact, there’s a very strong business case for respecting them. Unfortunately, this message hasn’t Read more…