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[Advisory / #DigitalEconomy] UN Trade and Development has launched its Digital Economy Report for 2024. This year’s edition explores the link between the global digital economy and the #environment, and what this means for development. Read our advisory here: bit.ly/3WaQPPi.

[Advisory / #EndGBV] The Gambian Parliament has rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital mutilation (#FGM), a move that has been applauded by human rights advocates and United Nations representatives. Read our advisory here: bit.ly/4bLu6PO.

[Cases / #RedefiningConsent] We're appearing before the Pretoria High Court next week on behalf of the Embrace Project and a rape survivor to challenge the current definition of consent in South Africa's sexual offences law. Learn more: bit.ly/4dnctaj.

[Cases / #RedefiningConsent] We're appearing before the Pretoria High Court at 10h00 today on behalf of the Embrace Project and a rape survivor to challenge the current definition of consent in South Africa's sexual offences law. Learn more here: bit.ly/4dnctaj.

Learn more about the this case in an op-ed published this morning in the Daily Maverick by the director and co-founder of the Embrace Project, Lee-Anne Germanos Manuel: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

For live-tweeting from the Pretoria High Court follow: The Embrace Project.

[Cases / #RedefiningConsent] Day 2 of this hearing is starting at 10h00 today before Judge Selby Baqwa in Court 2A of the Pretoria High Court. Access the court papers here: bit.ly/4dnctaj. Follow The Embrace Project for live-tweeting. #TheLawNeedsToChange

[Analysis / #ClimateChange] Read an overview by the Daily Maverick on the recently passed Climate Change Act, which features analysis from Tim Lloyd, the head of ALT Advisory's Climate Justice and Sustainability (#CJS) division. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

[Events / #FeministFutures] ALT Advisory Senior Associate, S'lindile Khumalo, is in #Maputo, Mozambique this week presenting at the Digitalisation, AI, and Feminist Futures conference. Let us know if you want to connect and learn more here: ifjpglobal.org/conferences.

[Advisory / #DataProtection] #Nigeria’s Competition Commission and Data Protection Authority has fined Meta $220 million for violating its local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws in relation to Facebook and WhatsApp. Read our advisory: bit.ly/3A3SHlI.

We are pleased to have worked with New Economy Hub on this policy brief on how South Africa's new Climate Change Act aims to move the country towards its goal of becoming a #netzero economy by 2050 ⬇⬇ neweconomyhub.org/report/policy-…

[External Opportunity] The @PulitzerCenter AI Accountability Fellowship is open for applications until 10 August. The Fellowships enable journalists to undertake reporting on the funding, design and use of AI systems by powerful actors across the world. pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellows…

[Research / #OnlineGBV] ALT's S'lindile Khumalo explains our work on the End GBV Africa portal, which maps Africa's responses to GBV, including technology-assisted forms. The most recent expansion was supported by CIPESA's ADRF initiative🙏 bit.ly/3WZkQTO

We are looking forward to Legal Resources Centre's two-day seminar this week on Human Rights in the Context of Policing and Surveillance. ALT's Murray Hunter is scheduled to speak on Day 2 about facial recognition technology as an ongoing concern for human rights.

The levelling up of ALT Advisory #endgbv.africa initiative, results in 7 more countries being covered and portal now includes spotlight series on experiences of sexual minorities in #Botswana and #Uganda: cipesa.org/2024/08/portal… #IFEXGender #LGBTQ #EndGBVAfrica

[Advisory / #GBV] In a welcome step for women's rights on the continent, the African Commission on Human and People's Rights have tasked two special rapporteurs to undertake a study on digital violence against women in Africa. altadvisory.africa/2024/08/21/afr…

[Advisory / #RightToDisconnect] Australian law now protects workers' right to ignore work messages outside of office hours. While a similar Bill in Kenya has run into challenges, a growing number of countries are considering 'right to disconnect' laws. bit.ly/4dTHiDO

We have just wrapped up an incredible three days of strategic planning and reflection, along with Power & Associates Inc.. We closed today's session tired, but inspired -- and grateful to be part of such a remarkable collective of people committed to building a more just world!