[bestbits] Two year cyber harassment helpline report & other DRF studies

[Nighat Dad]

Dear all,

Happy New Year and hoping you are well.


I wanted to share few of our recently released reports on the list. Our
research report titled “Online Participation of Female Politicians In
Pakistan's General Elections 2018” observed that harassment of female
politicians was qualitatively and quantitatively gendered. Furthermore, the
report monitors online misinformation and political advertisements. We also
make recommendations for the ECP and political parties to ensure that
social media is regulated in line with freedom of expression. The research
report can be accessed here:
https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Booklet-Elections-Web-low.pdf
.

December also saw the cyber harassment helpline completing two years of
operations. In its bi-annual report, “Cyber Harassment Helpline: Two Year
Report, December 2016 - November 2018”, we report that the helpline
received 2302 complaints from December 1, 2016, till November 30, 2018,
with an average of 91 calls each month. 59% of the calls at the Helpline
were by women, whereas 41% of the callers were men. Additionally, Facebook
is the most widely used platform in Pakistan, which is reflected in the
fact that 29% of the helpline callers experienced harassment there. The
report can be accessed here:
https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Booklet-Helpline.pdf
.

DRF also released its study documenting the experiences of Pakistani women
with online harassment during the 16 days of Activism Campaign. These case
studies capture the experience of Pakistani women in digital spaces and
puts forward recommendations based on these lived experiences. These cases
highlight the seriousness of online violence against young women from all
walks of life. Click here
<https://digitalrightsfoundation.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=16b46259b46fb4782bc8cfd87&id=7fa22c870d&e=32b0d02748>
to download the report.

The reports have been covered extensively in the media (both electronic and
print):

Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1450158.

The Express Tribune:
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1862432/1-report-online-harassment-female-politicians-likely-face-objectifying-comments-online/
.

Hum News:
https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRightsFoundation/videos/349136435883399/.

GEO TV: https://www.facebook.com/150002775140293/posts/1224078057732754/.


The reports have been covered extensively in the media (both electronic and
print):

Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1450158.
The Express Tribune:
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1862432/1-report-online-harassment-female-politicians-likely-face-objectifying-comments-online/
.
Hum News:
https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRightsFoundation/videos/349136435883399/.
GEO TV: https://www.facebook.com/150002775140293/posts/1224078057732754/.


The Nation:
https://nation.com.pk/02-Jan-2019/improving-reporting-mechanism-of-online-violence-proposed
.
The News International:
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/413615-harassment-helpline-r
<https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/413615-harassment-helpline-received-2-302-complaints-during-2-years>

-- 
Best,
Nighat Dad
Executive Director
Digital Rights Foundation
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Office Number: +92-42-35852180
DRF: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRightsFoundation/> | Twitter
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Hamara Internet: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/HamaraInternet/> |
Twitter <https://twitter.com/hamarainternet> | Website
<http://www.hamarainternet.org/>
Cyber Harassment Helpline: 0800-39393 <http://0800-39393/>

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