We should not forget how technology related tools have been used to help women, Ushahidi and frontlinesms being close home in helping violence rape victims in Haiti. New York times reported "<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;text-align:left">The site collected user-generated cellphone reports of riots, stranded refugees, rapes and deaths and plotted them on a map, using the locations given by informants. It collected more testimony — which is what ushahidi means in Swahili — with greater rapidity than any reporter or election monitor.</span>" <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/weekinreview/14giridharadas.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/weekinreview/14giridharadas.html</a><div>
<br></div><div>This wiki has also been an effective tool in focusing about the rape in Haiti <a href="http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/Special_Focus_-_Haiti's_rape_crisis">http://www.wikigender.org/index.php/Special_Focus_-_Haiti's_rape_crisis</a> </div>
<div><div><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 June 2012 22:18, Barrack Otieno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Listers,<br>
<br>
While cyber space has provided secure tools and spaces where women can<br>
enjoy their freedom of expression and privacy of communication, the<br>
same benefits of anonymity and privacy also extend to those who use<br>
them for criminal activities, and use the internet to commit violence<br>
against women (<a href="http://www.kictanet.or.ke/?page_id=57" target="_blank">http://www.kictanet.or.ke/?page_id=57</a>).<br>
<br>
The use of cell phones, social networking and micro-blogging sites<br>
remain great tools to stay connected. But they are also easy to<br>
misuse. For example women have been intimidated, humiliated or even<br>
stalked using these tools.<br>
<br>
<br>
Questions<br>
<br>
1. How can we strengthen participation of women in areas of<br>
internet governance, telecommunications, and cyber crime policy<br>
regulation?<br>
<br>
2. Do ISPs and Mobile companies have policies on online/virtual<br>
violence against women?<br>
<br>
3. What actions can be taken to encourage service providers,<br>
companies etc to develop<br>
corporate user policies and practices in relation to user rights to<br>
freedom of expression and privacy, transparency<br>
<br>
4. In what ways can various stakeholders contribute to remedies,<br>
from a technical/social perspective?<br>
<br>
The floor is open..<br>
<br>
--<br>
Barrack O. Otieno<br>
+254721325277<br>
+254-20-2498789<br>
Skype: barrack.otieno<br>
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