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- 10 Jun 2020
ITREALMS Digital Rights Series Harps on Women Rights in Digital Era
Concerned by the frequency of rapes in the country of late with some orchestrated through social media platforms, ITREALMS Online would this weekend stage its second edition of the Digital Rights…
- 11 May 2018
Expert Urges Citizens to Defend Digital Rights
Tope Ogundipe, a digital rights expert, has urged citizens of various African countries to channel their power in the defense of digital rights and other human rights on the continent. …
- 22 Mar 2019
Paradigm Initiative Trains Advocates on Digital Rights in Kano
As parts of its capacity building project, the pan-African digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative held a digital rights workshop for rights advocates in Kano, Nigeria. The workshop, which held on…
- 18 Jul 2019
Paradigm Initiative Announces 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows
Following an extensive selection process involving 261 applications from 39 countries, Paradigm Initiative is pleased to announce the 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows. The…
- 21 Aug 2017
Lessons in Digital Rights Advocacy from The Kenyan 2017 Elections
In an earlier blogpost, I had drawn the attention of the world to watch out for digital rights violations during 3 critical African elections in August – in Kenya, Rwanda and Angola. Digital rights…
- 7 Jul 2026
PIN Engages 1,300 Stakeholders Across Africa to Advance Digital Rights, Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a pan-African digital rights and inclusion organisation, says it has engaged more than 1,300 stakeholders across 11 African countries through a series of forums, training…
- 9 Dec 2016
PIN Launches First Digital Rights Report On Africa
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) has just released the first edition of its Digital Rights in Africa report, titled “Choking The Pipe: How Governments Hurt Internet Freedom On A Continent That Needs…
- 2 Dec 2018
Nigeria Urged To Prioritize Signing the Digital Rights Bill into Law
The digital rights and inclusion group, Paradigm Initiative has expressed concerns over the delay in transmitting the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill (HB490) to President Muhammadu Buhari for his…
- 16 Oct 2017
Expert Urges National Assembly to Pass ‘Digital Rights’ Bill
By peter oluka A digital rights advocate, 'Boye Adegoke has called on the National Assembly to expedite actions on the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill that has been before the House of…
- 26 Aug 2019
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum #DRIF20 Opens Portal for Applications
Paradigm Initiative has opened applications for the 8th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF), billed to hold in April 21 - 23 2020. The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF) has…
- 20 Mar 2019
PI Decries President Buhari’s Refusal to Assent to Digital Rights Bill
Paradigm Initiative, pan-African digital rights advocacy organization has expressed disappointment over the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to decline assent to the Digital Rights and Freedom…
- 16 Jul 2025
PIN to Empower 20 Million Youths with New Digital Rights Board Game
Hundreds of university students across Africa are set to benefit from a new gamified learning experience on digital rights and inclusion launched by the leading pan-African non-profit organisation,…
- 13 Mar 2018
Paradigm Initiative Commends National Assembly for Passing Digital Rights Bill
Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African digital rights organization, has commended the two legislative houses for passing the important Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law; this was contained in a…
- 19 Nov 2025
Group Deepens Digital Rights Advocacy in Ghana Through Judicial Training and Policy Dialogue
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African non-profit organisation that advocates for digital rights and inclusion, is collaborating with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative…
- 20 Jul 2023
Paradigm Initiative Calls for Collective Action to Safeguard Digital Rights and Promote Internet Freedom
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African organisation that advocates for digital rights and inclusion has urged stakeholders to take collective action in safeguarding digital rights,…
- 30 Apr 2019
#DRIF19: Delegates Call for Renewed Action to Protect Digital Rights in Africa
Delegates at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum have expressed concern at the spate of violation of human rights online on the African continent, calling for renewed action to protect the digital…
- 30 May 2023
The Five-Point Digital Rights Agenda for Nigeria’s New Government
By Adeboye Adegoke, Senior Manager, Grants and Programs Strategy at Paradigm Initiative. As a new government takes over the reins of power in Nigeria, it will be useful to set a digital rights agenda…
- 2 May 2021
Paradigm Initiative Launches 'Ripoti' a Platform for African Citizens to Call Out Digital Rights Violations
Paradigm Initiative, PIN, has launched ‘Ripoti’, a groundbreaking platform geared towards the protection of digital rights of all African citizens. The platform’s aim is to fight the worrying trend…
- 28 Oct 2024
Group Supports Digital Rights and Freedom Bill as Nigeria Moves toward Strengthening Human Rights Online
Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, which aims to safeguard human rights online and protect Internet users from the infringement of their fundamental freedoms, is back at the Nigerian Parliament for…
- 9 Oct 2018
Paradigm Initiative to Host Digital Rights Workshop in Zambia
Paradigm Initiative will be hosting the Southern African Digital Rights Workshop in Lusaka, Zambia. The interactive workshop will take place over the course of two days from the 18th to 19th of…
- 28 Aug 2019
UN urges Nigeria to hasten up the passage of Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
The United Nations has called on the Nigerian Government to speed up the passage of the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill. This call is contained in its concluding observations from Nigeria's…
- 17 Jul 2017
Presidency, Civil Society Set for Roundtable Talk on Digital Rights
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading outfit on digital rights and inclusion, is collaborating with the Presidency Office on Digital Engagement (PODE) to organise a roundtable talk on digital…
- 6 Feb 2019
CSOs, Nigerians Urge President Buhari to Sign Digital Rights Bill
The National Assembly on Tuesday transmitted the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. Sodiq Alabi, Communications Officer, Paradigm Initiative,…
- 19 Feb 2020
Paradigm Initiative Selects Olatunde As Inaugural Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) Fellow
Folasewa Olatunde, a Nigerian second-year doctoral student at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, has been selected as the pioneer fellow for the newly introduced Digital Rights and…
- 15 Mar 2019
Sign Digital Rights Bill Now, Paradigm Initiative Tells Buhari
Paradigm Initiative, an advocacy group, is currently mobilising Nigerians to mount pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law…
- 1 Jul 2016
Nigeria Plays Leading Role as UN Council Adopts Digital Rights Resolution
On Friday, 1st of July 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council, at its 32nd Regular Session, adopted Resolution A/HRC/32/L.20 on Digital Rights, a resolution on the promotion, protection and…
- 6 Nov 2019
Paradigm Initiative Opens Learning Lab for Digital Rights and Inclusion
Paradigm Initiative has said that its first Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) will begin operations in February 2020, and will operate from its new headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.…
- 19 Apr 2024
PIN, Pan-Atlantic University Partner to Empower Journalists with Digital Rights and Inclusion Knowledge and Skills
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) and the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University (SMC, PAU) have sealed a partnership aimed at increasing knowledge and skills in reporting and responding…
- 5 Dec 2024
Firm Sues NIMC, Others On Digital Rights Breach Allegations
A digital rights advocacy organisation, Paradigm Initiative has taken legal action against the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other government…
- 16 Mar 2018
MRA Asks Buhari to Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law as soon as he receives it from the National Assembly, saying it is the most…