Extremely disheartening to watch the beautiful and difficult-to-build #RightsCon be unilaterally canceled last minute this week. Big kudos to folks at @accessnow.org for speaking openly about the transnational repression behind it. Hoping this energizes the fight for digital rights everywhere.
Talita Pessoa
Following our April 29 announcement, we believe it's important to be transparent about the context that led to the decision. We want to explain, where we can, why this was made on such short notice, only days before we were set to host RightsCon.
Read: www.rightscon.org/rc26-stateme...
Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
