We work to safeguard the rights of civil society and human rights.
Defenders of civic space, advocating for freedom, justice and accountability.
This project titled “The Collaborative Actions for Promoting Digital and Civic Space and Combating Gender Disinformation” is carried out by VOICE and the Daily Ittefaq and under the Collaboration Lab initiative, in partnership with European Union, ARTICLE 19 and Free Press Unlimited. Launched in October 2024, the project’s primary goal is to create a safe, inclusive digital environment by promoting digital rights and combating gender disinformation. Through extensive media monitoring, knowledge exchange, and stakeholder collaboration, we aim to advance policy advocacy and protect civic space for all.
Within the context of SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), “digital and civic space” refers to the online and offline environments where individuals and groups can freely express themselves, associate, and participate in public life, ensuring access to information and promoting accountability and inclusive decision-making.
Gender Disinformation is both a strategy to silence the free expression of women and gender nonconforming persons and a threat to their safety and health, as well as a possible form of online gender-based violence.
“Gender disinformation” is understood as the practice of massively sharing false information and misinformation aiming to attack women and girls, or even members of gender-diverse community – as individuals or collectively – or their rights.