#RightsCity 2021

Montreal Institute for Global Security

An open discussion with leaders in the field of human rights and technology.

#RightsCity is Canada's premier conference at the intersection of human rights and technology. This event is organized in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, the Department of National Defense, the UOttawa Human Rights Research and Education Center, the Embassy of the Netherlands, GAAMAC, the US Embassy, and under the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Now in its third year, this event will be held online in light of the pandemic.This event will take place over four days and will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions from leading global experts working at the intersection of technology and human rights. Panels will be streamed live on YouTube and Facebook.Confirmed speakers:- Irwin Cotler, Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights- Christopher Walker, VP Studies and Analysis at National Endowment for Democracy- Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley- Sophie Zhang, expert on inauthentic behavious, formerly of Facebook- Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow at the the University of Ottawa's Institute for Science, Society and Policy - Sophie Richardson, China Director at Human Rights Watch- Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian , China reporter at Axios- Nick Waters, Senior Investigator at Bellingcat- Emily Dreyfuss, Fellow &amp; Senior Editor at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy- Steven Feldstein, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment and author of the book Rise of Digital Repression- Chris Meserole, Research Director, AI and Emerging Tech Initiative and Fellow, Foreign Policy Program at The Brookings Institution-Yves Daccord, Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard, formerly Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross- Kristin Lord, President &amp; CEO of IREX- Iain Levine, Senior Human Rights Advisor at Facebook- Stéphane Duguin , CEO of Cyber Peace Institute- Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Chair of GAAMAC, Former Judge and President of the International Criminal Court - Stephanie Barbour, Senior Advisor on sexual and gender-based violence at the Commission for International Justice &amp; Accountability- Thorsten Benner, Co-Founder and Director of the Global Public Policy Institute - Colin Robertson, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute- Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues- Ana Beduschi, Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and Associate Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights- Alice Stollmeyer, Executive Director at Defend Democracy- Michael Petrou, Editor-in-Chief of Open Canada- John Packer, Professor of International Conflict Resolution and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at UOttawa.- Rafal Rohozinski, Founder and Principal at SecDev Group- Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Isabel Linzer, Research Analyst, Technology and Democracy at Freedom House- Melody Patry, Advocacy Director at Access Now- Megan M. Roberts, Director of Policy Planning at UN FoundationAGENDA (EDT)DAY ONE15 June12:15 pm Opening Statements<ul><li>Kyle Matthews, Executive Director at MIGS</li><li>Irwin Cotler, Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights</li><li>Jason Munyan, Representative from UN Tech Envoy</li></ul>12:30 - 1:30 pm Can Democracy Survive the Internet: Foreign interference and disinformation campaigns. <ul><li>Emily Dreyfuss, Fellow &amp; Senior Editor at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy</li><li>Sophie Zhang, expert on inauthentic behaviour, formerly of Facebook</li><li>Alice Stollmeyer, Executive Director at Defend Democracy</li><li>Moderator: Rafal Rohozinski, Founder and Principal at SecDev Group</li></ul>1:30 - 2:30 pm Confronting Digital Authoritarianism<ul><li>Chris Meserole, Research Director, AI and Emerging Tech Initiative and Fellow, Foreign Policy Program at The Brookings Institution</li><li>Margaret McCuaig Johnston, Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa's Institute for Science, Society and Policy</li><li>Sophie Richardson, China Director at Human Rights Watch</li><li>Moderator: Michael Petrou, Editor-in-Chief of Open Canada</li></ul>DAY TWO16 June12:00 - 1:00 pm The Case for a Digital Geneva Convention<ul><li>Stéphane Duguin , CEO of Cyber Peace Institute</li><li>Yves Daccord, Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard, formerly Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross</li><li>Ana Beduschi, Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and Associate Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights</li><li>Moderator: Megan M. Roberts, Director of Policy Planning at UN Foundation</li></ul>1:00 - 2:00 pm Digital Attacks on Human Rights and Democracy Activists<ul><li>Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, China reporter at Axios</li><li>Steve Feldstein, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment and author of the book Rise of Digital Repression</li><li>Isabel Linzer, Research Analyst, Technology and Democracy</li><li>Moderator: Melody Patry, Advocacy Director at Access Now</li></ul>DAY THREE17 June12:00 - 1:00 pm Moving to Unite Democracies on Tech<ul><li>Christopher Walker, VP Studies and Analysis at National Endowment for Democracy</li><li>Kristin Lord, President &amp; CEO of IREX</li><li>Thorsten Benner, Co-Founder and Director of the Global Public Policy Institute</li><li>Moderator: Colin Robertson, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute</li></ul>1:00 - 2:00 pm Social Media as a Tool to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocity Crimes<ul><li>Nick Waters, Senior Investigator at Bellingcat</li><li>Alexa Koenig, Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley</li><li>Stephanie Barbour, Senior Advisor on sexual and gender-based violence at the Commission for International Justice &amp; Accountability</li><li>Moderator: John Packer, Professor of International Conflict Resolution and Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at UOttawa.</li></ul>DAY FOUR18 June12:00 - 1:00 pm Confronting Online Hate Speech<ul><li>Iain Levine, Senior Human Rights Advisory at Facebook</li><li>Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, Chair of GAAMAC, Former Judge and President of the International Criminal Court</li><li>Fernand de Varennes, United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues</li><li>Moderator: Naomi Kikoler, Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum</li></ul>1:00 pm Closing Comments

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