By Barbra Anyait
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been asked to build strong awareness and support networks by providing continuous local training, sharing digital safety resources, and creating peer-support systems for rapid response.
Ms. Freda Nalumansi a Research and Advocacy Lead at the UNWANTED WITNESS organization, emphasizes the importance of developing and sharing accessible digital safety resources and guidelines.
She also highlights the need to establish peer-support networks and rapid response teams to provide assistance during digital threats, attacks, or security breaches.
“We are able to establish that as a result of these unchecked threats that come inform of general surveillance and also infiltration using different spyware technology, have tended to create fear, self-censorship amongst human rights defenders and some have actually withdrawn others have been forced out of their respective countries, finding themselves in exile as a result of these threats, “ Ms. Nalumansi explained.
