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Webinar on children’s rights to privacy in the digital sphere in Africa

On 20 July 2021, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria (UP), hosted a webinar organised by the Children’s Rights Unit and the Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit. The focus was on children’s rights to privacy in the digital sphere in Africa and this event forms part of the Centre’s campaign #Tech4Rights which focuses on the impact of new technologies on different aspects of human interaction and its impact on human rights. Moderators: Dr Elvis Fokala, Manager, Children’s Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights, UP Hlengiwe Dube, Manager, Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit, Centre for Human Rights, UP Introductory remarks Dr Nkatha Murungi, Assistant Director, Centre for Human Rights, UP An overview of the laws relating to children’s right to privacy and data protection in the digital sphere in Africa Prof Julia Sloth-Nielsen, Professor of Law, University of Western Cape European experience on the child rights to privacy and data protection Ms Louise Holly, Advocacy and Policy Consultant on child privacy in the digital sphere The impact of POPIA on children’s rights to privacy and data protection in a digital sphere and the initiatives that the Information Regulator has taken t o protect children’s online activities Ms Varsha Sewlal, Executive: Legal, Policy, Research and Information Technology Analysis Children’s Rights to privacy and data protection within the context of the private sector in South Africa Tina Power, Senior Analyst and Attorney, ALT Advisory and Power Singh Inc Contextualising the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection through the lens of Children’s rights to Privacy and data protection in a digital sphere in Africa Ms Opal Sibanda, Legal Researcher, Secretariat, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Discussion Concluding remarks Dr Nkatha Murungi, Assistant Director, Centre for Human Rights, UP For more information, please visit www.chr.up.ac.za