The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday condemned transnational repression by Beijing after RightsCon, a major ...
At a time of growing global rollback on fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, access to information, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the Zambian government has ...
The 2026 ‘RightsCon’ event was expected to host more than 2,600 in-person participants from over 150 countries, making it one ...
Our decision to choose Zambia was not coincidental. In 2023, we made a commitment to bring RightsCon back to the African continent. Hosting RightsCon in Lusaka was not only about honoring that ...
Following the announcement by Honourable Felix Mutati, Minister of Technology and Science on 28th April 2026, regarding the postponement of the RightsCon Summit 2026, which was scheduled to take place ...
THE RightsCon Summit, which was scheduled to take place next week, has been postponed to a later date. In a statement issued ...
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) and Tāhono Trust join the global digital rights community in expressing deep sadness at the sudden news that RightsCon 2026 will not go ahead next week, ...