【Taiwanology Ep.44】RightsCon Comes to Taiwan: Human Rights Battle in The Digital Age

In late February, RightsCon, often nicknamed the Burning Man of human rights activism, takes place in Taiwan for the first time. This four-day event is expected to bring together thousands of activists, policymakers, and tech leaders to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and the digital age. What can we expect and why Taipei was picked to be the host city?

- How Access Now and RightsCon began [6:40]
- Why Raman left Google to join Access Now [9:25]
- The origins of RightsCon [16:17]
- What to expect at this year's RightsCon in Taipei [19:40]
- Why Access Now chose Taipei this year [23:00]
- What Taiwan's unique geopolitical position mean for digital rights [29:25]
 
Host: Kwangyin Liu, Senior Managing Editor of CommonWealth Magazine
Guests: Raman Jit Singh Chima, Senior International Counsel and Asia Pacific Policy Director of Access Now; Jason Liu, Senior Policy Analyst of Access Now

＊Listen to the interview with Taiwan's Digital Minister: https://open.firstory.me/story/clyxmnib90fbm01xr7dhu5vgp
＊Share your thoughts: bill@cw.com.tw