Zambia cancels worldâs largest human rights and tech summit days before start
Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not âalign with national valuesâThe worldâs largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due to start after the Zambian government told organisers it did not align with ânational valuesâ.Zambiaâs government had originally welcomed the RightsCon 2026 summit on âhuman rights in the digital ageâ, due to be held in the capital, Lusaka, on 5-8 May, but Thabo Kawana, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Information & Media, said last week that the conference would not go ahead to allow time to ensure the gathering âaligns with Zambiaâs national values, policy priorities, and broader public interest considerationsâ. Continue reading...
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