Digital technologies are rapidly reshaping how rights are exercised, violated, and protected across Africa. Yet while funding for civil society digital rights work is growing, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) the constitutionally mandated bodies for protection, investigation, and remedy remain significantly underfunded in this space by governments. This gap threatens access to justice for vulnerable and marginalized communities, especially women, children, persons with disabilities, and digitally excluded populations.
This fireside chat is convened by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) of Ghana, a Category A NHRI to open a candid, solutions-focused dialogue with funders committed to human rights, inclusion, and digital justice. The conversation will spotlight how CHRAJ is intentionally refocusing its mandate, skills, and institutional systems to address digital rights as a fundamental human rights issue, while inviting partners to invest in this transition.
Why This Session:
• Digital rights violations are increasingly affecting the most vulnerable, but institutions lack capacity
• NHRIs provide state-anchored, sustainable accountability, unlike project-based interventions
• Investing in NHRIs strengthens long-term systems, not just short-term projects
Output:
• Increased visibility of CHRAJ as an essential digital rights actor
• Commitments to support digital rights capacity building within Ghana’s NHRI.