RightsCon 2026

Join the Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation teams for the sessions they are participating in at RightsCon 2026.

WhenWhereWhatWho
4 May 2026
10:45-13:30
Workshop, In-personAssisting the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) in running Internet Shutdown Simulation ExerciseFOC, Internet Society (Robbie Mitchell)
6 May 2026
09:00-10:00
Workshop, in-person Room 4Understanding your rights starts with measuring what’s wrongInternet Society (Robbie Mitchell)
6 May 2026
14:00-15:00
Dialogue, onlineDisconnected in crisis: reframing connectivity in disaster zones as a human rightInternet Society Foundation, Lodz Cyber Hub, United Nations University – CRIS (Dan York)
6 May 2026
16:30-17:30
Dialogue, In-person Room AG09Resilient organizations navigating a shifting political orderAccess Now, Internet Society, Digital Futures Lab (Sally Wentworth)
8 May 2026
09:00-10:00
In Person, Room 5The anti-encryption effect? Standing up to encryption threats in Africa and beyondInternet Society (Dawit Bekele)
Date and Time

Tuesday 05 May 2026 –

Friday 08 May 2026

Location

Lusaka, Zambia and Online