Anti-rights groups & dis/misinformation tactics
Civil society worldwide is under growing pressure from the rising anti-rights movement, with more outspoken and direct attacks on civic rights, freedom of expression, and on democratic values. Actors linked to anti-rights groups are trying to interfere in democratic processes, and attacking civic freedoms.
Anti-rights groups continue to win ground by using tactics such as disinformation (spreading deliberately deceiving or misleading information) & intimidation including aggressive litigation to drain resources of civil society organisations, exploit public funds and influence institutions like the UN and EU to advance regressive agendas. Their tactics, ranging from spreading false and misleading information to strategic lobbying, have the potential to polarise public opinion, erode trust in democratic processes, and promote extremism.
What to expect?
In this brown bag session, representatives Giovana Fleck (RNW Media), Ines Pousadela (CIVICUS) and Post doctoral researcher Haley McEwen (University of Gothenburg) will be interviewed by Aidsfonds on how the anti-rights movement poses a threat to our civic space and democracies. We will explore:
- Provide insight into how misinformation and disinformation influence public narratives and are instrumentalised by certain groups.
- Why it is important to understand the tactics of the anti-rights groups
- How the anti-rights offense is going beyond attacks on the LGBTIQ+ and women’s rights.
About the Partos LNOB Brown Bag sessions
This Brown Bag lunch session is the sixth of a series organised by the Partos Leave No One Behind Community of Practice (LNOB) with inspiring presentations on intersectionality and Leave No One Behind in practice. Digest fresh from the shelf, or yet to be tested, best practices, tools, and approaches that aim to put rights holders in the driving seat and reduce discrimination.
Missed the first session on the anti-rights movement? Find the summary here.