Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
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About/Bio
Dr Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew is a Postdoctoral Fellow at ERC Project on ‘Three Generations of Digital Human Rights’ at the Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is currently working on Regional Approaches to Digital Human Rights. Prior to that, he was a Sessional Academic and Tutor at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia. He holds a PhD in Law at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia. His research interest spans in the areas of Digital Human Rights, Balancing Digital Human Rights, African Human Rights Law, International Human Rights Law and Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL).
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The 2024 AU Common Position on the Application of International Law in the Cyberspace: Some Implications for the Development of Digital Human Rights
Introduction The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has adopted in late January 2024 its much-anticipated and first-ever Common African Position on the Application of International Law to the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Cyberspace (‘Common African Position’ or CAP). The CAP reflects the views of the AU’s 55 member States.
The African Union’s Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection enters into force nearly after a decade. What does it mean for Data Privacy in Africa or beyond?
June 15, 2023
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
Introduction June 8 marks the entry into force of African Union’s Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection also known as Malabo Convention. This means the Convention came into force nine years after its adoption on June 27, 2014 and became the only binding regional treaty on data protection outside Europe. Following…
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The African Union’s Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection enters into force nearly after a decade. What does it mean for Data Privacy in Africa or beyond?
June 15, 2023
Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew
Introduction June 8 marks the entry into force of African Union’s Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection also known as Malabo Convention. This means the Convention came into force nine years after its adoption on June 27, 2014 and became the only binding regional treaty on data protection outside Europe. Following…
The 2024 AU Common Position on the Application of International Law in the Cyberspace: Some Implications for the Development of Digital Human Rights
Introduction The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has adopted in late January 2024 its much-anticipated and first-ever Common African Position on the Application of International Law to the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Cyberspace (‘Common African Position’ or CAP). The CAP reflects the views of the AU’s 55 member States.