Gender, Transnational Repression, and Perils of Technology

Gender, Transnational Repression, and Perils of Technology

Tuesday April 22, 2025 | 7:00pm – Young 113

This event is open to Centre affiliates ONLY. It is NOT open to the general public.

Me Me Khant is a poet and human rights activist from Myanmar and a Centre alumni from Class of 2020. In this convocation, she will share her experience advocating for human rights at the intersection of gender, digital repression, and emerging technologies in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Myanmar's ongoing civil war. Drawing from firsthand experience and research, she will discuss the important role women play in Myanmar's democratic movement, and on the flip side, how women activists are increasingly targeted through digital harassment and transnational repression. The discussion will also explore the new and fast-changing vulnerabilities for women human rights defenders and diaspora communities through the lens of the rise of generative AI and other emerging technologies. She will examine cases from Myanmar and its neighbors, particularly focusing on how policies and regulations in the US – not only from the government but also from technology platforms – can have a sweeping impact in the human rights landscape in the region.