Day 2 at RightsCon Conference! Photo Credit: Twitter @RightsCon

HUGE shoutout to our friends @meedan & @globalvoices for their great work on the #RightsCon Translation Lab @RightsCon2es @rightscon3rabi

— RightsCon (@rightscon) April 2, 2016

As previously announced, GV Lingua has partnered with Meedan, via its Bridge Translation tool, to translate RightsCon conference tweets to Spanish (@rightsCon2es) and Arabic (@rightscon3rabi), from Wednesday, March 30 to Friday, April 1, 2016. Meet the Speakers and the Program.

Big shout out for @r_alhames and @Cyberjuan for coordinating @GVLingua efforts translating #RightsCon with @meedan

— Global Voices Lingua (@GVlingua) April 2, 2016

Bridge tool helps communities translate, annotate, share, and source the most compelling global content on social media. There are two ways you can use Bridge, on your computer via a google Chrome browser extension and on your iphone, through the bridge app.

Curious how we've been managing the #RightsCon translations? Come check out the Demo Room at 9a, where we'll talk about @speakbridge.

— an xiao mina (@anxiaostudio) April 1, 2016

Twitter plays such an important role at RightsCon in terms of documenting, sharing and building networks amongst attendees. But at such an international conference, sometimes language can be a barrier to participation. The Meedan & GV Lingua team translated the English Tweets posted by speakers and participants under #RightsCon, #RightsCon2016 and #KeepItOn into Arabic and Spanish.

Huge respect and gratitude for amazing @RightsCon2es @rightscon3rabi translators @MiraGabi @r_alhames @juanalbglz @GVlingua #RightsCon

— Tom Trewinnard (@Tom_El_Rumi) April 1, 2016

Business leaders, visionaries, technologists, legal experts, Internet civil society organisations, activists, companies and governments got together in San Francisco to address the subject of human rights, the internet and Freedom of Expression to promote the open internet. 2016 RightsCon event was convened by Access Now.

Didn't make it to RightsCon this year? The conference recorded quite a few of videos selection of sessions, you can find them here.

Traduciremos la #RightsCon al español y al árabe https://t.co/U1r6ZYnmxA

— RightsCon Español (@RightsCon2es) March 24, 2016

Follow these accounts for translated #RightsCon tweets in Arabic (@rightscon3rabi) & Spanish (@RightsCon2es)

— Access Now (@accessnow) March 29, 2016

TT @amnestypress El cifrado es vital para los derechos humanos en todo el mundo, dice Amnistía Interna… #Rightscon https://t.co/fXHzDPX9ob

— RightsCon Español (@RightsCon2es) March 30, 2016

TT @Tom_El_Rumi “Lengua y cultura como problemas de acceso son mencionados en cada conf, pero nadie ha… #RightsCon https://t.co/I4OJsTILOO

— RightsCon Español (@RightsCon2es) March 30, 2016

TT @theurv ١٣٠ بلد قمعت حق التعبير في العام الماضي pic.twitter.com/WDsdu9jAgn https RightsCon #RightsCon2016 https://t.co/2MtWXbUbak

— RightsCon in Arabic (@rightscon3rabi) March 30, 2016

TT @rightscon سنودن يقول: تستخدم التكنولوجيا كسيف ضد الناس، ولكن يمكن أيضاً أن تكون درعاً ولدعم حقوق الإنسان #Hum… https://t.co/5ISzxOkQdr

— RightsCon in Arabic (@rightscon3rabi) April 1, 2016

Goodbye San Francisco, hello Brussels! See you at #RightsCon 2017. pic.twitter.com/mJ0D6Ig9jr

— RightsCon (@rightscon) April 2, 2016