The United Nations General Assembly adopted last December a treaty, known as the Cybercrime Convention, to protect against crimes involving information and communication technologies.  Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis, member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty, argues the Convention inadequately addresses the gendered components of cybercrime and the specific dangers posed to women and girls.    

Rangita de Silva de Alwis is Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and Member-Elect to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ( CEDAW). She is also a member of CERL’s Affiliated Faculty. Read her bio here. 

The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.