The project was undertaken by APC project partners in seven countries: Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, and
the Philippines.
The main objectives of the study were to:
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Document in-depth case studies on victims/survivors of technology-based
violence against women;
Map pertinent domestic legislation that address technology-driven VAW; and
Carry out desk review of corporate policies that either provide redress to
cyber violence or hinder remedies.
This report summarizes the results of the research conducted by the Foundation for
Media Alternatives (FMA), APC’s partner in the Philippines. It documents three cases
of technology-based VAW based on information from newspaper reports as well as
from interviews conducted by FMA with a victim, lawyers and law enforcers, civil society
groups directly concerned with VAW, and representatives of ICT companies (Internet Service
Providers, Mobile Phone companies, and their public policy departments).
Summary of Research
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he primary focus of the study was to document women’s experience with
technology-related violence in order to raise visibility of the issues and to
advocate for the development of effective legal remedies and corporate policies/
redress mechanisms to protect the rights of women. Based on the overarching
research design, the study used purposive sampling of key informant interviews, and
also a desk review of laws and corporate policies. FMA carried out the study between
August 2013 and April 2014.
FMA originally sought to conduct four in-depth case studies, but adjustments had to
be made due to the difficulty in finding victims/survivors willing to be interviewed.
FMA settled for three in-depth case studies.4 Two are highly-publicized cases of
celebrities, Ruby and Martha,5 whose private videos and photos were uploaded
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Brief descriptions of the three cases can be found at the end of this report.
Names have been changed to protect the identity of the respondents.
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