Rima Sghaier is a feminist activist, researcher, policy analyst, FOSS enthusiast, and an avid advocate for internet freedom. She was Senior Program Manager and MENA Regional Lead at
Team CommUNITY.
Her work and research focus on the intersection of human rights, gender, policy and tech. She has consulted for digital rights NGOs including Access Now and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) on issues of digital rights and digital safety in the
SWANA region. Prior to joining Team CommUNITY, she worked with
GlobaLeaks program managing and contributing to international projects to support NGOs, media, and investigative journalists to create secure whistleblowing platforms and is now supporting the project on advisory capacity. She was an OTF Digital Integrity Fellow with a project focused on auditing and supporting the digital security skills of at-risk communities in MENA countries. Rima holds a Bachelor and a Master’s degrees in Public Law and Political Science from the
Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis. Sometimes writes on
Nawaat.org. She’ll always be happy to talk about technofeminism, Tunisian food recipes, Appleseed manga and poetry in the languages she can read.
