Author: Khadijah El-Usman

Khadijah El-Usman is the lead for Anglophone West-Africa at Paradigm Initiative with a focus to advance Internet freedom, and monitor the legal and policy framework around the region, to ensure that citizens’ rights are protected online. She has managed projects on Women's Rights online, Global Disinformation, Data Protection, Digital Identity, Strategic Litigation and other issues under Paradigm Initiatives Digital Rights Unit. Before Paradigm initiative Khadijah gathered experience working in government, legal practice and in the private sector. She volunteers with Generation for societal change and is passionate about women's rights. Khadijah is a legal practitioner with an LL.B from the University of Abuja and a few years of well-rounded legal practice under her belt ranging from government organizations to civil society.

The Journey Toward ‘Crime and Prejudice’: A Radio Drama About Data Protection

Radio dramas have been used by radio stations all around the world for years to spread socially conscious messages to the public about topics like child labor, anti-corruption, and health issues. This is in large part due to radio’s ability to connect with a larger audience regardless of academic background. It is impossible to overstate […]

The double-edged sword of a decentralized approach to data protection legislation in Nigeria

Personal information, often the subject of the right to privacy, is all over the internet today. This information, for the longest time, has been mined, shared, and used without recourse because of the “smoke screen” safety that the internet provides. Where people cannot physically see harm, they tend to feel a sense of safety. An […]