In recent years, scholars, civil society actors, human rights defenders and practitioners have paid attention to the rise of archival activism, which describes ‘activities in which archivists act to deploy their archival collections to support activist groups and social justice aims’ (Flinn and Alexander 2015, 331). At the same time, scholars recognise the potentiality and importance of information practice in advancing social changes (Watson 2010; Cooper 2016; Bastian and Flinn 2020). These observations are backed by the fact that, in many countries, citizens and civil society organisations became active netizens in ‘decentralised’ protest actions and information dissemination in digital platforms as ways of resisting authoritarian rules or promoting liberal democratic reforms.

Protecting the right of access to information to foster transparent governance and free and open societies is of paramount importance nowadays. However, authoritarian governments are now learning to enhance their political control by blocking access to information and eliminating official records in a comprehensive way. Many records of human rights violations, torture and unfair trials have been removed from the public sight.

Against this background, RIL aims to develop initiatives to work with global civil society to archive human rights records and documentation comprehensively and securely for public access. This is a timely and meaningful initiative for civil society actors and human rights defenders to continue preserving the collective history and memory of repressive regimes in various creative ways.

Today, the digital landscape has undergone a transformative shift, giving rise to revolutionary technologies that have the potential to reshape the way we interact with the internet and protect our fundamental rights. Two buzzwords that have been making waves in the tech world are “blockchain” and “Web3.”

At its core, blockchain is a decentralised and distributed digital ledger technology that securely records transactions across multiple computers. Unlike traditional centralised systems, where a single entity holds control, blockchain operates on a network of nodes, ensuring transparency, immutability, and enhanced security. Each block in a blockchain contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, creating a chain of blocks—hence the name.

The decentralised nature of blockchain technology means that it is not owned or controlled by any central authority. This characteristic eliminates the risk of censorship, manipulation, or unauthorised alteration of data. In essence, blockchain acts as a digital notary, providing a tamper-proof record of transactions.

近年來，學者、公民社會活動家、人權捍衛者和從業者關注到檔案行動主義的興起，這描述了“檔案館員採取行動，利用其檔案館藏支持活動團體和社會正義目標的活動”（Flinn和Alexander 2015，331）。與此同時，學者們認識到信息實踐在推動社會變革方面的潛力和重要性（Watson 2010；Cooper 2016；Bastian和Flinn 2020）。這些觀察得到了支持，因為在許多國家，公民和公民社會組織成為了在數碼平台上進行“去中心化”抗議行動和信息傳播的積極網民，作為對抗威權統治或推動自由民主改革的方式。

保護獲取信息的權利，促進透明治理和自由開放社會，如今至關重要。然而，威權政府正在學會通過全面阻止信息訪問和清除官方記錄來增強其政治控制。許多有關侵犯人權、酷刑和不公正審判的記錄已從公眾視野中移除。

在這種背景下，RIL旨在與全球公民社會合作，全面而安全地存檔人權記錄和文獻，供公眾訪問。這對於公民社會活動家和人權捍衛者以各種創造性方式繼續保存鎮壓政權的集體歷史和記憶而言，是一個及時而有意義的舉措。

今天，數碼世界經歷了一場大變革，催生出具有重塑我們與互聯網互動和保護基本權利潛力的革命性技術。在科技界掀起風浪的兩個關鍵詞是“區塊鏈”和“Web3”。

區塊鏈是一種去中心化和分布式的數字分類帳技術，安全地記錄跨多台計算機的交易。與傳統的中心化系統不同，在那裡一個單一實體擁有控制權，區塊鏈在節點網絡上運行，確保透明度、不可變性和增強的安全性。區塊鏈中的每個區塊都包含前一個區塊的密碼散列，形成了一個區塊鏈。

區塊鏈技術的去中心化特性意味著它不受任何中央機構的所有或控制。這個特性消除了審查、操縱或未經授權的數據更改的風險。實質上，區塊鏈充當數字公證，提供了不可篡改的