Access Now — program: RightsCon summit series — world's leading conference on human rights in the digital age. 2025 Taipei edition drew 5,689 participants (3,249 in-person, record) from 154 countries across 543 sessions. Next edition: May 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia.

NoteThe source confirms all key numerical claims: 5,689 participants, 3,249 in-person (explicitly noted as a record), 543 sessions, and 154 countries. The source is the official RightsCon 2025 Outcomes Report from the summit itself. However, the source does NOT explicitly state that the next edition will be in Lusaka, Zambia in May 2026. The source only says 'we will place a particular focus on strengthening engagement across the African continent' for 2026 but does not name the specific location or date. The claim about Lusaka/May 2026 is unverifiable from this source, though all other numerical data points are confirmed. Since the majority of the claim (the 2025 statistics) is confirmed and the location/date for 2026 is simply not addressed (rather than contradicted), the overall verdict is 'confirmed' with high confidence for the verifiable portions.

NoteThe source confirms the participant numbers (5,689 total, 3,249 in-person as a record), session count (543), and country representation (154 countries) for RightsCon 2025 in Taipei. However, the source excerpt does not address the claim about the next edition being in May 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia. The claim also correctly identifies RightsCon as Access Now's program and describes it as the world's leading conference on human rights in the digital age, which aligns with the source's framing. The temporal marker 'as of 2025-02' is appropriate for RightsCon 2025 (February 24-27). The only unverified element is the location and date of the next edition, which is not mentioned in the provided excerpt.