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Celebrating the achievements of RightsCon Toronto

While planning for RightsCon Tunis 2019 is well underway, we want to celebrate with you the many achievements of RightsCon Toronto. Check out video highlights and the official outcomes report here.…

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Business and Human Rights

Celebrating the achievements of RightsCon Toronto

While planning for RightsCon Tunis 2019 is well underway, we want to celebrate with you the many achievements of RightsCon Toronto. Check out video highlights and the official outcomes report here.…

19 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

At the United Nations, UPR surfaces threats to our digital ecosystem

In the current review cycle, we provide evidence on the human rights situation in Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay, Vietnam, and Yemen.…

18 July 2018

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Privacy

Liberté, égalité, RGPD

Grâce aux droits consacrés par cette loi, vous allez pouvoir reprendre le contrôle de vos informations et choisir la manière dont vos données sont utilisées.…

13 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Cambodia curbs free speech in the name of “fake news”

Cambodia has announced a new directive aimed at combating “fake news” that will reportedly require all websites to register with Cambodia’s Ministry of Information or face additional scrutiny.…

12 July 2018

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Privacy

Council of Europe cooperation against cybercrime — human rights Octopus or fishy deals?

Use of the Budapest Convention to improve law enforcement access to data must protect human rights. …

11 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Saving the U.N. “Internet Resolution” from sharks circling in Geneva

The flaws in the consensus resolution show that those committed to human rights must engage even more deeply to ensure the most vulnerable are protected.…

10 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

How to win government policy and influence the internet

We’ve submitted comments to the U.S. agency NTIA to help guide its international agenda for the internet. Here’s how and why.…

10 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

People power and privacy are casualties of Australia’s foreign interference laws

New and proposed reforms in Australia overreach so far beyond their goal of limiting covert influence over politicians and elections that they attack everyone’s freedom to advocate.…

3 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Ethiopia: Verifying the unblocking of websites

Access Now and OONI publish a report showing which sites are no longer blocked in Ethiopia, and call for lifting the block on the remaining sites and reform of the laws that silence dissenting voices. …

3 July 2018

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Privacy

Know your rights: How to protect your data with the GDPR

This guide provides a step-by-step explanation of each of your rights under the GDPR and simple steps for putting those rights into action.…

2 July 2018

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Freedom of Expression

Bloqueo de aplicaciones en Argentina: inseguridad jurídica en internet

El bloqueo contra Uber se terminó hace pocos días en Argentina. Pero la inseguridad jurídica sobre las aplicaciones sigue siendo un problema. …

29 June 2018

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Freedom of Expression

موافقة البرلمان المصري على قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، خطوة جديدة لتقنين حجب المواقع الإلكترونية والمراقبة الشاملة على مصر

تدين مؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير ومنظمة Access Now الموافقة النهائية، من قبل مجلس النواب المصري، على قانون مكافحة جرائم تقنية المعلومات، الذي تُقنّن مواده المراقبة على الإنترنت وحجب المواقع ومراقبة مستخدمي خدمات الإنترنت والإتصالات في مصر. وترى المنظمتان أن موافقة…

22 June 2018