Events
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Prolonged shutdowns: An analysis of the silenced voices in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Following the outbreak of conflict between the Amhara Fano and the Ethiopian military in the spring of 2023, the Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency and implemented a telecommunication blackout in the Amhara region starting in August 2023. These shutdowns have raised significant concerns about their impact on human rights, economic development, access to
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Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression
This event brings together Saudi activists, human rights organizations, and digital rights advocates to highlight the ethical concerns surrounding IGF 2024 and amplify the voices calling for the protection of human rights in digital spaces.
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Lanzamiento del informe “Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio” de la Coalición latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia
La Coalición latinoamericana #MigrarSinVigilancia te invita este 18 de diciembre - día Internacional de la Persona Migrante - al lanzamiento del informe “Privacidad en desplazamiento migratorio. Un diagnóstico sobre la vigilancia, protección de datos y seguridad digital en lugares de acogida de personas migrantes en México. Basado en testimonios.” El miércoles 18 de diciembre a las 9 AM
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RightsCon 2025, Taipei and online
Taipei International Convention CenterVenue: Taipei International Convention Center Each year, RightsCon convenes business leaders, policy makers, general counsels, government representatives, technologists, academics, journalists, and human rights advocates from around the world to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology. In engaging fireside chats, hands-on workshops, strategic roundtables, private meetings, and a lively exhibition space,
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Situation of Press Freedom in Tunisia
Hotel Golden Tulip Mechtel, Tunis, TunisiaIn September 2022, Tunisia adopted its first cybercrime law, which diverges significantly from international standards due to its inclusion of content-based offenses and disproportionate sanctions. Article 24 of the law criminalizes the sharing, sending, or publishing of false information, defamatory content, or other forms of expression using vague and overly broad language. It imposes severe
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Strategic Workshop of the DSA Human Rights Alliance
Digital Rights Hub (Access Now Europe Office), Rue Belliard 12, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumWith shrinking civic space, limited funding, and a general democratic decline in the EU and beyond, at-risk communities, including HRDs and exiled media, are becoming increasingly vulnerable online. Human rights defenders act as custodians of human rights. Online platforms often serve as their lifeline for accessing necessary information to continue their advocacy efforts. Nevertheless, HRDs
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Inter-American approach to the AI international regulatory landscape
Digital Rights Hub (Access Now Europe Office), Rue Belliard 12, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumDepending on the context, the word “regulation” could be seen as a threat since it could imply an incompatibility with innovation and the deployment of emerging technologies such as AI. Even when AI has a good potential to safely support access to goods, justice, and public space, its development should raise the attention of policymakers
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Access Now at Web Summit Vancouver
May 27 – May 30 Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada) In May 2025, thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors, media outlets, and leaders will convene at Web Summit Vancouver. Dubbed the “world’s premier tech conference” and “Glastonbury for geeks,” the summit is expected to gather over 15,000 attendees from the world’s tech
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The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025
AICB Centre for Excellence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) 2025 is a pivotal gathering of digital rights advocates, policymakers, and tech experts dedicated to discussing and addressing pressing digital rights issues in the Asia Pacific region. Below are some of the events Access Now will be joining: Day 1, 26
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Access Now at the 12th edition of CIPESA’s FIFAfrica
Windhoek International Convention Center, Windhoek, Namibia The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2025 (#FIFAfrica25), hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in partnership with Namibia’s Ministry of ICT and the Namibia IGF, will take place in Windhoek, Namibia, 24-26 September, 2025. Since its inception in 2014, FIFAfrica
