Events
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Access Now at India AI Impact Summit 2026
Bharat Mandapam The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is a high-profile international event involving heads of state and government, ministers, senior government officials, international delegations, industry leaders, media, and general
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Advancing Rights-Centered reporting on Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act
Since Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act was passed in 2015, more than two dozen journalists, human rights defenders and whistleblowers have been targeted by authorities, using overbroad prohibitions on “cyberstalking” to punish
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Resisting anti-rights attacks on the LGBTQ+ movement in the digital age
Session description: The rise of the anti-rights movement is accelerating the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people and identity in Africa. In Senegal, the government’s amendment of Article 319 of Senegal’s Penal
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Not AI for Good
Session description: This civil society-led counter-event to the AI for Good Global Summit takes a critical look at the overhyped role of AI in solving humanity's long-standing problems, and at
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From surveillance to governance: recentering human rights in the UN AI agenda
Hybrid Side Event during UNGA81 High-Level Week
