If you would like to arrange an interview with one of our staff or are interested in additional information on any of our areas of focus, please contact Melody Patry, Advocacy Director at Access Now, at +44 7474 043103 or press [at] accessnow [dot] org. You can subscribe to receive media alerts by email here.
In the midst of conflict and a refugee crisis in Myanmar, people in at least four townships continue to suffer a deliberate internet blackout. We urge the government to restore access to the internet and keep it on.…
30 September 2019
في 20 سبتمبر 2019 ، في بيان شفهي مشترك ألقاه أمام مجلس حقوق الإنسان لاعتماد نتائج المراجعة الدورية الشاملة لدولة قطر، أعربت مجموعة مكونة من 9 منظمات غير حكومية عن قلقها إزاء عدم قبول قطر بمجموعة من توصيات الدول الأعضاء…
23 September 2019
It’s concerning to see leading democratic governments continue to delegate the interpretation and application of laws to private companies and double down on the use of automated upload filters, prone to censoring free speech online.…
19 September 2019
In spite of some timid efforts by the US to finally honor some of its commitments under the Privacy Shield, US laws and practices still undermine the human rights of data subjects in the European Union. …
18 September 2019
The global #KeepItOn coalition, representing more than 191 organizations from 60+ countries, asks the Union Government of India to restore the internet in Jammu and Kashmir and keep it on.…
14 August 2019
Our Villain Awards aim to shine light on the impact that the decisions of those in powerful positions can have on ordinary people, naming those who have had an especially harmful impact on human rights, and in particular on privacy and secure communications. …
19 July 2019
Access Now welcomes the joint declaration from the United Nations that calls on governments globally to protect encryption and anonymity, safeguard net neutrality, and rein in the abuse of surveillance technologies.…
12 July 2019
