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Access Now resigns from the Partnership on AI
Access Now announces its official resignation from the Partnership on AI (PAI). Below is a letter sent to the PAI Leadership Team. Dear PAI Leadership Team, We write to inform you of Access Now’s resignation from the Partnership on AI.…
13 October 2020
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بيان من عدة جمعيات ومنظمات المجتمع المدني “عودة برلمانية مفزعة”
تونس في 06 أكتوبر 2020 على إثر تواتر الأحداث المهددة لكرامة المواطنين وحقوقهم وحرياتهم وإزاء قرار مكتب مجلس نواب الشعب المتعلق بإحالة عدة مشاريع قوانين تتسم بالخطورة على أنظار الجلسة العامة في وقت قياسي غير مسبوق وسط غياب أي مبادرات…
6 October 2020
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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies
The signatory organizations are deeply concerned about the legislation, which, if implemented, would seriously undermine human rights; in particular, freedom of expression and access to information, already under threat in Nicaragua, would be compromised.…
5 October 2020
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UNGA 75 Side Event: COVID-19, Surveillance, and the Right to Privacy
The United National General Assembly 75th session is in full swing, and digital rights are taking centre stage at “Protecting Human Rights During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Digital Pandemic Surveillance and the Right to Privacy” co-organized by Access Now.…
2 October 2020
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Shutdowns in Belarus: Austrian telco must denounce actions and commit to accountability
Austrian-owned A1 Telekom Austria Group must acknowledge its role in election-related internet shutdowns in Belarus, maintain free and open internet, and resist and denounce any and all future orders by the Alyaksandr Lukashenka government to interfere with internet access.…
1 October 2020
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Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
Access Now and the American Civil Liberties Union are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, so that any future instrument for EU-US data transfers complies with EU law and withstands judicial scrutiny. …
1 October 2020
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Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos en Nicaragua promueve la censura y la criminalización del uso cotidiano de las tecnologías
La reciente propuesta de Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos de Nicaragua representa un nuevo intento del gobierno de Nicaragua para controlar y perseguir a la oposición. Desde Access Now advertimos de esta tendencia a criminalizar la protesta en línea y manifestamos nuestra preocupación por la amenaza latente a los derechos humanos.…
30 September 2020
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Open letter to MTN’s new Chief Executive Officer: open the door to civil society
The undersigned civil society organizations, write to invite Ralph Mupita, new Chief Executive Officer at MTN, into dialogue with our community, and provide guidance on how telcos like MTN can better respect the human rights of their users. …
29 September 2020
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45 منظمة تندد بحملة الكراهية على Instagram ضد مجتمع الميم في تونس
English شهدت منصات مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي مؤخراً في تونس انتشاراً واسعاً لخطاب الكراهية والتحريض على العنف ضد المجتمع الكويري، وذلك على اثر تصريحات تحريضية من “مؤثرة” تونسية تدعى “لايدي سامارا” على منصة انستاغرام والتي استغلت تأثيرها على متابعيها ومتابعاتها لنشر…
28 September 2020