Access and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) have prepared a short briefing on the internet related human rights items that will be addressed at Human Rights Council 24, as well as some background on the Council’s work on the internet and human rights.…
18 December 2015
Joint submission from Access, PEN International, English PEN, and ARTICLE 19 to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review on Viet Nam’s compliance with its international human rights obligations with respect to freedom of expression.…
18 December 2015
The 27th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC27) will take place in Geneva from 8-26 September 2014. Internet rights and freedoms will feature prominently with the highlight being the Council’s consideration of the landmark report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age and related panel discussion on September 12th and a discussion on violence against children online. Learn more in this briefing note prepared by APC and Access. …
15 December 2015
After weeks of heated discussions, the International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 came to an end. Internet governance expert Avri Doria attended the conference in Busan, South Korea, better known as “the Plenipot,” on behalf of Access. This brief includes detailed notes on the outcomes of major points of discussion at the Plenipot.…
15 December 2015
Brief on the main challenges ICT providers face with regard to surveillance, freedom of expression, and privacy, prepared for the UN as it considers a legally binding instrument on business and human rights, July 2015.…
15 December 2015