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Access Now’s statement on Myanmar during the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar’s Oral Progress Report
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Wai Phyo Myint, our Asia Pacific Policy Analyst, addressed the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council regarding the escalating digital threats faced by the people in Myanmar during the Interactive Dialogue with the U.N. Special…
1 July 2022
Press Releases
Iran: Meta must overhaul Persian-language content moderation on Instagram
ARTICLE 19, Access Now, and the Center for Human Rights in Iran are making recommendations to Meta and Meta’s Oversight Board in an effort to streamline processes to ensure freedom of expression is protected for people who rely on their platform in Iran.…
9 June 2022
Press Releases
U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
Sandvine has been providing Russia with DPI tech that enables surveillance and censorship. We call on Sandvine to withdraw its technology from Russia, and urge the U.S. to launch an investigation and pursue robust regulations for abusive technology. …
3 June 2022
Press Releases
Sociedad civil a Amazon: Terminen su contrato para alojar la peligrosa base de datos biométrica del DHS de EE. UU.
Read in English. Hoy, Access Now, Immigrant Defense Project, Just Futures Law y más de 35 organizaciones de derechos humanos enviamos una carta a Amazon Web Services (AWS) para pedirle a la compañía que termine su acuerdo para albergar la…
24 May 2022