Freedom of Expression
We fight for your right to speak freely, which is critical for demonstrating dissent, guaranteeing a free press, and defending human rights.
Publications
The Toronto Declaration: Protecting the rights to equality and non-discrimination in machine learning systems
The Declaration is open for sign-on. If your organisation, company or government wishes to endorse the Declaration, please contact estelle@accessnow.org, drew@accessnow.org or anna.bacciarelli@amnesty.org.…
13 August 2018
Press Releases
Journalists, activists in Bangladesh arrested under ICT Act for posting on social media
Students have taken to the streets in protest, and authorities have reportedly arrested a number of activists and journalists covering the protests online — a major breach of freedom of expression in the region.…
10 August 2018
Jobs and Internships
RightsCon Director – Global, 2018
Access Now is seeking a RightsCon Director to direct its global conference and grow the community of conference stakeholders working in human rights in the digital age. This is a senior management position, with multiple team members across the world…
9 August 2018
Blog
قانون ‘الجرائم الإلكترونية’ في تونس: لغز لم يتم حله بعد
م والحق في النفاذ إلى المعلومة، فقد توجهت جمعية أكساس ناو في 02 أوت 2018 بمطلب لدى وزارة العدل من أجل الحصول على نسخة ورقية عن مشروع قانون مكافحة الجرائم المتعلقة بأنظمة المعلومات والاتصال. حيث أنه من المتوقع أن نتلقى إجابة بالموافقة أو الرفض على المطلب من قبل الجهات المعنية في موعد أقصاه 22 أوت 2018.…
8 August 2018
Press Releases
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.…
2 August 2018
Blog
India cuts internet access for school exams, doubles down on rights-harming shutdowns
Shutdowns during exams are increasingly common in countries like Iraq and Algeria, despite the harm they cause to human rights and the economy. But it’s relatively new in India, and it must be stopped.…
23 July 2018
