Internet shutdowns pose a threat to human rights around the world. They harm everyone: businesses, emergency services, journalism, human rights defenders, and demonstrators. Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition work with stakeholders across sectors to end internet shutdowns worldwide.
Internet shutdowns and elections handbook A guide for election observers, embassies, activists, and journalists This handbook explains how internet shutdowns undermine democractic elections and provides tips and recommendations for key actors to navigate shutdowns and understand and assess the extent…
Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.…
8 June 2021
Manual sobre apagones de internet y elecciones Una guía para observadores electorales, embajadas, activistas y periodistas Este manual explica cómo los apagones de internet socavan las elecciones democráticas, y proporciona consejos y recomendaciones para que actores clave naveguen por los…
7 June 2021
أثار المد المتنامي للاحتجاجات في 2020 من جديد النقاشات المتعلقة بالتجمع السلمي وتكوين الجمعيات في مختلف أنحاء العالم. وزادت جائحة كوفيد-19 من الصعوبات التي تحول دون ممارسة هذه الحقوق في العصر الرقمي وذلك جراء تدابير التباعد الجسدي التي يجري تطبيقها. …
31 May 2021
La marée montante des manifestations de 2020 ravive les discussions sur les réunions pacifiques et associations dans le monde. Avec la mise en place des mesures de distanciation sociale, la pandémie COVID-19 a exacerbé les défis de la jouissance de…
31 May 2021
Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition call on authorities in Myanmar to immediately stop implementing internet shutdowns and abandon all efforts to pick and choose who should have internet access reinstated. …
30 May 2021
Update: April 28, 2021 — Amid reports of restored fiber and cable internet access in Myanmar, Access Now continues to call for full restoration of internet access for all people. We oppose the junta “white listing” internet connectivity, which will only exacerbate inequality amidst a human rights crisis.…
30 May 2021
