Ending internet shutdowns to #KeepItOn
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.
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#KeepItOn: Global rights groups urgently demand restoration of 4G internet access in Jammu and Kashmir
The #KeepItOn coalition is calling on India to restore access to 4G high-speed internet access as a first step towards the containment of the COVID-19 virus and related health needs.…
24 April 2020
Press Releases
#KeepItOn: Open letter to the government of India on lifting internet restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir during COVID-19 pandemic
We, the undersigned organizations, write to reiterate our call on the government of India to lift the restriction on 4G high-speed internet access in the Jammu and Kashmir region.…
24 April 2020
Blog
Targeted, cut off, and left in the dark: how internet shutdowns became an even greater threat to human rights in 2019
Our new report highlights internet shutdown trends that emerged in 2019, explores the #KeepItOn coalition’s ongoing efforts to fight shutdowns, and examines some of the challenges we foresee for 2020.…
24 February 2020
Access Now in the News
India Keeps Lid on Kashmir’s Internet 6 Months Into Lockdown
14 February 2020
Access Now in the News
India: Supreme Court order on internet lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir makes right noises but leaves matters of relief to the future
The judgment has one clear, unqualified message: any government order that impacts the exercise of fundamental rights must be a reasoned and publicly-accessible order.…
11 January 2020
Blog
Urgent: shutdowns in Kashmir, Myanmar, and Bangladesh leave oppressed groups disconnected from the world
The Indian government is responding to citizen protests in major cities by deliberately cutting access to mobile networks, an inherently anti-democratic tactic that threatens human rights and puts people’s lives in danger. Sadly, this is part of an ongoing trend globally and across Asia, and the people it is hurting the most have the least capacity to defend their rights. …
19 December 2019
