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Carolyn Tackett

Campaigns & Rapid Response Director

As the Campaigns & Rapid Response Director at Access Now, Carolyn is a member of the joint senior leadership team for Access Now's Advocacy arm, which brings together a wide range of policy, communications, legal, and campaign strategies to advance human rights in the digital age. As leader of the Campaigns & Rapid Response team, Carolyn provides strategic leadership on high-priority campaigns across the full spectrum of Access Now’s work, manages a growing cohort of advocates leading global and cross-sectional campaigns and coalitions, and mobilizes organizational resources to facilitate effective rapid response in moments of crisis. She has a strong background in public international law, including work with the U.N. Committee against Torture Project, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and American University International Law Review. Carolyn received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service, and B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on international relations and Chinese foreign policy.
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After years in the dark, Tigray is slowly coming back online

1 Feb 2023

For many, the years-long shutdown in Tigray continues, and those regaining access are largely struggling with slow speeds and limited 2G services.

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After years in the dark, Tigray is slowly coming back online
1 Feb 2023
After years in the dark, Tigray is slowly coming back online
U.S. Congressional briefing

Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world

13 Sep 2022

Register by Sept 26 to join us for this U.S. Congressional Briefing on data privacy and reproductive rights following the Supreme Court’s historic overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world
13 Sep 2022
Your body, your data: data-veillance and reproductive rights in a post-Roe world
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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

18 Aug 2022

See Access Now’s latest updates on the rapidly evolving Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
18 Aug 2022
Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

18 Aug 2022

See Access Now’s latest updates on the rapidly evolving Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
18 Aug 2022
Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

#PorQuéNosVigilan

19 Jul 2022

Las herramientas usadas para identificarnos, individualizarnos y rastrearnos donde vayamos son inherentemente incompatibles con los derechos humanos y las libertades civiles. Únete a la campaña para exigir respuestas a las empresas que las fabrican sobre #PorQuéNosVigilan.

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#PorQuéNosVigilan
19 Jul 2022
#PorQuéNosVigilan

VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience

6 Jun 2022

Explore VitaFest 2022, the first international festival on community care for digital resilience, and meet the organizers at RightsCon.

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VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
6 Jun 2022
VitaFest: A festival for community care and digital resilience
Elon Musk Twitter Collage sell

Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover

12 May 2022

Shareholders and financial institutions must withhold their approval for Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk unless human rights safeguards are in place. 

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Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
12 May 2022
Money talks: Twitter’s financial backers must use their power to mitigate risks of Musk takeover
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Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights

25 Apr 2022

We call on Twitter to halt the sale to Elon Musk until it sets out concrete measures to protect human rights, regardless of who owns the company.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights
25 Apr 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout must not come at the expense of human rights
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#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch

24 Feb 2022

Elections and internet shutdowns are a disaster for democracy. See which countries the #KeepItOn coalition is watching in 2022.

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#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch
24 Feb 2022
#KeepItOn: 2022 elections and internet shutdowns watch
EU Ukraine

Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights

18 Feb 2022

Following cyberattacks on Ukraine and its human rights defenders, we call on the international community to help protect people.

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Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights
18 Feb 2022
Cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civil society violate human rights