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Golda Benjamin

Asia-Pacific Campaigner

Golda is Access Now's campaigner for Asia-Pacific. She previously worked with Business & Human Rights Resource Centre as Programme Director for Asia, Labour, and Corporate Legal Accountability. Having started as a grassroots lawyer for farmers and workers, Golda has shaped her work via litigation, policy advocacy, and campaigning. She has worked on issues involving international trade, human rights defenders, tax justice, tobacco control, land rights, and corporate legal accountability. Her government experience includes serving as chief for legislation for a senator and legal consultant to a head of the agrarian reform department of the Philippines. Golda holds a masters degree on international commercial arbitration law from Stockholm University and is a licensed attorney.
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief

Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence

30 Aug 2023

By refusing to suspend Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta has missed a crucial opportunity to oppose incitement to violence and hate speech online.

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Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
30 Aug 2023
Cambodia: Meta refuses to block Hun Sen’s accounts, implicitly encouraging incitement to violence
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Vietnam’s identity verification mandate will violate international human rights

4 Aug 2023

Viet Nam’s Identity Verification Mandate will Violate International Human Rights.

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Vietnam’s identity verification mandate will violate international human rights
4 Aug 2023
Vietnam’s identity verification mandate will violate international human rights
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill

4 Aug 2023

The introduction of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, to parliament does far more to threaten privacy than to protect it.

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Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill
4 Aug 2023
Access Now Analysis: India’s Data Protection Bill

Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028

30 Jul 2023

Access Now’s comments to and recommendations for the Philippine National Cybersecurity Strategy Plan 2023-2028

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Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028
30 Jul 2023
Access Now Submission: Philippine National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028
Digital rights

Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar

10 Jul 2023

Access Now addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council at its 53rd session regarding the intensified abuse of surveillance and digital tools by the Myanmar military, ahead of the elections.

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Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar
10 Jul 2023
Access Now’s UNHRC statement: Urge arms embargo to stave off expanding military abuse of surveillance tools in Myanmar
violence in Cambodia

Online platforms must reject Cambodia prime minister’s incitement to violence

3 Jul 2023

Access Now urges digital platforms to remain alert to incendiary behavior and take steps to prevent online violence in Cambodia.

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Online platforms must reject Cambodia prime minister’s incitement to violence
3 Jul 2023
Online platforms must reject Cambodia prime minister’s incitement to violence
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief

Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution

3 May 2023

Access Now, Open Net Korea, and Electronic Frontier Foundation filed an amicus curiae submission challenging the validity of Indonesia’s MR5.

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Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution
3 May 2023
Access Now to Indonesia court: website blocking rules violate human rights law and constitution
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief (Bahasa) on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court

3 May 2023

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net submits an amicus brief asserting that Indonesia’s MR5 rules violate international law and the Constitution.

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Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief (Bahasa) on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
3 May 2023
Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief (Bahasa) on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
Indonesia MR5 Amicus Brief

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court

3 May 2023

Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net submits an amicus brief asserting that Indonesia’s MR5 rules violate international law and the Constitution.

Publication
Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
3 May 2023
Access Now, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Open Net Amicus Brief on Indonesia MR5 case before the Jakarta State Administrative Court
Digital rights

Access Now and ARTICLE 19: Statement on Myanmar at the 52nd UN Human Rights Council session

23 Mar 2023

Access Now and ARTICLE 19 highlight shutdowns and surveillance in Myanmar at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Access Now and ARTICLE 19: Statement on Myanmar at the 52nd UN Human Rights Council session
23 Mar 2023
Access Now and ARTICLE 19: Statement on Myanmar at the 52nd UN Human Rights Council session