Publication Type: Publications

A group of digital and civil rights organisations throughout Latin America writing to express full support for the efforts to update, harmonise and strengthen data protection laws in the European Union, through the European Commission’s proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation (COM(2012)11).

Un grupo de organizaciones de derechos digitales y humanos en toda América Latina escriben para expresar su pleno apoyo a los esfuerzos para actualizar, armonizar y reforzar las leyes de protección de datos en la Unión Europea, a través de la propuesta de la Comisión Europea del Reglamento General de Protección de Datos (COM (2012) 11)

The four post-Soviet Central Asian republics discussed here—Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan— have problematic records with respect to electronic surveillance with little regard to international norms of due process, privacy, and transparency. While there have been some noteworthy victories with respect to regulating Western companies’ exports of surveillance technology to other difficult regions such as the Middle East, a different approach is needed in a region with a large Russian presence such as Central Asia.

The four post-Soviet Central Asian republics discussed here—Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan— have problematic records with respect to electronic surveillance with little regard to international norms of due process, privacy, and transparency. While there have been some noteworthy victories with respect to regulating Western companies’ exports of surveillance technology to other difficult regions such as the Middle East, a different approach is needed in a region with a large Russian presence such as Central Asia.

This document prepared by Access and EDRi highlights the benefits of net neutrality and addresses some of the common misconceptions of the debate on the Telecoms Single Market.

The 26th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC26) will take place in Geneva from 10 to 27 June. A wide range of internet-related human rights issues will be discussed at this HRC26 session, including racism and the internet, online freedom of expression during elections processes, and technology-related violence against women. These discussions signal a continuing trend at the HRC of a focus on the internet and human rights.

Here is the European Commission’s letter acknowledging Access’ notification of infringement regarding the United Kingdom’s breach of E.U. law through its adoption of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) on 18 July 2014.

Here is Access’s report on the importance of (real) net neutrality for investment in high-speed broadband deployment in Europe.