Publications
Strengthening data protection in Africa: key issues for implementation
Access Now’s new publication on understanding the data protection framework in Africa
Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update
Since the beginning of 2023, governments around the world are discovering new reasons to disrupt internet access during key national moments.
መሳሪያና፣ የተጠያቂ አልባነት መሸሸጊያዎች: የበይነመረብ መዘጋት በ2022
መሳርሒ ቁፅፅርን መከላኸሊ መቅፃዕቲን: ዕፅዋ ኢንተርኔት ኣብ 2022
Armes de contrôle, boucliers de l’impunité: Coupures d’internet en 2022
Silaha za udhibiti, ngao za kutokujali: Kuzimwa kwa mtandao mnamo 2022
Joint-Submission on the Universal Periodic Review 2021 for Tanzania
Access Now and Zaina Foundation Joint Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review 39th Session Third Cycle for the United Republic of Tanzania
Joint-Submission on the Universal Periodic Review 2021 for Sudan
Access Now, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, and Gisa Group Joint-Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review 2021, Third Cycle for Sudan
Data Protection in Kenya: how is this right protected?
Our new paper turns to Kenya’s Data Protection Act to lay the groundwork for a truly rights-centric approach to data protection in Kenya.
ድምፅታት ትግራይ፣ ዝቐፀለ ዕፅዋ ኢንተርነት ስድራታት፣ ሕብረተሰብን ስራሕን ይብትን
Since the start of the Tigray conflict in November 2020, warring parties in Ethiopia have used internet and telecommunication shutdowns as a weapon to control and censor information.
Voices from Tigray: ongoing internet shutdown tearing families, communities, businesses apart
Since the start of the Tigray conflict in November 2020, warring parties in Ethiopia have used internet and telecommunication shutdowns as a weapon to control and censor information.
#KeepIton: Joint letter on Keeping the Internet Open and Secure During the Elections in Togo
Policy brief
Strengthening data protection in Africa: key issues for implementation
Access Now’s new publication on understanding the data protection framework in Africa
Towards meaningful fundamental rights impact assessments under the DSA
Why the U.N. is focusing on digital rights during humanitarian crises
Digital rights violations enable and escalate offline violence, deepening humanitarian crises. Our latest brief recaps key developments at the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council, guiding delegates in next steps for advancing global norms and standards to protect digital rights.
Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka
This brief breaks down the steps necessary to ensure Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Bill is a rights-respecting data protection legislation.
Reports
It’s not a glitch: how Meta systematically censors Palestinian voices
This Access Now report documented cases of how Meta censors Palestinian voices on Facebook and Instagram.
Between a hack and a hard place: how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan
Access Now launched the new investigation report on how Pegasus spyware crushes civic space in Jordan.
Strengthening data protection in Africa: key issues for implementation
Access Now’s new publication on understanding the data protection framework in Africa
Content and platform governance in times of crisis: applying international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law
This new report discusses the application of international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law in content governance in crises.
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