Release Type: Press Releases
Internet shutdowns in MENA in 2022: continued abuses and impunity
In 2022, authorities across the Middle East and North Africa shutdown the internet 37 times — with Iran hitting the kill switch a staggering 18 times.
No to spyware: Biden administration bars U.S. federal government from using rights-abusing tech
In a significant victory for human rights, the U.S. is barring operational use of foreign or domestic commercial spyware by all federal agencies, unless they meet stringent requirements.
Privacy first: Ugandan court hears civil society’s human rights warnings on digital identity system
The High Court or Uganda has ruled to allow expert intervention from Access Now and partners on the human rights red flags around the country’s digital ID system.
Sociedad civil exige la terminación de los acuerdos para el tratamiento transfronterizo de datos biométricos de personas migrantes
México, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador y Estados Unidos: terminen los acuerdos para el intercambio de biométricos de personas migrantes.
Civil society demands the termination of agreements on the cross-border processing of migrants’ biometric data
he US, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador: terminate the agreements on cross-border transfers of migrants’ biometric data.
President Museveni must veto Uganda’s repressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill
President Museveni must veto Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and help safeguard the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
Apagones de internet en América Latina y el Caribe: ataques a la libertad de expresión en Brasil y Cuba
En 2022, las autoridades bloquearon el internet en 35 países al menos 187 veces. Cuba y Brasil lo hicieron al menos tres veces en total.
Free press passes for RightsCon Costa Rica (June 5-8, 2023)
Be part of the RightsCon Costa Rica action, and register for a free online or in-person press ticket today
Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s parliament to immediately reject the new repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Stop the assault on free speech, drop the draft digital content regulation in Iraq
Access Now and partners call for Iraqi authorities to immediately withdraw the draconian draft regulation for digital content.