Release Type: Press Releases
Fair elections in Guinea? Keep the internet open
For the Republic of Guinea’s presidential elections to be fair and democratic, President Alpha Condé must ensure a stable and open internet before, during, and after polling day — scheduled for October 18, 2020.
رسالة مفتوحة من المنظمات الحقوقية والنقابية المدافعة على حرية التعبير والإعلام في تونس إلى السيدات والسادة نواب الشعب
Access Now resigns from the Partnership on AI
بيان من عدة جمعيات ومنظمات المجتمع المدني “عودة برلمانية مفزعة”
Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies
The signatory organizations are deeply concerned about the legislation, which, if implemented, would seriously undermine human rights; in particular, freedom of expression and access to information, already under threat in Nicaragua, would be compromised.
UNGA 75 Side Event: COVID-19, Surveillance, and the Right to Privacy
The United National General Assembly 75th session is in full swing, and digital rights are taking centre stage at “Protecting Human Rights During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Digital Pandemic Surveillance and the Right to Privacy” co-organized by Access Now.
Future EU-US data transfers? EU must push back on the US’s surveillance game
Access Now and the American Civil Liberties Union are calling on the European Commission to press the United States to reform its surveillance laws, so that any future instrument for EU-US data transfers complies with EU law and withstands judicial scrutiny.
Correcting the record in California Net Neutrality battle: civil society takes a stand
Access Now and public interest partners filed an amicus brief in defense of California’s net neutrality law, SB 822.
Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos en Nicaragua promueve la censura y la criminalización del uso cotidiano de las tecnologías
La reciente propuesta de Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos de Nicaragua representa un nuevo intento del gobierno de Nicaragua para controlar y perseguir a la oposición. Desde Access Now advertimos de esta tendencia a criminalizar la protesta en línea y manifestamos nuestra preocupación por la amenaza latente a los derechos humanos.
Civil society to U.S. Congress: don’t let disinformation run rampant
Access Now and public interest partners oppose the Online Content Policy Modernization Act, legislation that would hamper platforms’ ability to combat disinformation and hate speech.