Release Type: Press Releases
Lizzie O’Shea declared “Hero” for mobilizing the Australian public against the government’s anti-encryption legislation
Today, Access Now announces its selection of Australian human rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea as a 2018 Human Rights Hero.
Mohammed al-Maskati declared “Hero” for defending human rights through digital security training in the MENA Region
Today, Access Now announces its selection of Bahraini activist and digital security consultant Mohammed Al-Maskati as a recipient of this year’s Human Rights Heroes Award.
Access Now: Christchurch Call emphasizes human rights, but needs meaningful participation and transparency for rights-respecting outcome
Any attempt to set policies or binding regulations that impact online speech will be successful only if it is truly inclusive and genuinely garners insight and expertise from civil society.
Access Now to Bulgaria and Cyprus: don’t give NSO Group license to profit from human rights violations
Access Now wrote to the governments of Bulgaria and Cyprus to request investigations into export licenses reportedly issued to NSO Group, which sells surveillance products linked to human rights violations.
EU Parliament deletes the worst threats to freedom of expression proposed in the Terrorist Content Regulation
While we welcome the improvements to the initial European Commission proposal on this file, we doubt its objectives will be achieved. No meaningful evidence has been presented to demonstrate the need, nor the efficacy, of this new European counter-terrorism instrument.
April 2019: Open letter to Novalpina Capital, cc: NSO Group, Francisco Partners
The new owners of NSO Group continue to fail to demonstrate how they plan to prevent use of their surveillance products to harm human rights.
AI ethics guidance a first step but needs to be transformed into tangible rights for people
Access Now, ANEC, and BEUC support the HLEG AI Ethics guidelines, but stress that they can only be a first step.
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.
Privacy advocates call on U.S. Congress to release information crucial for surveillance reform debate
Access Now joins more than 30 civil society organizations in calling for U.S. House Judiciary Committee leaders to release critical information regarding the current implementation of U.S. surveillance laws.
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
The government’s proposed amendments on intermediary liability in India won’t fix disinformation, but will harm digital security and human rights, the coalition warns.