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Mar 27: Access Now gathering leading experts for Data Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

15 Mar 2019

Join us on March 27, 2019, for the Data Privacy Summit, a full-day event to explore the current landscape for privacy and data in the United States, and to chart a path forward for a user-centered data protection framework.

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Mar 27: Access Now gathering leading experts for Data Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.
15 Mar 2019
Mar 27: Access Now gathering leading experts for Data Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.
Freedom of expression

Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz facing arbitrary detention

12 Mar 2019

Luis Carlos Díaz, a journalist and activist well known throughout Venezuela and the global human rights community, was detained by SEBIN intelligence officers yesterday evening on his way home from work at Union Radio.

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Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz facing arbitrary detention
12 Mar 2019
Venezuelan journalist Luis Carlos Díaz facing arbitrary detention
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السعودية: أكثر من 50 منظمة حقوقية تطالب بالإفراج الفوري عن المدافعين والمدافعات عن حقوق النساء

1 Mar 2019
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السعودية: أكثر من 50 منظمة حقوقية تطالب بالإفراج الفوري عن المدافعين والمدافعات عن حقوق النساء
1 Mar 2019
السعودية: أكثر من 50 منظمة حقوقية تطالب بالإفراج الفوري عن المدافعين والمدافعات عن حقوق النساء
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Saudi Arabia: Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of women’s rights defenders

1 Mar 2019

At the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, we urge member states to pass a resolution asking explicitly for the immediate and unconditional release of detained Saudi women human rights defenders.

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Saudi Arabia: Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of women’s rights defenders
1 Mar 2019
Saudi Arabia: Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of women’s rights defenders
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

دعوة لسحب مشروع قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية الذي يقوض بشدة الحق الأساسي في حرية التعبير

1 Mar 2019
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دعوة لسحب مشروع قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية الذي يقوض بشدة الحق الأساسي في حرية التعبير
1 Mar 2019
دعوة لسحب مشروع قانون الجرائم الإلكترونية الذي يقوض بشدة الحق الأساسي في حرية التعبير
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

Iraq: Call to withdraw the draft Cybercrime Law which would severely undermine fundamental right to freedom of expression

1 Mar 2019

Concerned over restrictions to freedom of expression, 10 civil society organisations call on Iraq to withdraw draft Cybercrime Law.

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Iraq: Call to withdraw the draft Cybercrime Law which would severely undermine fundamental right to freedom of expression
1 Mar 2019
Iraq: Call to withdraw the draft Cybercrime Law which would severely undermine fundamental right to freedom of expression
Australia’s Privacy Act

U.S. Senate excludes civil society from critical data protection hearing

26 Feb 2019

In response to a Senate hearing on privacy featuring predominantly industry voices, members of civil society and privacy experts are organizing a coordinated, real-time response to take place over Twitter.

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U.S. Senate excludes civil society from critical data protection hearing
26 Feb 2019
U.S. Senate excludes civil society from critical data protection hearing

Now more than ever, Tunisians need a functioning Data Protection Authority

25 Feb 2019

Our coalition calls on the Head of Government to work quickly to appoint someone in lieu of the current DPA, Chawki Gaddes.

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Now more than ever, Tunisians need a functioning Data Protection Authority
25 Feb 2019
Now more than ever, Tunisians need a functioning Data Protection Authority
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تونس: غياب الهيئة المُستقلّة لحماية المعطيات الشخصيّة في ظل العام الانتخابي المُقبل يضع مسار الحريّات والحقوق الأساسية في خطر

25 Feb 2019
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تونس: غياب الهيئة المُستقلّة لحماية المعطيات الشخصيّة في ظل العام الانتخابي المُقبل يضع مسار الحريّات والحقوق الأساسية في خطر
25 Feb 2019
تونس: غياب الهيئة المُستقلّة لحماية المعطيات الشخصيّة في ظل العام الانتخابي المُقبل يضع مسار الحريّات والحقوق الأساسية في خطر
NSO Group human rights

Access Now joins human rights groups open letter to Novalpina Capital

18 Feb 2019

Our open letter urges Novalpina Capital, now an owner of the NSO Group surveillance technology firm, to prevent use of its products to harm human rights across the globe.

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Access Now joins human rights groups open letter to Novalpina Capital
18 Feb 2019
Access Now joins human rights groups open letter to Novalpina Capital