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Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach

17 Jun 2026

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn in the strongest possible terms the cyberattack on the World Food Programme (WFP) that took place on May 14, 2026, exposing the personal data of 600,000 Palestinian households in Gaza.

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Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
17 Jun 2026
Surveilled, targeted, and now hacked: WFP must protect Palestinians in Gaza after massive data breach
AI Action Summit

Joint statement on AI in warfare

15 Jun 2026

We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are deeply alarmed by the rapid militarization of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. AI systems embedded into military kill chains are accelerating the speed and scale of military assaults in a manner that creates significant new risks for accountability in conflict and risks facilitating violations of international criminal, human rights, and humanitarian law.

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Joint statement on AI in warfare
15 Jun 2026
Joint statement on AI in warfare
Palestinian Authority

Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

20 May 2026
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Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
20 May 2026
Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information

20 May 2026
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Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information
20 May 2026
Criminalizing truth: Gulf governments must end the crackdown on information
Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation does no harm

Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW

17 Mar 2026
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Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
17 Mar 2026
Statement: human rights organizations file brief in Anthropic v. DOW
Cameroon

Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war

11 Mar 2026

join the international community, including the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, in calling on Iran to immediately restore internet and mobile communications and in demanding accountability and transparency for the grave human rights violations documented in the country

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Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
11 Mar 2026
Connect the population: Access Now demands end to Iran’s continued internet blackout amid war
Cameroon

#KeepItOn: authorities must reverse social media shutdown order and restore access in Gabon

20 Feb 2026

We urgently demand the government of Gabon to immediately reverse orders to shut down social media indefinitely in the country. The order is in gross violation of national and international human rights frameworks and must not be allowed to continue.

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#KeepItOn: authorities must reverse social media shutdown order and restore access in Gabon
20 Feb 2026
#KeepItOn: authorities must reverse social media shutdown order and restore access in Gabon
Cameroon

Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran

5 Feb 2026
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Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran
5 Feb 2026
Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in the Islamic Republic of Iran

DSA Human Rights Alliance publishes principles calling for DSA enforcement to incorporate global perspectives

28 Jan 2026
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DSA Human Rights Alliance publishes principles calling for DSA enforcement to incorporate global perspectives
28 Jan 2026
DSA Human Rights Alliance publishes principles calling for DSA enforcement to incorporate global perspectives
Cameroon

Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns

23 Jan 2026
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Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns
23 Jan 2026
Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns
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