Business and Human Rights

Business and Human Rights

We urge companies to make their practices more transparent, accountable, and rights-respecting.

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Transparency Reporting Index

Transparency reporting is one of the strongest ways for tech companies to disclose threats to user privacy and free expression. Our index provides you with an easy way to find reports from today’s leading internet companies and telcos. We encourage more companies to join this trend toward openness in order to build trust and strengthen user rights online.…

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression

21 Feb 2025

Given the escalating use of free speech claims as a shield for inciting hatred and violence, it is more urgent than ever to reaffirm what freedom of expression truly stands for.

Press Release
Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression
21 Feb 2025
Our rights are at stake: it’s time to reclaim freedom of expression
AI Action Summit
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 

14 Feb 2025

The development of the proposed GDPR Procedural Regulation represents a missed opportunity to address enforcement challenges.

Press Release
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 
14 Feb 2025
AI Action Summit: a missed opportunity for human-rights centered AI governance 
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch

30 Jan 2025

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2025 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

Campaign
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
30 Jan 2025
2025 elections and internet shutdowns watch
South Sudan #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights

24 Jan 2025

The #KeepItOn coalition demands the government of South Sudan put an immediate end to the ongoing social media shutdowns in the country.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights
24 Jan 2025
#KeepItOn: authorities must restore access to social media in South Sudan and uphold human rights
Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Content Governance
Content Governance

Metino ukidanje provjere činjenica ‘politička odluka sa stvarnim posljedicama’

20 Jan 2025
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Metino ukidanje provjere činjenica ‘politička odluka sa stvarnim posljedicama’
Radio Free Europe ↗
20 Jan 2025
Metino ukidanje provjere činjenica ‘politička odluka sa stvarnim posljedicama’
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 

16 Jan 2025

As 2025 gets underway, Access Now’s new Executive Director, Alejandro Mayoral Baños, PhD, shares his reflections on the “black snakes” threatening the digital rights movement.

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Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
16 Jan 2025
Tackling the “black snakes” undermining digital rights worldwide 
AI Action Summit
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation

16 Jan 2025

This statement was written by the AI Act civil society and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalitions following the EU Commission consultation on the AI Act.

Press Release
Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation
16 Jan 2025
Human rights and justice must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation
WhatsApp v NSO case
Surveillance
Surveillance

Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case

13 Jan 2025

Access Now welcomes the ruling in the case of WhatsApp v NSO Group, where the U.S. District Court of Northern California found that NSO violated federal and California state hacking statutes.

Press Release
Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case
13 Jan 2025
Statement on the historic decision in the WhatsApp v NSO case
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

بيان مُشترك: المجتمع المدني يُطالب باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت

12 Dec 2024

منظمات حقوق الإنسان المُوقّعة أدناه، نحثّ حكومة السعودية على إطلاق سراح جميع المعتقلين الذين اعتقلتهم السلطات السعودية بسبب تعبيرهم عن آرائهم على الإنترنت

Press Release
بيان مُشترك: المجتمع المدني يُطالب باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
12 Dec 2024
بيان مُشترك: المجتمع المدني يُطالب باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة قبيل انعقاد منتدى حوكمة الإنترنت
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Joint statement: civil society demands action ahead of Internet Governance Forum

12 Dec 2024

Civil society urges the government of Saudi Arabia to release people imprisoned for their online expression and foster transparency and accountability ahead of IGF 2024.

Press Release
Joint statement: civil society demands action ahead of Internet Governance Forum
12 Dec 2024
Joint statement: civil society demands action ahead of Internet Governance Forum
Authorities Gabon #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: authorities in Pakistan must stop the ongoing suppression of digital rights

12 Dec 2024

The #KeepItOn coalition urges the government of Pakistan to immediately bring an end to the ongoing blatant violation of fundamental rights in the country.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: authorities in Pakistan must stop the ongoing suppression of digital rights
12 Dec 2024
#KeepItOn: authorities in Pakistan must stop the ongoing suppression of digital rights
Authorities Gabon #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: government of Ghana and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 elections

27 Nov 2024

The #KeepItOn coalition urges authorities in Ghana to publicly commit to ensuring that people have unfettered access to the internet throughout the 2024 general elections.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: government of Ghana and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 elections
27 Nov 2024
#KeepItOn: government of Ghana and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 elections
ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice

Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice

21 Nov 2024
Press Release
Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
21 Nov 2024
Know your customer: ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders put Big Tech on notice
Authorities Gabon #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn: the Government of Tanzania and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 local elections

21 Nov 2024

The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities and ISPs in Tanzania to ensure internet access during the upcoming elections.

Press Release
#KeepItOn: the Government of Tanzania and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 local elections
21 Nov 2024
#KeepItOn: the Government of Tanzania and internet service providers must ensure open and secure internet access throughout the 2024 local elections
6-years-GDPR
Data Protection
Data Protection

Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 

18 Nov 2024

Access Now’s new report, Six years of the GDPR: priced out of privacy, presents recommendations for the EU to address the incompatibility of “pay or consent” models with fundamental rights.

Press Release
Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 
18 Nov 2024
Six years of the GDPR: we won’t pay for our right to data protection 
Surveillance
Surveillance

Human rights groups question Sandvine’s commitment to change

4 Nov 2024
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Human rights groups question Sandvine’s commitment to change
The Record ↗
4 Nov 2024
Human rights groups question Sandvine’s commitment to change