Tag: Business & Human Rights
Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-ShehabÂ
In a joint statement, Access Now and partners call on Saudi Arabian authorities to immediately release Salma al-Shehab.
Meta’s Treatment of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment Is an Alarming Precedent for Arabic Speaking Countries
Access Now and partners demand the immediate release of Meta’s India Human Rights Impact Assessment and Palestine’s BSR report.
From Palestine to India, Meta must step up and protect the rights of the global majority
Access Now and a coalition of rights organizations urge Meta to immediately release the India HRIA report and the Palestine BSR report.
Saudi ‘surveillance city’: Would you sell your data to The Line?
Mailchimp is still silencing activists in Russia
When Mailchimp left Russia, we warned the company not to cut off Russian civil society. Today, it’s still silencing pro-democracy and anti-war voices, ignoring human rights guidance.
Updates: Digital rights in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
See Access Now’s latest updates on the rapidly evolving Russia-Ukraine conflict.
SEC must demand greater transparency on digital and human rights issues in ESG ratings
We urge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure new rules will help investors get accurate information about their holdings’ human rights impacts.
Post-Roe, civil society calls on data brokers to do no harm
Access Now, Amnesty International USA, and Fight for the Future called on four geolocation data brokers to ensure their practices are not harming the privacy and reproductive rights of people seeking abortions.
Track and target: FAQ on Myanmar CCTV cameras and facial recognition
The military junta in Myanmar is rolling out China-made CCTV cameras with facial recognition capabilities to intensify surveillance against the people.
Warning: blocking online platforms in Kenya will spread election disinformation
People in Kenya should not have to pay for Meta’s inability to address disinformation by suffering a communications blackout during an election.