Tag: Business & Human Rights
Human rights are the ballast: how we’re supporting the activists defending your rights
Amazon halts police use of Rekognition
Amazon’s decision to ban police use of Rekognition for one year is a step in the right direction, but the company must do more to safeguard human rights.
Commission urged not to backtrack on EU spyware rules
Human rights organizations call to strengthen the European Commission position on dual-use recast
The letter calls on the Commission to enact strong uniform rules across the Union so that surveillance vendors are prevented from “licence shopping” among the states with weaker implementation of current export controls rules.
What the Facebook Oversight Board means for human rights, and where we go from here
Access Now takes a high-level look at this first iteration of the Board, its potential for impact, and challenges that lie ahead. We identify the immediate next steps Facebook should take to safeguard freedom of expression and other human rights.
What the Facebook Oversight Board means for human rights, and where we go from here
Twitter corrects Trump’s inaccurate ballot tweet, so he retaliates with legally nonsensical executive order
Access Now lambasts President Trump’s executive order to undermine Section 230 and defends Twitter’s decision to fact-check the president’s erroneous tweet.
Starting from the top: governance matters for human rights, as GNI assessment report shows
The new Global Network Initiative public assessment report underscores the need for better corporate governance to meet human rights standards.
Civil liberty groups dismiss guarantee on US not accessing COVIDSafe data
