Tag: Business & Human Rights
EU “trilogues” consultation: A foot in the door for transparency
Making Europe’s “trialogues” process more transparent could help make the government more accountable to the public, which could in turn positively impact digital rights.
Access Now’s digital rights agenda for the 32nd session of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Here’s what we’re prioritizing this week at the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
U.N. expert aims to help businesses globally defend your digital rights
U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye maps out the pathway for developing global business standards to defend free expression and privacy in the digital age.
The laws that let internet shutdowns happen
Internet shutdowns violate human rights. Here’s why they keep happening anyway.
Tencent shareholders: have you checked your company’s digital rights record?
Let’s make sure Tencent’s major shareholders are aware of the work that needs to be done to improve the company’s digital rights record.
The TTIP leaks: what does it mean for your digital rights?
Documents leaked from ongoing, highly secretive negotiations between the United States and Europe reveal that human rights remain at risk, progress is slow, and we’re still not sure what the final outcome will be.
Tech titans respond to demands to improve transparency around privacy and free expression
This week six global tech companies — including Vodafone and Kakao — responded to letters from Access Now demanding that they increase transparency around digital rights such as privacy and free expression.
Helping African nations protect human rights online: UPR review
Our submissions to the U.N. Human Rights Council in the Universal Periodic Review for Uganda and South Sudan highlight ways that they can improve their human rights records.
Twitter May Have Cut Spy Agencies Off From Its Flood of Data