Blog Freedom of Expression Digital Rights 101: Understanding how technology affects human rights for all Technology is shaping the way organizations and communities operate. If you or your nonprofit haven’t started thinking about digital rights, here’s why you should.… 24 April 2018
Blog Freedom of Expression The shutdown has ended, but Cameroonians are still feeling the impact It has come without fanfare, and with widespread lack of confidence in its permanency, but the latest internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon has largely come to an end.… 1 March 2018
Blog Freedom of Expression Taking a human rights agenda to Davos More than 3,000 global leaders are gathering to discuss the theme of building a “Shared Future in a Fractured World.” Human rights should be at the center of that shared vision.… 21 January 2018
Blog Net Discrimination Net Neutrality matters for human rights across the globe No matter where you live, Net Neutrality is essential for free expression. Here’s a global tour of “hot spots” in the movement to keep the internet open and free. … 30 August 2017
Blog Freedom of Expression Connectivity problems raise red flags ahead of Venezuelan elections Is the government attempting to muzzle online speech and cut off access to information? … 28 July 2017
Blog Freedom of Expression We can’t reach the U.N. goals for sustainable development without the internet Only a stable, secure, and open internet will ensure success for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. … 22 June 2017
Blog Freedom of Expression How Access Now is working to bridge the gender “digital divide” It’s International Women’s Day. Here’s how we’re working to make the internet a more inclusive, equitable, and safe place for everyone.… 8 March 2017
Press Releases Freedom of Expression An open letter to tech CEOs meeting with President-Elect Trump Remember your commitment to human rights.… 13 December 2016
Blog Privacy U.N. targets tech companies with call for data protection and transparency The new United Nations privacy resolution recognizes that companies must act to protect rights.… 22 November 2016
Consultation/Comment Net Discrimination ITU Consultation: Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet The ITU should consider the quality of internet connectivity, versus only considering the number of connections.… 28 October 2016
Blog Freedom of Expression The key to sustainable development: technology and an open, free, secure internet Our submission to the ITU on connectivity and sustainable development stresses the need for policy and standards that support a free, open, secure internet.… 6 October 2016
Publications Business and Human Rights The Human Rights Principles for Connectivity and Development Grounded in international human rights law and norms, these Principles aim to prevent, mitigate, and remedy human rights harms in connectivity and development issues.… 5 October 2016
