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Oral Statement – UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime 6th Session (NY) Arts 6-10, 36

29 Aug 2023
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Oral Statement – UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime 6th Session (NY) Arts 6-10, 36
29 Aug 2023
Oral Statement – UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime 6th Session (NY) Arts 6-10, 36
ヨルダン国王への公開書簡

Human rights organizations tell Libyan House of Representatives to immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law

10 Nov 2022

Access Now and partners are calling on Libya’s House of Representatives to immediately repeal the Anti-Cybercrime Law.

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Human rights organizations tell Libyan House of Representatives to immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law
10 Nov 2022
Human rights organizations tell Libyan House of Representatives to immediately repeal Anti-Cybercrime Law
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UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations

14 Sep 2022

Our new brief tracks progress on digital rights at the UN, providing recommendations for advancing international norms and standards to safeguard human rights online. 

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UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations
14 Sep 2022
UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations
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Syria’s new “cybercrime” law adds salt to injury

27 May 2022

Syria’s new “cybercrime” law gives a regime notorious for surveilling citizens new powers to violate privacy, silence people, and add a false legal veneer to human rights violations.

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Syria’s new “cybercrime” law adds salt to injury
27 May 2022
Syria’s new “cybercrime” law adds salt to injury
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Kenya must bin its repressive Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill

16 Dec 2021

Access Now is urging the Kenyan parliament to protect human rights and throw out the current Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill draft.

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Kenya must bin its repressive Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill
16 Dec 2021
Kenya must bin its repressive Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill
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Libya’s cybercrime law: A threat to freedom of expression and legalization of censorship

10 Nov 2021

Libya has just adopted a dangerous new cybercrime law that stifles freedom of expression.

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Libya’s cybercrime law: A threat to freedom of expression and legalization of censorship
10 Nov 2021
Libya’s cybercrime law: A threat to freedom of expression and legalization of censorship
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Why Latin America should protect, not persecute, information security researchers

12 Aug 2021

Information security researchers help keep people safe online, yet they are being persecuted in Latin America when they should be protected.

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Why Latin America should protect, not persecute, information security researchers
12 Aug 2021
Why Latin America should protect, not persecute, information security researchers
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Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases

7 Jun 2021

The Digital Security Helpline is a lifeline that supports at-risk groups and individuals from civil society. Read “Strengthening civil society’s defenses: what Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has learned from its first 10,000 cases.”

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Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
7 Jun 2021
Strengthening civil society’s defenses: Digital Security Helpline hits 10,000 cases
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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online

14 Oct 2020

In Nicaragua, a cybercrime bill with a broad scope, ambiguous terms, and disproportionate punishment for the crimes it creates — such as spreading “fake news” —  represents a new attempt by the government to control and prosecute dissidents. 

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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online
14 Oct 2020
Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua moves oppression online
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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies

5 Oct 2020

The signatory organizations are deeply concerned about the legislation, which, if implemented, would seriously undermine human rights; in particular, freedom of expression and access to information, already under threat in Nicaragua, would be compromised.

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Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies
5 Oct 2020
Special Cybercrime Bill in Nicaragua promotes censorship and criminalizes the everyday use of technologies