Tag: Digital rights
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Snatching away a lifeline: Australia cannot deny asylum seekers mobile phone access
Lawmakers must reject a bill to give the Australian Border Force the right to confiscate mobile phones — a lifeline of information, communication, and documentation — from asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention.…
1 September 2020
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Human rights are the ballast: how we’re supporting the activists defending your rights
In the midst of COVID-19, and at a time of upheaval and mass protests in countries across the globe, the world is shifting significantly for all of us, at both the micro and macro levels. Human rights are exactly the…
18 June 2020
Access Now in the News
GDPR is two years old but still lacking resources
The Irish Times
26 May 2020
Press Releases
#KeepItOn: Les organisations de défense des droits humains exhortent le président burundais Nkurunziza à garantir un accès Internet ouvert et sécurisé pendant les élections de 2020
Access Now, ainsi que 29 organizations internationales de défense des droits humains qui forment la coalition #KeepItOn, le lundi 18 mai 2020 ont envoyé une lettre conjointe au gouvernement du Burundi pour garantir un accès ouvert, sécurisé et stable à Internet et aux plateformes de réseaux sociaux à travers les élections présidentielles du pays prévues pour le 20 mai 2020.…
19 May 2020
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Access Now releases “Expanding connectivity to fight COVID-19: recommendations for governments and telcos”
Our recommendations are aimed at keeping people connected during COVID-19 and expanding connectivity globally, drawing lessons from the experiences of users at risk around the world.…
30 April 2020
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Press Briefing: Hear from civil society on the state of .ORG, why the sale is so dangerous, and what happens next
At 12pm ET on Thursday, 30 April, Access Now and partners from EFF, NTEN, and Human Rights Watch will discuss the ongoing proposal for private equity firm Ethos Capital to buy the registry managing .ORG — civil society’s home online — from the nonprofit Internet Society (ISOC).…
29 April 2020