Tag: Digital rights
Press Releases
#KeepItOn: Global rights groups urgently demand restoration of 4G internet access in Jammu and Kashmir
The #KeepItOn coalition is calling on India to restore access to 4G high-speed internet access as a first step towards the containment of the COVID-19 virus and related health needs.…
24 April 2020
Press Releases
#KeepItOn: Open letter to the government of India on lifting internet restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir during COVID-19 pandemic
We, the undersigned organizations, write to reiterate our call on the government of India to lift the restriction on 4G high-speed internet access in the Jammu and Kashmir region.…
24 April 2020
Access Now in the News
Pandemic panopticon: Israeli surveillance during COVID-19
Al Jazeera
19 April 2020
Blog
Cybercrime law in Jordan: pushing back on new amendments that could harm free expression and violate privacy
Human rights activists and civil society organizations oppose updates to the law that could enable violation of rights and freedoms guaranteed by Jordan’s Constitution. …
19 February 2019
Blog
In Tunisia, an open debate on data protection and the right to access information
Our joint event with UNESCO gathered stakeholders including civil society, members of parliament, and international experts to discuss protecting data and the right to access information in Tunisia.…
8 November 2018
Press Releases
EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
Brussels, BE — EU member states must back proposed curbs on the export of surveillance equipment to abusive regimes, Access Now, Amnesty International, and Reporters Without Borders said, after leaked documents published by digital rights reporters at netzpolitik.org and…
29 October 2018
