Tag: Free Expression
Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos en Nicaragua: la opresión se traslada al mundo en línea
El lunes 28 de septiembre de 2020, diputados de la bancada sandinista presentaron ante la Asamblea Nacional el proyecto de Ley Especial de Ciberdelitos dirigido a prevenir, investigar, perseguir y sancionar los delitos cometidos por medio del uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación. La ambigüedad en sus términos y los delitos que crea (como la difusión de noticias falsas) implican un nuevo intento del gobierno de Nicaragua para controlar y perseguir a disidentes.
Azerbaijani authorities disrupt internet nationwide amid Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Egypt’s new data protection law: data protection or data control?
In a context of digital authoritarianism in Egypt, it is imperative to ensure the Personal Data Protection Law is used to protect Egyptians’ data, not to monetize or control it.
Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.
Nicaragua is threatening TikTok activists — follow these steps to stay secure
In Nicaragua, authorities are ratcheting up attacks on people who speak out against the government online. Here’s how you can improve your digital security practices and prevent attacks when you’re using TikTok.
Watch: Access Now’s Joseph Steele addresses 75th United Nations General Assembly
In a U.N. meeting on protecting future generations in the digital era, Steele urged global stakeholders to cease exploitative data collection, renew the commitment to bring everyone meaningfully online, and stop internet shutdowns and unlawful censorship.
Webinar: Fighting against internet shutdowns in 2020 through strategic advocacy
On September 24 at 10:00 am UTC, join our webinar to hear from experts from media, education, health, technology, and civil society about the innovative strategies they are using to fight internet shutdowns during COVID-19, elections, and protests.
300+ NGOs to United Nations: intervene on China’s human rights abuses
Access Now and 320 other NGOs and civil society actors, call on U.N. bodies to take immediate action, and put an end to China’s rampant human rights violations.
Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.
When member states fail to protect human rights — such as by cutting off internet access in the middle of a global pandemic — we leverage the UPR process to call attention to that failure and press for change.
Have questions about internet shutdowns? Kill Switch has answers
Why aren’t internet shutdowns illegal? Are there ways to bypass them? Can we fight internet shutdowns in court? Does anyone see a way to end shutdowns, once and for all? Kill Switch podcast has the answers.