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Access Now’s European Human Rights agenda for the digital age

17 Feb 2020
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Access Now’s European Human Rights agenda for the digital age
17 Feb 2020
Access Now’s European Human Rights agenda for the digital age

#FreeAlaa: Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah is arrested again

2 Oct 2019 •

Only six months after his release from prison, Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol and a key leader of the 2011 Egyptian uprising, was arrested again.

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#FreeAlaa: Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah is arrested again
2 Oct 2019
#FreeAlaa: Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah is arrested again
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Revised draft U.N. treaty on business and human rights: a few steps forward, a few unanswered questions

20 Aug 2019 •

Companies have a huge impact on human rights, and they must be held accountable for abuse of these rights. An updated draft treaty from the United Nations is helpful, but needs to go further.

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Revised draft U.N. treaty on business and human rights: a few steps forward, a few unanswered questions
20 Aug 2019
Revised draft U.N. treaty on business and human rights: a few steps forward, a few unanswered questions
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AI Technologies: Putting human rights at the forefront

30 Jun 2019
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AI Technologies: Putting human rights at the forefront
30 Jun 2019
AI Technologies: Putting human rights at the forefront

Human Rights Work in Africa: From Digitization in Uganda to #RightsCon 2019 in Tunisia

26 Jun 2019
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Human Rights Work in Africa: From Digitization in Uganda to #RightsCon 2019 in Tunisia
26 Jun 2019
Human Rights Work in Africa: From Digitization in Uganda to #RightsCon 2019 in Tunisia
AI Action Summit

Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights

8 Apr 2019 •

Where ethics lacks the means of enforcement, international human rights law possesses well-developed standards and institutions as well as a universal framework for safeguards.

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Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights
8 Apr 2019
Laying down the law on AI: ethics done, now the EU must focus on human rights

Human rights matter in the AI debate. Let’s make sure AI does us more good than harm.

8 Nov 2018 •

Our new report looks at the implications of the growth in AI-powered technologies through a human rights lens.

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Human rights matter in the AI debate. Let’s make sure AI does us more good than harm.
8 Nov 2018
Human rights matter in the AI debate. Let’s make sure AI does us more good than harm.
NSO Group human rights

EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry

29 Oct 2018
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EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
29 Oct 2018
EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
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Open Letter to Ambassador Annika Ben David

11 Sep 2018
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Open Letter to Ambassador Annika Ben David
11 Sep 2018
Open Letter to Ambassador Annika Ben David
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In Australia, an inflection point for human rights

21 Jul 2018 •

Experts across fields and sectors will converge in Sydney for the Human Rights and Technology conference hosted by the Australian Human Rights Commission. We’ll be there.

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In Australia, an inflection point for human rights
21 Jul 2018
In Australia, an inflection point for human rights