Tag: #KeepItOn
Cameroon: Never again, or again and again?
There is an ongoing human rights crisis in Cameroon. The international community must act.
Access Now calls on 22 major tech companies to account for their human rights practices
We’re working with Ranking Digital Rights to make sure the companies tracked in the Corporate Accountability Index respond and take steps to protect your rights.
العراق فرض “حظر التجول” على الإنترنت في امتحانات المدارس، ووزارة الاتصالات تنفي
السلطات العراقية تقطع الأنترنت من جديد لمدة 10 أيام بسبب الإمتحانات
Iraq imposes internet “curfew” for school exams, but says it has no intention to cut internet
Iraq is imposing curfew-style internet shutdowns, where the internet is shut down repeatedly, routinely blacking out online communications on an ongoing basis.
Open letter to Michelle Bachelet, new High Commissioner for Human Rights
We identify six areas for digital rights in which the new U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights could have a key and definitive voice during her tenure.
Old habits die hard: Ethiopia blocks internet in the eastern part of the country again
Despite a renewed commitment from the government to respect free expression online, Ethiopia has shut down the internet in the entire eastern part of the country amid growing tensions.
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.
Will Zimbabwe #KeepItOn during the upcoming election?
Zimbabwe is going into a make-or-break election on July 30, 2018. The question is: Will the government throttle the internet?
India cuts internet access for school exams, doubles down on rights-harming shutdowns
Shutdowns during exams are increasingly common in countries like Iraq and Algeria, despite the harm they cause to human rights and the economy. But it’s relatively new in India, and it must be stopped.
An internet shutdown during Pakistan’s elections? Not on our watch
As Pakistan prepares to go to the polls on July 25, civil society is keeping watch and documenting any interference with free expression online. Will you join us?