Tag: #KeepItOn

Egypt’s severe online censorship and crackdown on civil society threatens human rights during the election period.

Our letter to the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urges the United Nations to address recent human rights violations committed by the Republic of Cameroon against the country’s Anglophone population.

It has come without fanfare, and with widespread lack of confidence in its permanency, but the latest internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon has largely come to an end.

Responding to a court challenge to internet shutdowns in Pakistan, the Islamabad high court ruled that shutting down mobile networks is illegal under most circumstances.

In a guest post, Grace Mutung’u argues that regardless of the rationale, switching off four TV channels in Kenya is a disproportionate measure that interferes with the right to free expression.

People who live through internet shutdowns almost never get redress for harm during the disruptions. Our intervention seeks to change that.

In Iran, the DRC, Ethiopia, and Cameroon, governments are responding to protests by imposing internet shutdowns. It has to stop.

The people of Iran have a fundamental human right to free expression. Here’s how you can help them exercise that right.

As we reflect on 2017 and look ahead to next year, we’re grateful for you — the global community that cares about human rights.