Tag: Myanmar

International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar

Access Now welcomes a U.N. expert statement released at the conclusion of RightsCon 2022 that draws attention to digital rights in conflict and crises.

Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship.”

In 2021, Access Now Grants supported grassroots, frontline, and feminist digital rights organizations and human rights defenders.

Digital rights violations enable and escalate offline violence, deepening humanitarian crises. Our latest brief recaps key developments at the 49th United Nations Human Rights Council, guiding delegates in next steps for advancing global norms and standards to protect digital rights. 

Myanmar’s military is engaged in a digital coup, and the international community must act. We spoke at the United Nations on Myanmar during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council to offer our recommendations.

Access Now is is calling for sanctions to stop Telenor’s irresponsible disposal of its Myanmar operations.

The Myanmar military is consolidating control over the telecom sector, expanding surveillance and invading privacy. The telecom sector must push back.

As the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates to war, the tech sector must do more than merely comply with sanctions. Here are our recommendations for mitigating human rights harms. 

Civil society is calling on the international community to stand with the people of Myanmar and resist the coup — both physical and digital.