Access Now welcomes a new statement from U.N. Special Rapporteurs warning of increased closing of digital spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and embraces their commitment to continue to document the intersection of technology within their mandates. …
30 July 2020
Access Now welcomes the joint declaration from the United Nations that calls on governments globally to protect encryption and anonymity, safeguard net neutrality, and rein in the abuse of surveillance technologies.…
12 July 2019
في 9 أفريل 2017، بعد هجوم إرهابي على الكنائس المسيحية، أعلنت مصر “حالة الطوارئ”، مما أعطى بصفة مباشرة السلطات (القوات المسلحة والشرطة والرئيس) سلطة فرض رقابة ورصد جميع أشكال الاتصال عبر الإنترنت. في 24 ماي 2017، قامت هيئة مجهولة حتى…
15 March 2018
In a new op-ed published at Slate, David Kaye, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression, and Brett Solomon, our executive director, argue that in global policy, connecting the developing world to the internet isn’t enough. Respect for human rights must go “hand in glove” with the drive to connection.
…14 October 2015