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UNHCR and WFP IrisGuard response letter

19 May 2021

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UNHCR and WFP IrisGuard response letter

19 May 2021

UNHCR and WFP IrisGuard response letter

Tunisia biometric passports

Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?

12 Apr 2021 •

Refugees should not be required to hand over personal biometric data in exchange for basic needs such as purchasing food. However, iris scan tech is reportedly being used by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in Jordan.

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Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?

12 Apr 2021

Iris scanning of refugees is disproportionate and dangerous — What’s happening behind IrisGuard’s closed doors?

U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response

18 May 2020 •

Access Now is engaging with the UNHCR to support refugees deliberately disconnected from the internet as COVID-19 continues to spread.

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U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response

18 May 2020

U.N. refugee agency: internet access key to COVID-19 response

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