Press Releases

Civil society to the UK Foreign Office: Free human rights defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Civil society letter to the UK Foreign Office urging them to secure the release and transfer Alaa to the UK as he continues his hunger strike…

27 May 2022

Press Releases

Freedom of Expression

UK Foreign Office must protect its citizens — intervene and #FreeAlaa today

Access Now and a coalition of civil society organisations call on the UK Foreign Office to secure Alaa’s release and safe transfer to the UK. #FreeAlaa …

27 May 2022

Consultation/Comment

Data Protection

Access Now’s answers to the United Kingdom data protection reform consultation

21 November 2021

Blog

Digital Security

Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption

Access Now and Digital Rights Watch call on Facebook to resist “Five Eyes” government over-reach and breach of basic human rights and ensure their users private communications and the best possible security online.…

4 October 2019

Blog

Digital Security

“Five Eyes” governments respond to coalition demands to stop undermining encryption

Here’s a status update on the Five Eyes governments’ positions on encryption.…

18 October 2017

Blog

Digital Security

Government hacking is no answer to the MLAT problem

Any authorization for extraordinary access to data across borders must increase — not decrease — vital and necessary protections for our fundamental rights.…

6 July 2017

Blog

Business and Human Rights

Telefonica opens up as transparency standards improve

The latest transparency reports and civil society work show the practice is growing up.…

18 January 2017

Press Releases

Privacy

The UK Parliament shows disregard for digital rights by approving Snooper’s Charter

The UK has codified and expanded mass government surveillance, making people less free and less safe.…

17 November 2016

Blog

Privacy

Four ways the new proposal for bypassing MLATs fails human rights

We need to fix the MLAT system, but the new proposal doesn’t really do that. It also fails to implement a true human rights framework.…

20 July 2016

Blog

Privacy

Access Now to human rights court: GCHQ surveillance violates human rights

Access Now has intervened in a case before the European Court of Human Rights, detailing how the surveillance conducted by the British intelligence agency GCHQ violates international human rights law and policy.…

9 February 2016

Tag: United Kingdom

Press Releases

Civil society to the UK Foreign Office: Free human rights defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Press Releases

UK Foreign Office must protect its citizens — intervene and #FreeAlaa today

Blog

Australian digital rights organizations defend encryption

Blog

“Five Eyes” governments respond to coalition demands to stop undermining encryption

Blog

Government hacking is no answer to the MLAT problem

Blog

Telefonica opens up as transparency standards improve

Press Releases

The UK Parliament shows disregard for digital rights by approving Snooper’s Charter

Blog

Four ways the new proposal for bypassing MLATs fails human rights

Blog

Access Now to human rights court: GCHQ surveillance violates human rights

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