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Human rights groups press for evaluation of digital ID
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 7:55 am | Access Now
Washington, D.C. (October 21, 2019) — Today a group of more than 60 civil society organizations, technologists, and experts from around the world released Why ID: Protecting Our Identity in the Digital Age . The open letter calls on international ... More >>
Facebook Should Go Ahead with Its Plans to Encrypt
Friday, 4 October 2019, 10:30 am | Access Now
October 3, 2019 — News broke today that authorities in the U.K., U.S., and Australia are calling on Facebook to delay plans to implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging services. More >>
G7 internet charter has foundations right, details dangerous
Friday, 20 September 2019, 8:50 am | Access Now
September 19, 2019 — G7 member countries -with the exception of the United States- have signed the “ Charter For A Free, Open and Safe Internet ” (“the charter”), a voluntary pledge similar to the Christchurch Call that lists out actions that countries ... More >>
Strike Down the Toothless Privacy Shield
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 8:36 pm | Access Now
September 18, 2019 —Access Now is calling upon the European Commission to strike down the EU-US “Privacy Shield” arrangement in light of the repeated failure by the US administration to take the necessary steps to protect European privacy ... More >>
Internet shutdowns will further hurt Hong Kong
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 8:30 am | Access Now
As part of a larger crackdown on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has suggested that her administration would consider using legacy emergency legal powers to allow the Government of Hong Kong to censor, disrupt, and block social ... More >>
India: Keep Internet Open And Secure in Jammu and Kashmir
Thursday, 15 August 2019, 2:11 pm | Access Now
Global Coalition Calls for India to Keep the Internet Open And Secure in the Territory of Jammu And Kashmir More >>
Christchurch Call emphasizes human rights but more needed
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 10:12 am | Access Now
Today, a group of governments led by New Zealand, and major tech companies, including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and Twitter, signed and published the “ Christchurch Call ,” a voluntary pledge with commitments aimed at eliminating terrorist and ... More >>
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 2:05 pm | Access Now
Global coalition urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines More >>
Social media shutdown in Venezuela a warning
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 1:47 pm | Access Now
SOCIAL MEDIA SHUTDOWN IN VENEZUELA IS A WARNING OF WHAT IS TO COME AS POLITICAL TENSIONS RISE More >>
U.S. Withdrawal From U.N. Human Rights Council Condemned
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:37 pm | Access Now
Today, Access Now condemns the Trump Administration after its announcement that the United States is pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council (“HRC”). The HRC is a 47-state body entrusted with protecting and promoting human rights, ... More >>
European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 12:22 pm | Access Now
EU: European Parliament must vote to stop surveillance equipment going to rights-abusing governments Brussels, BE - European Parliament’s (EP) vote tomorrow could stop the export of dangerous surveillance equipment to rights-abusing governments, according ... More >>
EU adopts strong position on surveillance export controls
Friday, 24 November 2017, 7:04 pm | Access Now
Brussels, BE —Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted a strong position on the EU dual-use recast. This develops on the European Commission proposal presented on 28 September 2016. Whereas the EU Commission ... More >>
Five Eyes governments On encryption
Saturday, 21 October 2017, 7:00 pm | Access Now
This summer, a five-nation coalition of rights groups asked leaders in the "Five Eyes" surveillance partnership -- Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- to disavow any and all plans to mandate deliberate ... More >>
Deadline Approaching for 2017 Human Rights Awards
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 8:55 am | Access Now
Don't forget: we need your nominations for the 2017 Heroes & Villains Awards! The deadline is quickly approaching. More >>
Turnbull is Playing a Dangerous Shell Game
Friday, 7 July 2017, 6:56 pm | Access Now
Prime Minister Turnbull is Playing a Dangerous Shell Game with Calls to Break Encryption July 7, 2017 — Ahead of this week’s G20 economic summit, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is once again raising the subject of encryption. According to Australian ... More >>
Access Now Urges EC to Push for US Surveillance Reform
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 5:28 pm | Access Now
Access Now Urges European Commission to Push for US Surveillance Reform through the “Privacy Shield” Review More >>
Even with Macron victory in France, risks for human rights
Monday, 8 May 2017, 5:09 pm | Access Now
On Sunday France elected a new president, Emmanuel Macron, who will be leading the country for the next five years. In the context of the global trend toward authoritarian populism and its negative impact on the fundamental rights to privacy and free expression, ... More >>
For Giving Tuesday, help #KeepItOn
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 10:05 am | Access Now
Tomorrow is the last day you can buy a limited edition “Error 404” bath bomb to fight internet shutdowns! It's sparkling gold on the outside, blue on the inside, and a fizzy disruption fighter. For just $7 you can own one -- and you'll be supporting ... More >>
Limited Edition Soap Urges Action with Secret Message
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 12:07 pm | Access Now
Global —Access Now joined Lush Cosmetics in launching the next stage of the worldwide #KeepitOn campaign to fight internet shutdowns with a limited edition “bath bomb” called “Error 404.” The #KeepItOn campaign is featured on Lush.com in 6 languages, ... More >>
“Heroes & Villains” of Human Rights and Global Surveillance
Friday, 23 September 2016, 11:39 am | Access Now
Heroes include: Microsoft’s Brad Smith, Marc Zwillinger, Gerard Adriaan "Ard" van der Steur (Dutch minister of security and justice), and Henricus Gregorius Jozeph "Henk" Kamp (Dutch minister of economic affairs) More >>
