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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 >>
Third illegal instrument to be approved by the EU this year
Saturday, 9 July 2016, 8:05 pm | Access Now
Brussels, BE —Earlier today, the Article 31 Committee, which represents the EU’s 28 Member States, gave its green light to the Privacy Shield -- a data-transfer arrangement between the EU and the U.S. designed to replace the Safe Harbour mechanism that was ... More >>
NGO coalition calls on French Parliamentarians
Friday, 2 October 2015, 9:12 am | Access Now
Brussels, Belgium - Today, a coalition of more than 20 NGOs and digital rights groups, including Access, sent a letter to the representatives of the French National Assembly - the lower Chamber of the French Parliament - calling for the rejection of yet another ... More >>
Access urges action on Burundi internet shutdown
Saturday, 2 May 2015, 10:59 am | Access Now
Today, Access submitted a letter to UN and African Union experts requesting their urgent intervention on the internet shutdown in Burundi, where social media services have been cut off in the face of public unrest. The letter underscores the importance ... More >>
Charlie Hebdo must not be used to expand surveillance
Friday, 30 January 2015, 12:15 pm | Access Now
Digital rights community: “Charlie Hebdo tragedy must not be used by governments to expand surveillance” More >>
Access Protests Targeting of RiseUp.net Users in Spain
Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10:24 pm | Access Now
Spanish law enforcement is claiming that the use RiseUp.net’s secure communication technologies justifies arrests and detainments. Access vehemently disagrees. More >>
EU Legal Services Report: Data Retention Likely Illegal
Thursday, 8 January 2015, 3:41 pm | Access Now
Brussels — Last year, the EU Court of Justice issued a sweeping condemnation of the EU Data Retention Directive, a law that required every Member State to implement data retention measures. More >>
They are trying to kill the internet in Turkey. Again
Saturday, 29 March 2014, 11:57 am | Access Now
Last week, the Turkish government took Twitter offline for millions of Turkish users. Over the weekend, Turkish authorities started shutting down workarounds that allowed users to communicate via Twitter. Now Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... More >>
