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Bridget Andere

Bridget Andere

Senior Policy Analyst

Bridget Andere is an Access Now Senior Policy Analyst. Her work at Access Now incorporates her expertise in various aspects of digital rights including data governance, digital identification, freedom of expression, and emerging technologies. She has worked in various capacities during her time at Access Now, including taking on transitional leadership roles. Before working at Access Now, Bridget worked in the private sector, gaining experience in commercial law, and civil and criminal litigation and specializing in corporate restructuring; she also worked as a research assistant for doctoral thesis supervision. She received her Llb. Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and her postgraduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law. She is a qualified Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Commissioner of Oaths. Bridget is also a member of the arbitration body, CIArb. 

TikTok

Joint statement on petition to ban TikTok in Kenya

24 Aug 2023

Kenya’s members of parliament must uphold freedom of expression and reject call to ban TikTok.

Press Release
Joint statement on petition to ban TikTok in Kenya
24 Aug 2023
Joint statement on petition to ban TikTok in Kenya
TikTok ban Kenya

Kenyan parliament must reject petition to ban TikTok

24 Aug 2023
Press Release
Kenyan parliament must reject petition to ban TikTok
24 Aug 2023
Kenyan parliament must reject petition to ban TikTok
Keep It On Gabon

Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns

16 Aug 2023

セネガル政府が最近のセネガルの政情不安に対応してインターネット遮断を武器化したことを非難し、当局がこの危険な検閲手段をエスカレートさせていることに終止符を打つよう要求する

Press Release
Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns
16 Aug 2023
Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Stop the internet shutdowns: Senegal authorities must end censorship

3 Aug 2023

Authorities must end censorship and the promote the rights of freedom of expression online — stop implementing internet shutdowns in Senegal.

Press Release
Stop the internet shutdowns: Senegal authorities must end censorship
3 Aug 2023
Stop the internet shutdowns: Senegal authorities must end censorship
Keep It On Gabon

Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns

3 Aug 2023

Nations across Africa, and the world, must ensure people can access open and free internet when they need it the most.

Press Release
Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns
3 Aug 2023
Civil society statement: government of Senegal must stop escalating trend of normalizing internet shutdowns
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Keep people connected in Senegal

2 Jun 2023

Access Now calls on the government of Senegal to immediately restore access to WhatsApp and Twitter, and keep people connected.

Press Release
Keep people connected in Senegal
2 Jun 2023
Keep people connected in Senegal
Tunisia digitization programs

Past learnings must be ‘at the heart of implementing’ a digital identity system in Kenya

24 May 2023
Press Release
Past learnings must be ‘at the heart of implementing’ a digital identity system in Kenya
24 May 2023
Past learnings must be ‘at the heart of implementing’ a digital identity system in Kenya
#KeepItOn during elections

Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online

27 Apr 2023

The Ethiopian government must reinstate full internet access across the country, and ensure its future safeguarding.

Press Release
Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online
27 Apr 2023
Stop the shutdowns: Ethiopian government must respect human rights online

Privacy first: Ugandan court hears civil society’s human rights warnings on digital identity system

27 Mar 2023

The High Court or Uganda has ruled to allow expert intervention from Access Now and partners on the human rights red flags around the country’s digital ID system.

Press Release
Privacy first: Ugandan court hears civil society’s human rights warnings on digital identity system
27 Mar 2023
Privacy first: Ugandan court hears civil society’s human rights warnings on digital identity system
Authorities in Kenya must immediately restore access and #KeepItOn throughout protests and unrest

Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East

9 Mar 2023
Publication
Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East
9 Mar 2023
Evading accountability through internet shutdowns: Trends in Africa and the Middle East