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Carolina Goncalves Berenger

Summer Policy Intern

Carolina is a Summer Policy Intern at Access Now. She holds an LL.M degree in International Legal Studies from New York University (NYU) School of Law, where she explored the complexity of data and the impacts of technology on law. At NYU, she joined the International Organizations Clinic and worked as research assistant at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and the Global Justice Clinic. Carolina also holds an LLB from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). During her bachelor’s degree, she engaged in research projects on freedom of expression cases before Brazilian courts and the European Court of Human Rights. She has previously worked on civil litigation and intellectual property at law firms in Brazil, where she is admitted to practice.

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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge

10 Dec 2020

On Human Rights Day of 2020, we highlight the mandate of E. Tendayi Achiume, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to fight systematic racism.

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Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge
10 Dec 2020
Fighting systemic racism in the digital age: a global challenge
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More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access

5 Nov 2020

If we don’t reach U.N. targets for internet access — providing everyone, everywhere with affordable, open, secure, and high-quality connectivity — we won’t meet the sustainable development goals by 2030.  

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More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access
5 Nov 2020
More than 3.5 billion left in the dark: why we’re still fighting to reach U.N. targets for internet access
UPR: Universal Periodic Review

Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.

10 Sep 2020

When member states fail to protect human rights — such as by cutting off internet access in the middle of a global pandemic — we leverage the UPR process to call attention to that failure and press for change.

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Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.
10 Sep 2020
Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.
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Pandemics, protests, and power in digital spaces: the 44th U.N. Human Rights Council Session in review

26 Aug 2020

In the context of COVID-19 and a wave of protests across the globe, the U.N. Human Rights Council held its 44th session. Here’s our read-out on the reports and resolutions that are key for defending digital rights around the world.

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Pandemics, protests, and power in digital spaces: the 44th U.N. Human Rights Council Session in review
26 Aug 2020
Pandemics, protests, and power in digital spaces: the 44th U.N. Human Rights Council Session in review
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COVID-19 & the right to protest: pressing issues at the 44th Human Rights Council

30 Jun 2020

As the 44th session of the Human Rights Council kicks off amid a pandemic and mass protests, we’re closely monitoring action on the issues impacting digital rights globally.

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COVID-19 & the right to protest: pressing issues at the 44th Human Rights Council
30 Jun 2020
COVID-19 & the right to protest: pressing issues at the 44th Human Rights Council