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Carolyn Tackett

Campaigns & Rapid Response Director

As the Campaigns & Rapid Response Director at Access Now, Carolyn is a member of the joint senior leadership team for Access Now’s Advocacy arm, which brings together a wide range of policy, communications, legal, and campaign strategies to advance human rights in the digital age. As leader of the Campaigns & Rapid Response team, Carolyn provides strategic leadership on high-priority campaigns across the full spectrum of Access Now’s work, manages a growing cohort of advocates leading global and cross-sectional campaigns and coalitions, and mobilizes organizational resources to facilitate effective rapid response in moments of crisis. She has a strong background in public international law, including work with the U.N. Committee against Torture Project, the Public International Law & Policy Group, and American University International Law Review. Carolyn received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University School of International Service, and B.A. from Princeton University, where she focused on international relations and Chinese foreign policy.

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Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica

10 Oct 2018

Our reports cover a country’s human rights obligations, developments since the last review, and pressing examples with evidence to show how rights are being violated or put at risk.

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Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica
10 Oct 2018
Access Now and global partners report to Human Rights Council on most pressing digital rights issues in Nicaragua, DRC, Qatar, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica
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Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?

3 Oct 2018

Take this quiz to see how your everyday online activities could put you at risk in Egypt, then share your results to help spread the word about rising threats to free expression.

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Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?
3 Oct 2018
Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?
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هل أنا مُعرَّض لخطر الذهاب إلى السجن إذا كنت في مصر؟

2 Oct 2018
ماذا لو كانت هناك احتمالية حقيقية للذهاب إلى السجن لمجرد تغريدة على تويتر؟ هذا هو واقع الكثيرين في مصر.
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هل أنا مُعرَّض لخطر الذهاب إلى السجن إذا كنت في مصر؟
2 Oct 2018
هل أنا مُعرَّض لخطر الذهاب إلى السجن إذا كنت في مصر؟
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Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?

2 Oct 2018

Take this quiz to see how your everyday online activities could put you at risk in Egypt, then share your results to help spread the word about rising threats to free expression.

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Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?
2 Oct 2018
Would your internet activity put you at risk of going to jail in Egypt?
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Access Now calls on 22 major tech companies to account for their human rights practices

17 Sep 2018

We’re working with Ranking Digital Rights to make sure the companies tracked in the Corporate Accountability Index respond and take steps to protect your rights.

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Access Now calls on 22 major tech companies to account for their human rights practices
17 Sep 2018
Access Now calls on 22 major tech companies to account for their human rights practices

Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures

16 Aug 2018

President Temer signed Brazil’s first piece of data protection legislation into law — but only after vetoing important provisions aimed at holding data processors accountable and ensuring the law is effectively implemented.

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Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures
16 Aug 2018
Brazil president approves data protection bill — but vetoes key accountability measures

Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns

2 Aug 2018

Access Now is supporting plaintiffs in Cameroon, who are challenging the government’s decision to shut down the internet in Anglophone regions of the country. The blocks harmed the human rights of millions, and stand in violation of international law.

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Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
2 Aug 2018
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
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Nominate your 2018 Human Rights Heroes & Villains

26 Jul 2018

Every year, Access Now celebrates the heroes of human rights in the digital age, and we’re looking for nominations! We need your help to find the people and groups who are working to defend our rights.

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Nominate your 2018 Human Rights Heroes & Villains
26 Jul 2018
Nominate your 2018 Human Rights Heroes & Villains

Help Brazilians win on data protection

23 Jul 2018

Stand with the people of Brazil by calling on President Temer to sign the General Data Protection Bill into law without any changes.

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Help Brazilians win on data protection
23 Jul 2018
Help Brazilians win on data protection

Liberté, égalité, RGPD

14 Jul 2018

Grâce aux droits consacrés par cette loi, vous allez pouvoir reprendre le contrôle de vos informations et choisir la manière dont vos données sont utilisées.

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Liberté, égalité, RGPD
14 Jul 2018
Liberté, égalité, RGPD