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Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon

7 Jun 2021

Our Executive Director Brett Solomon’s welcome message to the community at the Opening Ceremony of RightsCon 2021.

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Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon
7 Jun 2021
Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed: “it’s a bad law”

6 data policy issues experts are tracking right now

23 Mar 2021
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6 data policy issues experts are tracking right now
23 Mar 2021
6 data policy issues experts are tracking right now
Vietnam: Immediately release Pham Doan Trang

Contract for the Web: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Unveils Global Plan to Battle ‘Digital Dystopia’

25 Nov 2019
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Contract for the Web: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Unveils Global Plan to Battle ‘Digital Dystopia’
25 Nov 2019
Contract for the Web: Internet Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Unveils Global Plan to Battle ‘Digital Dystopia’
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Why what happens on the little island of Nauru should matter to the whole world

21 May 2015

The island nation of Nauru may be tiny — only 21 square kilometers (8.5 square miles) — but what is happening there should reverberate around the world. Over the past few weeks, the government of Nauru has imposed an internet shutdown, blocking people from using certain sites on the pretext of protecting them from online pornography. At the same time, it has passed a dangerous new provision in its criminal code that could restrict free expression. These developments are putting people who care about human rights on high alert.

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Why what happens on the little island of Nauru should matter to the whole world
21 May 2015
Why what happens on the little island of Nauru should matter to the whole world