Tag: BringBackourInternet
Access Now files new legal intervention in Cameroon against shutdowns
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.
Lawyers and human rights groups write to IMF about possible breach of Cameroon loan terms
Should the International Monetary Fund give loans to Cameroon when it shuts down the internet, harming human rights and the economy?
The shutdown has ended, but Cameroonians are still feeling the impact
It has come without fanfare, and with widespread lack of confidence in its permanency, but the latest internet shutdown in Anglophone Cameroon has largely come to an end.
Access Now & ISF file legal intervention against Cameroon shutdown
People who live through internet shutdowns almost never get redress for harm during the disruptions. Our intervention seeks to change that.
Pulling the plug on free expression: the rise of internet shutdowns to silence dissent
In Iran, the DRC, Ethiopia, and Cameroon, governments are responding to protests by imposing internet shutdowns. It has to stop.
United Nations urged to intervene in Cameroon to stop the violence and internet shutdowns
In Cameroon and Spain, network shutdowns and interference as violence erupts
Spain imports internet shutdowns to Europe, as Cameroon disrupts the internet again, with shocking violence in both countries.
Access to information: The worrying case of Cameroon submitted to the U.N.
Access Now and Internet Without Borders today submitted a briefing on Cameroon to the United Nations.
Victory in Cameroon: after 94 days, the internet is back on
With little explanation, the government has restored the internet after millions in losses to the economy.
Telcos urged to help stop Cameroon shutdown
More than 25 organizations sent an open tetter to Cameroon telco CEOs demanding transparency and asking for push-back against any government orders they are executing.