Tag: Business & Human Rights
Digital rights win: U.S. to amend internet exemptions for sanctions programs
The U.S. is amending internet communications general licenses to ensure sanctions regimes do not negatively impact people’s ability to access the internet in targeted countries.
To defend democracy, stand up for civil society
As governments, businesses, and civil society organizations gather for the 2nd U.S. Summit for Democracy, our message is clear: to defend democracy in the digital age, states must stand up for civil society, online and off.
Two years of dangerous occupation: international community must protect rights in Myanmar
After two years of a violent coup in Myanmar, the international community must condemn the junta’s abuses and surveillance infrastructure.
အသက်ပေါင်းများစွာ ဆုံးရှုံးသည့် အာဏာသိမ်းပြီး ၂ နှစ်အကြာ- မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ လူ့အခွင့်အရေးများကို ကူညီကာကွယ်ပေးရန် နိုင်ငံတကာ အသိုင်းအဝိုင်းအား တိုက်တွန်းတောင်းဆို
After two years of a violent coup in Myanmar, the international community must condemn the junta’s abuses and surveillance infrastructure.
When sanctions undermine human rights online
Sanctions are a preferred foreign policy tool for many states. But they can also harm human rights. Governments, businesses, and civil society must align to protect human rights and democratic values through international sanctions regimes.
U.S. Solicitor General and Department of Commerce must hold NSO accountable
NSO Group must be held accountable for facilitating human rights abuses around the world.
Pegasus victims sue NSO in Thailand: It’s time for spyware accountability
Access Now supports a lawsuit filed today in Thailand against NSO Group for violating the rights of people whose phones were infected by Pegasus.
Why we need human rights impact assessments for AI
What are human rights impact assessments? Our new report explains how improving human rights assessments for AI can help ensure these systems respect human rights.
#KeepItOn: 34 governments demand Iran ends internet restrictions
Access Now welcomes the growing global pressure on Iranian authorities to immediately reinstate internet access across the nation.