Tag: Business & Human Rights
Access Now’s statement on Myanmar during the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar’s Oral Progress Report
Iran: Meta Must Protect the Iranian #MeToo Movement
Access Now joins civil society organizations in urging Meta to immediately investigate the attacks on activists of the #MeToo movement in Iran.
Internet shutdowns hide atrocities: people in Myanmar need global action
International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar.
Open call to all international actors: do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
International actors must do more to stop internet shutdowns shrouding torchings and killings in Myanmar
RightsCon 2022: from internet shutdowns to digital repression, session videos now publicly available
Access Now recently hosted the 11th edition of RightsCon. Watch many of the session videos — now available on Access Now’s YouTube channel.
Google’s plans in Saudi Arabia: company ignores independent shareholder vote to respect human rights
Access Now is disappointed that Alphabet’s management voted down a proposal to commission a human rights assessment of the planned expansion of Cloud centers at the AGM.
Iran: Meta must overhaul Persian-language content moderation on Instagram
ARTICLE 19, Access Now, and the Center for Human Rights in Iran are making recommendations to Meta and Meta’s Oversight Board in an effort to streamline processes to ensure freedom of expression is protected for people who rely on their platform in Iran.
Human rights in the metaverse
UN Experts join civil society in condemning Myanmar military’s “digital dictatorship” and call for Member State action
Access Now supports UN human rights experts’ condemnation of the Myanmar military’s efforts to cement a “digital dictatorship.”
U.S.-Canadian firm Sandvine fosters Russian censorship infrastructure
Sandvine has been providing Russia with DPI tech that enables surveillance and censorship. We call on Sandvine to withdraw its technology from Russia, and urge the U.S. to launch an investigation and pursue robust regulations for abusive technology.