Tag: coronavirus

Our message to governments is simple: protecting digital rights also promotes public health. We aim to ensure that the rule of law, and the rights to privacy and data protection, are protected throughout this crisis and in the future.

Cet arrêt délibéré a porté atteinte aux droits de l’homme, a mis la santé et la sécurité des personnes en danger lors de l’épidémie de COVID-19 et a perturbé le discours démocratique libre et ouvert.

Access Now calls out the U.S. Senate for ignoring the disconnected in its COVID-19 response bill, which includes almost no funding to improve broadband internet access or affordability.

In the European Union, a Regulation to address terrorism-related content is nearing the end of negotiation, but it still relies heavily on automated measures without sufficient transparency or accountability safeguards built in to protect Europeans’ fundamental rights.

Guinea imposed a deliberate internet shutdown during a crucial referendum, putting the results in question and endangering public health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Under international human rights law, every individual has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.