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Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights

20 May 2019

We joined our partners to document the human rights records of Egypt, Gambia, Iraq, and Italy.

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Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights
20 May 2019
Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights

At the United Nations, UPR surfaces threats to our digital ecosystem

18 Jul 2018

In the current review cycle, we provide evidence on the human rights situation in Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay, Vietnam, and Yemen.

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At the United Nations, UPR surfaces threats to our digital ecosystem
18 Jul 2018
At the United Nations, UPR surfaces threats to our digital ecosystem
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European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights

24 Nov 2017
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European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
24 Nov 2017
European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
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Announcing the 2015 Heroes & Villains of Human Rights and Communications Surveillance

22 Sep 2015

Today Access recognizes the individuals and groups that have either been champions of the 13 internationally recognized principles for human rights in communications surveillance (“Heroes”), or have undermined or violated those principles (“Villains”). These principles, called the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance (or “the Principles”), have been endorsed by more than 400 civil society groups worldwide. They provide a framework for assessing whether government surveillance practices comply with international human rights obligations. Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Principles, which were publicly released on September 22, 2013.

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Announcing the 2015 Heroes & Villains of Human Rights and Communications Surveillance
22 Sep 2015
Announcing the 2015 Heroes & Villains of Human Rights and Communications Surveillance
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Five Tweets that show the scope of Hacking Team’s impact on human rights

9 Jul 2015

This week we learned even more about the way these firms operate when a hacker copied and leaked some 400 gigabytes of data from Hacking Team, the Italy-based surveillance tech firm. Here are five Tweets that reveal the scope of the company’s impact on human rights.

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Five Tweets that show the scope of Hacking Team’s impact on human rights
9 Jul 2015
Five Tweets that show the scope of Hacking Team’s impact on human rights
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Hacking Team hacked: How to protect yourself

7 Jul 2015

There is now clear evidence that Hacking Team company sells surveillance software to countries including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ecuador, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates. The sale of surveillance tools to rights-abusing regimes directly impacts users at risk, including journalists, bloggers, sexual rights activists, members of the LGBTIQ community, and human rights defenders. We take a look at how people in these countries can protect themselves, and explore how companies and governments should respond.

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Hacking Team hacked: How to protect yourself
7 Jul 2015
Hacking Team hacked: How to protect yourself