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Alaa

COP27 in Egypt: stop greenwashing, free human rights defenders

4 Nov 2022

Egyptian authorities must free Alaa Abd El-Fattah and all detained activists. Governments at COP27 must work to ensure their swift release.

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COP27 in Egypt: stop greenwashing, free human rights defenders
4 Nov 2022
COP27 in Egypt: stop greenwashing, free human rights defenders
Image: #FreeAlaa Campaign

Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!

3 Nov 2022

Access Now joins civil society in calling on Egypt to immediately release Alaa and all those arrested and detained solely for exercising their rights.

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Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!
3 Nov 2022
Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s life at serious risk: demand Egypt immediately release him now!
Photo by: Ilyass Seddoug

CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record

26 Oct 2022

CSOs call on the UN Resident Coordinator and UN agencies to publicly and pro-actively demand serious improvements to the government’s atrocious human rights record and to start holding it to account.

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CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record
26 Oct 2022
CSOs urge the UN to demand serious improvements to Vietnam’s human rights record

Access Now remarks for UN OEWG-II Third Substantive Session stakeholder interaction

27 Jul 2022

Access Now’s General Counsel and UN Advocacy Manager Peter Micek delivered remarks at the UN OEWG-II Third Substantive Session stakeholder interaction.

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Access Now remarks for UN OEWG-II Third Substantive Session stakeholder interaction
27 Jul 2022
Access Now remarks for UN OEWG-II Third Substantive Session stakeholder interaction
Protest and human rights

Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders

22 Mar 2022

Access Now joins a coalition of human rights organizations in calling on social media companies to ensure the protection of human rights defenders in Libya.

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Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
22 Mar 2022
Social media companies must take urgent action to protect Libyan human rights defenders
EU Ukraine

Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats

18 Feb 2022

Access Now, the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, and Digital Security Lab Ukraine call on the international community to support Ukraine civil society.

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Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
18 Feb 2022
Civil society calls for solidarity with Ukraine’s human rights defenders in guarding against cyber threats
UNGA76 digital surveillance

UNGA76 Side Event: The digital surveillance crisis and threats to human rights defenders

21 Oct 2021

This October 21, 2021 event discussed how states, facilitated by private companies, are unlawfully deploying targeted surveillance technologies against civil society around the world.

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UNGA76 Side Event: The digital surveillance crisis and threats to human rights defenders
21 Oct 2021
UNGA76 Side Event: The digital surveillance crisis and threats to human rights defenders

Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights

21 Oct 2021

When we fight for encryption, we fight for human rights. It enables us to stay safe online, and communicate privately and freely. Yet governments keep pushing to undermine it, and companies are caving in. Here are four ways encryption advocates can push back.

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Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
21 Oct 2021
Four strategies to defend encryption and our human rights
Protest and human rights

Human rights abuses in Egypt: U.N. must hold authorities accountable

9 Feb 2021

Access Now is joining over 100 civil society and human rights organizations from around the world in calling on governments to take action on Egypt’s human rights crisis.

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Human rights abuses in Egypt: U.N. must hold authorities accountable
9 Feb 2021
Human rights abuses in Egypt: U.N. must hold authorities accountable
Protest and human rights

100+ organizations call for U.N. action on human rights abuses in Egypt

9 Feb 2021

Civil society is calling for collective action at the 46th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish a monitoring and reporting mechanism on the human rights situation in Egypt.

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100+ organizations call for U.N. action on human rights abuses in Egypt
9 Feb 2021
100+ organizations call for U.N. action on human rights abuses in Egypt