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Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk

17 Mar 2020

Right now, while our communities are focused on staying safe, PIR so far is still holding ICANN to the current March 20 deadline to decide whether it will consent to the transition of control of the .ORG registry. Given what is at stake, PIR should immediately extend the deadline.

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Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk
17 Mar 2020
Now is not the time to destabilize .ORG, putting civil society and healthcare providers at risk
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Shutting Down the Internet to Shut Up Critics

15 Jan 2020
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Shutting Down the Internet to Shut Up Critics
15 Jan 2020
Shutting Down the Internet to Shut Up Critics
United Nations Human Rights Concil

United Nations: protect rights in welfare systems’ tech overhaul

17 Oct 2019

Governments should pay attention to the call of the United Nations’ leading expert on poverty to fully integrate human rights protections into their efforts to digitize and automate welfare benefits and services.

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United Nations: protect rights in welfare systems’ tech overhaul
17 Oct 2019
United Nations: protect rights in welfare systems’ tech overhaul

مصر: مرت سنة تقريباً على الحجب والمواقع  تصل إلى 500 موقع محجوب قبل الانتخابات الرئاسية

15 Mar 2018
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مصر: مرت سنة تقريباً على الحجب والمواقع  تصل إلى 500 موقع محجوب قبل الانتخابات الرئاسية
15 Mar 2018
مصر: مرت سنة تقريباً على الحجب والمواقع  تصل إلى 500 موقع محجوب قبل الانتخابات الرئاسية

Egypt: more than 500 sites blocked ahead of the presidential election

14 Mar 2018

Egypt’s severe online censorship and crackdown on civil society threatens human rights during the election period.

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Egypt: more than 500 sites blocked ahead of the presidential election
14 Mar 2018
Egypt: more than 500 sites blocked ahead of the presidential election
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The gender of surveillance: how the world can work together for a safer internet

6 Feb 2018

For gender equality by 2030, civil society and governments need to collaborate on preventing gendered surveillance.

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The gender of surveillance: how the world can work together for a safer internet
6 Feb 2018
The gender of surveillance: how the world can work together for a safer internet

Jordan is blocking one of the first LGBTQI magazines in the MENA region

27 Sep 2017

Conditions for free expression are deteriorating in Jordan. Civil society is fighting back.

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Jordan is blocking one of the first LGBTQI magazines in the MENA region
27 Sep 2017
Jordan is blocking one of the first LGBTQI magazines in the MENA region
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Access Now at the United Nations: spyware in UAE, surveillance in France, and shutdowns in Africa

14 Jul 2017

Read our submissions to the United Nations on digital rights in Israel, the UAE, France, Burundi, and Mali.

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Access Now at the United Nations: spyware in UAE, surveillance in France, and shutdowns in Africa
14 Jul 2017
Access Now at the United Nations: spyware in UAE, surveillance in France, and shutdowns in Africa
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Don’t miss RightsCon Brussels on March 29-31 2017

8 Mar 2017

It’s not too late to join us for the best RightsCon Summit to date.

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Don’t miss RightsCon Brussels on March 29-31 2017
8 Mar 2017
Don’t miss RightsCon Brussels on March 29-31 2017