Tag: human rights

If the Trump travel ban shows us anything, it’s that we need to recognize human rights across borders.

All politics is local. To fight for human rights, take your activism “home.”

Vietnam has blocked Facebook during U.S. President Obama’s visit to the country and cracked down on human rights activists.

We asked attendees at RightsCon to share their thoughts on the experience, and to articulate what they see as the next steps in the fight for human rights worldwide. Here’s what they had to say.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking Apple to re-engineer the iPhone operating system so it is more vulnerable to a brute-force attack, citing the need to fight terrorism. This dangerous request runs contrary to international human rights law and provides political cover for oppressive regimes to seek the same authority.

A look at the digital rights landscape in Mauritania and Rwanda, and the implications for people at risk of human rights violations in these countries.

In a new op-ed published at Slate, David Kaye, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression, and Brett Solomon, our executive director, argue that in global policy, connecting the developing world to the internet isn’t enough. Respect for human rights must go “hand in glove” with the drive to connection.

Today Access and the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched a campaign to demand security and privacy in our electronic communications.