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Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon

7 Jun 2021

Our Executive Director Brett Solomon’s welcome message to the community at the Opening Ceremony of RightsCon 2021.

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Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon
7 Jun 2021
Reflecting on ten years of RightsCon
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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”

4 Jun 2021

In a session with European Digital Rights at RightsCon, we will explore how surveillance technology can make your workplace function like a prison: a privatised panopticon that threatens labour movements and undermines human rights.

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RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”
4 Jun 2021
RightsCon spotlight: “The Privatised Panopticon: Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Age”
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Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index

3 Jun 2021

Once again, we’re asking some of the world’s most powerful companies to review the findings in the Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) Corporate Accountability Index and make key changes to protect people’s rights.

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Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index
3 Jun 2021
Putting a check on Big Tech: the path to accountability for companies in the 2020 RDR Index
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Arab Spring: ten years in, how can we reclaim the internet as an open space?

16 Feb 2021

The internet played a pivotal role during the Arab Spring protests. But a decade on, the state of internet freedom in many Arab countries has deteriorated. Join us for a virtual conversation to explore the evolution of the digital space from a tool of mobilization to one of repression.

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Arab Spring: ten years in, how can we reclaim the internet as an open space?
16 Feb 2021
Arab Spring: ten years in, how can we reclaim the internet as an open space?

The fight continues this Human Rights Day: Access Now event highlights

9 Dec 2020

December 10 is World Human Rights Day 2020. Under the theme “Recover Better — Stand Up for Human Rights”, organizations and individuals across the globe are coming together to advance — and innovate — the fight for human rights in the digital era. See Access Now’s recommended events:

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The fight continues this Human Rights Day: Access Now event highlights
9 Dec 2020
The fight continues this Human Rights Day: Access Now event highlights

Meerim Ilyas to help Access Now Grants target support for digital rights activists at the front lines

14 Oct 2020

We’re excited to welcome Meerim Ilyas to the Access Now Grants program’s Advisory Board, and to share her reflections on the human rights challenges we face and how funding organizations should respond.

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Meerim Ilyas to help Access Now Grants target support for digital rights activists at the front lines
14 Oct 2020
Meerim Ilyas to help Access Now Grants target support for digital rights activists at the front lines
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UNGA 75 and more: upcoming digital events

22 Sep 2020

Mark your calendars: from discussing digital cooperation at UNGA 75, to exploring innovative strategies to stop internet shutdowns, these are the events that should be on your radar.

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UNGA 75 and more: upcoming digital events
22 Sep 2020
UNGA 75 and more: upcoming digital events

Gamers Protest Over Privacy, Free Speech & Anonymity Concerns

4 Aug 2020
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Gamers Protest Over Privacy, Free Speech & Anonymity Concerns
4 Aug 2020
Gamers Protest Over Privacy, Free Speech & Anonymity Concerns

U.N. Special Rapporteurs warn of closing digital space amid COVID-19 at RightsCon Online

30 Jul 2020

Access Now welcomes a new statement from U.N. Special Rapporteurs warning of increased closing of digital spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and embraces their commitment to continue to document the intersection of technology within their mandates.

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U.N. Special Rapporteurs warn of closing digital space amid COVID-19 at RightsCon Online
30 Jul 2020
U.N. Special Rapporteurs warn of closing digital space amid COVID-19 at RightsCon Online

Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights

30 Jul 2020
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Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights
30 Jul 2020
Video games seen becoming a new frontier in digital rights