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Spyware: a threat to human rights and democracy

The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights

29 Sep 2022

The international community unites to end spyware abuse with the launch of the Geneva Declaration.

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The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights
29 Sep 2022
The Geneva Declaration on Targeted Surveillance and Human Rights
Spyware: a threat to human rights and democracy

Geneva Declaration: international community unites to end spyware abuse

29 Sep 2022

Access Now and the Government of Catalonia are calling for an end to the proliferation of surveillance tech through the Geneva Declaration.

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Geneva Declaration: international community unites to end spyware abuse
29 Sep 2022
Geneva Declaration: international community unites to end spyware abuse
Digital rights

UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations

14 Sep 2022

Our new brief tracks progress on digital rights at the UN, providing recommendations for advancing international norms and standards to safeguard human rights online. 

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UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations
14 Sep 2022
UN roundup and delegate guide: digital rights at the United Nations
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Singapore: Withdraw “foreign interference” law or risk violating civic freedoms

13 Oct 2021

Access Now and ten organizations are calling on the Singapore government to withdraw the foreign interference law, to stop it curtailing already-limited civic space.

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Singapore: Withdraw “foreign interference” law or risk violating civic freedoms
13 Oct 2021
Singapore: Withdraw “foreign interference” law or risk violating civic freedoms
Digital rights

At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers

7 Jul 2021

Digital surveillance is threatening the right to protest worldwide. U.N. human rights expert Clément Voule is fighting for strong encryption and tight restrictions on the use of spyware. Here’s why that push is important for human rights lawyers and the activists they represent.

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At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
7 Jul 2021
At the U.N., a new push to end surveillance of protesters — and protect their lawyers
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U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist

15 Mar 2021

Access Now joins the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and civil society organizations from around the world in welcoming and supporting a joint declaration by U.N. member states condemning the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt — both online and off.

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U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist
15 Mar 2021
U.N. declaration: Egypt’s attack on civil society must desist
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