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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
sistemas de identificación digital

Carta abierta: El Banco Mundial y sus donantes deben proteger los derechos humanos en los sistemas de identificación digital

7 Sep 2022

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil están llamando al Banco Mundial a que cese de apoyar sistemas de identificación digital no verificados.

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Carta abierta: El Banco Mundial y sus donantes deben proteger los derechos humanos en los sistemas de identificación digital
7 Sep 2022
Carta abierta: El Banco Mundial y sus donantes deben proteger los derechos humanos en los sistemas de identificación digital
Digital ID Systems

#WhyID: World Bank and dangerous digital ID systems do not mix

7 Sep 2022

Access Now and partners are calling on the World Bank to stop supporting digital ID systems that enable surveillance, exclusion, and discrimination.

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#WhyID: World Bank and dangerous digital ID systems do not mix
7 Sep 2022
#WhyID: World Bank and dangerous digital ID systems do not mix
sistemas de identificación digital

#WhyID: El Banco Mundial y los sistemas de identificación digital peligrosos no se mezclan

7 Sep 2022

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil están llamando al Banco Mundial a que cese de apoyar sistemas de identificación digital no verificados.

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#WhyID: El Banco Mundial y los sistemas de identificación digital peligrosos no se mezclan
7 Sep 2022
#WhyID: El Banco Mundial y los sistemas de identificación digital peligrosos no se mezclan
Digital ID Systems

Open letter: World Bank and its donors must protect human rights in digital ID systems

7 Sep 2022

Access Now and partners urge the World Bank to immediately stop activities that promote harmful models of digital ID systems.

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Open letter: World Bank and its donors must protect human rights in digital ID systems
7 Sep 2022
Open letter: World Bank and its donors must protect human rights in digital ID systems
Meta Human Rights

Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment

29 Jul 2022

Access Now calls on Meta to follow up its Human Rights Impact Assessment with full disclosure on India and concrete action to address its impacts. 

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Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment
29 Jul 2022
Meta must disclose India’s Human Rights Impact Assessment

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
#KeepItOn Report - The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021

#KeepItOn: U.N. spotlights global impacts of internet shutdowns with new report

23 Jun 2022

OHCHR has joined civil society’s wave of pressure to elevate the devastating impacts of internet shutdowns through its new internet shutdowns report.

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#KeepItOn: U.N. spotlights global impacts of internet shutdowns with new report
23 Jun 2022
#KeepItOn: U.N. spotlights global impacts of internet shutdowns with new report