Tag: United Nations
Internet rights in focus: 38th session of the Human Rights Council
Our joint review with APC of the internet and human rights issues at stake in the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, June 18-July 6
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
Access Now joins a coalition of rights organizations in calling on Russia to stop blocking the encrypted messaging application Telegram, and to cease its broader attack on free expression online and the free press.
Defending the right to privacy globally: 8 key recommendations for the digital age
Our submission to the United Nations on “the right to privacy in the digital age” details ways that governments can protect this fundamental right.
Access Now, USC IHRC urge United Nations to take action on human rights in Cameroon
Our letter to the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urges the United Nations to address recent human rights violations committed by the Republic of Cameroon against the country’s Anglophone population.
Tunisia: for a free press, journalists must have privacy
The Minister of the Interior admits to spying on journalists’ phone calls with protesters.
The gender of surveillance: how the world can work together for a safer internet
For gender equality by 2030, civil society and governments need to collaborate on preventing gendered surveillance.
Access Now at the 2017 Internet Governance Forum
Here’s where we will be at IGF 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland on December 18-21.
Poverty in the U.S.? Yes — and it’s a digital rights issue
We’re asking the United Nations to examine barriers to internet access, invasion of privacy for welfare recipients, and the targeted surveillance of immigrant, poor, and minority communities.
Privacy, yes! But not at the ITU
The structure and mandate of the International Telecommunications Union make it a poor vehicle for crafting policy on privacy.