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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
UPR: Universal Periodic Review

Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.

10 Sep 2020

When member states fail to protect human rights — such as by cutting off internet access in the middle of a global pandemic — we leverage the UPR process to call attention to that failure and press for change.

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Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.
10 Sep 2020
Digital rights are human rights: Holding Australia, Georgia, Myanmar, and Nauru to account at the U.N.
UNHRC_Eric Bridiers

Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights

15 Oct 2019

In our UPR comments with partner organizations, we recommend steps to ensure secure, open, equitable internet access, defend privacy and digital security in digital ID programs, strengthen data protection, and limit surveillance.

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Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights
15 Oct 2019
Internet access, digital ID, data protection, surveillance controls: UPR review highlights threats to digital rights
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Can the Universal Periodic Review hold governments accountable on digital rights?

22 Aug 2019
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Can the Universal Periodic Review hold governments accountable on digital rights?
22 Aug 2019
Can the Universal Periodic Review hold governments accountable on digital rights?
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Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights

20 May 2019

We joined our partners to document the human rights records of Egypt, Gambia, Iraq, and Italy.

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Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights
20 May 2019
Shutdowns, surveillance, and censorship: UPR reviews highlight threats to digital rights
UNHRC_Eric Bridiers

Informe del EPU: La brecha de género y las limitaciones a la libertad de expresión en Bolivia

8 May 2019

Bolivia es uno de los países que se está pasando por este proceso de revisión este año, y Access Now se unió a Fundación Internet Bolivia.org y Derechos Digitales, para informar sobre el estado de los derechos digitales en el país.

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Informe del EPU: La brecha de género y las limitaciones a la libertad de expresión en Bolivia
8 May 2019
Informe del EPU: La brecha de género y las limitaciones a la libertad de expresión en Bolivia
UNHRC_Eric Bridiers

UPR review: Gender divide and the limitations to freedom of expression in Bolivia

8 May 2019

Access Now joined Fundación Internet Bolivia and Derechos Digitales to report on the state of digital rights in the country.

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UPR review: Gender divide and the limitations to freedom of expression in Bolivia
8 May 2019
UPR review: Gender divide and the limitations to freedom of expression in Bolivia
United Nations Human Rights Concil

UPR review: Access Now and ARTICLE 19 highlight threats to digital rights in Iran

30 Apr 2019

For Iran’s third review, Access Now and ARTICLE 19 submitted documentation of the threats to access to information, data protection, and freedom of expression.

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UPR review: Access Now and ARTICLE 19 highlight threats to digital rights in Iran
30 Apr 2019
UPR review: Access Now and ARTICLE 19 highlight threats to digital rights in Iran
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Access Now condemns U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council

19 Jun 2018

The United States is pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. This abdicates responsibility and will hurt human rights.

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Access Now condemns U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council
19 Jun 2018
Access Now condemns U.S. withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council

Watching what governments do, not what they say: digital rights at the United Nations

11 Apr 2018

Our submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council provide evidence of digital rights abuse in Chad, Central African Republic, China, Mexico, and Jordan.

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Watching what governments do, not what they say: digital rights at the United Nations
11 Apr 2018
Watching what governments do, not what they say: digital rights at the United Nations