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UPR: Universal Periodic Review

Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of India

11 Apr 2022
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Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of India
11 Apr 2022
Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of India
UPR: Universal Periodic Review

Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of Indonesia

11 Apr 2022
Publication
Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of Indonesia
11 Apr 2022
Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of Indonesia
UPR: Universal Periodic Review

Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of the Philippines

11 Apr 2022
Publication
Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of the Philippines
11 Apr 2022
Joint submission to the UNHRC 41st Session for the UPR of the Philippines
India fake news

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
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
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.

It’s not the first time Iran has shut down the internet, but this time, it’s different

19 Nov 2019

The method Iran used to carry out the shutdown diverges from a “typical” blanket shutdown and its comprehensive nature makes it harder to circumvent.

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It’s not the first time Iran has shut down the internet, but this time, it’s different
19 Nov 2019
It’s not the first time Iran has shut down the internet, but this time, it’s different
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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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