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Governments must withhold support for the current draft of cybercrime treaty
Given fundamental concerns from stakeholders, we urge governments to consider withholding support for the current draft of cybercrime treaty. The post Governments must withhold support for the current...
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Private tech, humanitarian problems: how to ensure digital transformation...
People experiencing vulnerability as a consequence of conflict and violence often rely on a small group of humanitarian actors, trusted because of their claims of neutrality, impartiality, and...
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UN Cybercrime Convention: FAQ on necessary reforms
A high-level committee at the United Nations is expected to adopt a convention on cybercrime before the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The current draft cybercrime convention has serious...
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Protect Good Faith Security Research Globally in Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty
The UN cybercrime treaty draft poses substantial risks to global cybersecurity and good faith cybersecurity researchers. The post Protect Good Faith Security Research Globally in Proposed UN Cybercrime...
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Bodily harms: how AI and biometrics curtail human rights
Iris scanning. Voice recognition. Brain implants. Biometric technologies are no longer simply the stuff of science-fiction or spy movies; they are here and they are harming the most marginalized...
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No such thing as a “normal” body: new report explores how AI biometrics...
From facial recognition to iris scanning, people’s biometric data is being collected each day and fed into artificial intelligence (AI) systems that influence how people live, and how they are treated...
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Human Rights 75 pledges and vision on the future of human rights
Introduction Access Now welcomes this opportunity to provide relevant information to the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to inform the High Commissioner’s Vision...
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UNESCO’s guidelines for governing digital platforms: our remaining concerns
Correction, 12/19/23: After we published this post, we learned that UNESCO did in fact disclose data on the consultation processes regarding Draft 1.1, Draft 2, and Draft 3. We apologize for this...
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Internet shutdowns and the UDHR: why internet access matters for human rights...
For human rights defenders operating in 2023, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is woefully deficient in an area critical to both their security and their work: digital rights. It does...
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علاء عبد الفتاح يتقدم بنداء عاجل لفريق الأمم المتحدة المعني بالاحتجاز التعسفي
انضم المدير التنفيذي لـ أكساس ناو، بريت سولومون، إلى 33 مديرًا وخبيرًا من منظمات حقوق الحريات وحقوق الإنسان الأخرى في توقيع رسالة إلى فريق الأمم المتّحدة العامل المعنيّ بالاحتجاز التّعسفي بشأن استمرار...
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Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary...
Access Now’s Executive Director, Brett Solomon, has joined 33 directors and experts from other freedom of expression & human rights organizations in signing a letter to the United Nations Working...
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Content and platform governance in times of crisis: applying international...
This new report discusses the application of international humanitarian, criminal, and human rights law in content governance in crises. The post Content and platform governance in times of crisis:...
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Amend or reject: Joint statement on the UN Cybercrime Treaty
We, the undersigned organizations and individual experts call on the state delegations participating in the concluding session of the United Nations (UN) Ad Hoc Committee to ensure that the proposed...
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“Smart borders” and the making of a humanitarian crisis
The following article was originally presented at the ICRC‘s 2° Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action, and is published here to encourage further discussion on the...
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Digital Public Infrastructure: A Tool for Gender Equality?
March 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm UTC / 10:00 am – 11:30 am NY Livestream: https://accessnow.org/dpi-a-tool-for-gender-equality As more public services and information sources move online, women and girls,...
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