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June 4, 2020 Commentary

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

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June 1, 2020 Commentary

The Need for and Elements of a New Treaty on Fully Autonomous Weapons

May 29, 2020 News Release

US: Trump Attacks Social Media Platforms

Executive Order Targets Companies that Displease Government

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May 29, 2020 News Release

Nepal: Amend Intrusive Intelligence Bill

Unlimited Surveillance Powers Are Among a Series of Attacks on Freedoms

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attends this year's fiscal policy and programs during complete nationwide lockdown at federal parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 15, 2020.
May 27, 2020 News Release

Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified

Stop Using Covid-19 Measures as Pretext to Violate Rights

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. 
May 26, 2020 Dispatches

It’s Time to Treat Cybersecurity as a Human Rights Issue

Cyber Heavyweights US and Russia Were Silent on Rights

Heads of state and their representatives take part in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the situation in the Middle East during the General Assembly for the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New Yo
May 26, 2020 Dispatches

New Database Threatens Right to Privacy in Russia

Entire Country’s Personal Data to Be Stored in One Place

A Russian state flag waves on top of a hammer and sickle at the State Duma, lower parliament chamber, headquarters in Moscow, Russia
May 21, 2020 News Release

Russia: Intrusive Tracking App Wrongly Fines Muscovites

Many Fined Despite Staying Home

A woman in medical gloves holding an iPhone.
May 20, 2020 Commentary

Thinking Beyond Punishment to Combat Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea

New Measures an Important First Step, But More is Needed

Women protest to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and footage taken by hidden cameras in Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2018.
May 18, 2020 Dispatches

Nepal Failing to Protect Women from Online Abuse

Government Should Reform the Law and Police Response to Address Rising Tide of Abuse

Women hold placards during a protest against sexual violence in Kathmandu, Nepal
May 16, 2020 News Release

Indonesia: Blogger Held Over Land Dispute Report

Criminal Defamation Has Chilling Effect on Media Freedom

On May 4, 2020, the South Kalimantan police arrested and detained blogger Diananta Putra Sumedi (left) in Banjarmasin, charging him with online defamation, which carries a maximum penalty of six years in prison. 
May 13, 2020 Q & A

Mobile Location Data and Covid-19: Q&A

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May 13, 2020 News Release

Covid-19 Apps Pose Serious Human Rights Risks

Recommendations for Governments Considering Technology in Addressing Pandemic

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April 29, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Covid-19 Spurs Bogus ‘Fake News’ Arrests

Renewed Crackdown on Opposition Supporters, Critics

A screenshot of TVFB journalist, Sovann Rithy, who was arrested on April 7, 2020 for allegedly “stirring chaos” by quoting a Hun Sen speech.
April 23, 2020 News Release

Vietnam: Facebook, Pressured, Censors Dissent

Company Caves to Government After Local Servers Disrupted

a Vietnamese man logs in internet for blogging on his iPad in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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