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April 17, 2020 Dispatches

Protecting Digital Research Even More Crucial During Covid-19

Government, Company Restrictions Imperil Open Access to Human Rights Information

Someone uses a laptop for online research.
April 15, 2020 News Release

India: Activists Detained for Peaceful Dissent

Counterterrorism Law Politicized in Bhima Koregaon Case

Activist Anand Teltumbde (center), before he surrendered to the National Investigative Agency in Mumbai, on April 14, 2020. © Parth MN
April 13, 2020 Commentary

Big Data Could Undermine the COVID-19 Response

Blind spots in location-tracking data can threaten both public health and human rights

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April 10, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Reporter Jailed for Quoting Hun Sen on COVID-19

Free Sovann Rithy, Respect Media Freedom

A screenshot of TVFB journalist, Sovann Rithy, at the General Commissariat of National Police in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 8, 2020.
April 7, 2020 News Release

COVID-19: Unblock Voice Over IP Platforms in Gulf

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April 6, 2020 Commentary

The Robots are Watching Us

A Chinese national flag flutters near surveillance cameras mounted on a lamp post in Beijing, March 15, 2019.
April 3, 2020 Commentary

How Authoritarians Are Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis to Grab Power

People wearing masks, attend a vigil for Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, in Hong Kong, February 7, 2020.
April 3, 2020 News Release

Armenia: Law Restricts Privacy Amid COVID-19 Fight

Any Limits Require Human Rights Protections

The Parliament of Armenia adopted the bill granting the authorities broad surveillance powers to track coronavirus cases.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Myanmar: Editor Wrongfully Charged

Counter-Terrorism Law Threatens Press Freedom, Freedom of Information

Myanmar press freedom and youth activists demonstrate for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, in Yangon, Myanmar, September 16, 2018.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Emergency Bill Recipe for Dictatorship

COVID-19 Crisis Pretext for Hun Sen to Seek Unlimited Powers, Go After Critics

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020.
April 2, 2020 Statement

Joint Civil Society Statement: States use of digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must respect human rights

April 2, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Respect Rights in COVID-19 Surveillance

Groups Urge Leadership in Digital Measures on Pandemic

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April 1, 2020 Commentary

China: Fighting COVID-19 With Automated Tyranny

Government Response Hinged on Invasive New Surveillance Methods

A security guard monitors people through his augmented reality eyewear equipped with an infrared temperature detector in Hangzhou, China, March 24, 2020.
March 31, 2020 News Release

End Internet Shutdowns to Manage COVID-19

Blocking Access Could Cost Lives

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March 27, 2020 Dispatches

As Schools Close Over Coronavirus, Protect Kids’ Privacy in Online Learning

Education Products Adopted Now May Long Outlive Today’s Crisis

Child performing educational activities with distance learning resources in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, March 24, 2020.

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