“No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food”
Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in “Digital India”

The internet and other technologies are critical tools to defend rights and hold powerful actors to account. But technology can also be used in ways that curtail rights and deepen inequality. We defend human rights in the digital age. We document how governments and companies restrict online speech and access to information. We investigate how digital surveillance tools, from hacking to facial recognition, are used to target activists, racial and ethnic minorities and workers. We expose the impact of AI and other data-driven technologies on the rights of workers and people living with poverty. We advocate for laws and policies that promote privacy, digital inclusion, and respect for human rights by social media platforms.
Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in “Digital India”
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Digital Targeting and Its Offline Consequences for LGBT People in the Middle East and North Africa
Rights Groups Sound the Alarm on Mass Surveillance Technology
A Flawed Treaty Could Empower Rights Abuses on a Global Scale
Submitted to the United Nations General Assembly Ad hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes in its sixth session
73rd Pre-Sessional Working Group
Proposed Law Threatens Rights to Expression, Anonymity, Access to Information
Human Rights Concerns Should Be at Center of AI Act Negotiations
‘This shift away from biometrics is a significant step in the direction of protecting the rights of people who use aid.’
How has biometric data collection caused harm in the context of humanitarian interventions and where do future risks lie?