We found 191 results for “Technology”.
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Obama Administration Urged to Promote and Protect Internet Freedom
January 17, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, as internet activists around the world celebrate “Internet Freedom Day” to mark the one-year anniversary of an internet blackout to protest controversial…
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Live Blog of the Human Rights Summit – Day 2
December 5, 2012
4:55 – 4) strengthening multilateral institutions to support human rights. “We would be better off trying to fix [the UN human rights] council from the…
Blueprint
How to Protect and Expand Internet Freedom
November 30, 2012
The rapid development of the Internet presents profound opportunities and challenges for U.S. interests around the world, particularly around the promotion and protection of human…
Blueprint
How to Encourage U.S. Companies to Respect Human Rights
November 30, 2012
When U.S. companies abuse or facilitate violations of human rights abroad, they undermine U.S. national interests in advancing security, economic development, and human rights. For…
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Voting for Drones
November 5, 2012
This blog was crossposted from Huffington Post. Kudos to the Washington Post for acknowledging on Friday that the U.S. presidential campaign has skirted some key questions of U.S.…
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USAID and Humanity United Launch Tech Challenge for Mass Atrocity Prevention
October 31, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Humanity United launched a Tech Challenge for Mass Atrocity Prevention. According to its…
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Meg Roggensack Testifies before Helsinki Commission on the Responsibilities of Companies to Protect Internet Freedom
October 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, in testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Human Rights First’s Meg Roggensack detailed the broad scope of online safety challenges posed by repressive…
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Human Rights First Testimony on Online Safety Under Repressive Regimes
October 18, 2012
In a Human Rights First testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Human Rights First’s Meg Roggensack detailed the broad scope of online safety challenges posed…
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Battles Over Government Secrecy Dominate 9/11 Hearings
October 17, 2012
This blog was crossposted from HuffingtonPost. The definition and use of classified information, and the public’s right to hear it, is proving to be one of…
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Iran’s Internal Internet One More Step Towards Fragmented Access to Information
September 20, 2012
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Global Communications Studies will release a report this week showing that Iran is at the implementation stage of a…
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Human Rights Defender Profile: Febi Yonesta of Indonesia
September 19, 2012
Human Rights First is running a series of profiles on human rights defenders we work with in various countries. These profiles help to explain their work,…
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Pistorius Makes Strides for Paralympic Participation
August 6, 2012
By Maron Soueid This blog is part of the Olympics 2012 and Human Rights series. Oscar Pistorius: 25 years old, South Africa. Events: 400m race, 4x400m…