We found 206 results for “Technology”.
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Massimino Testifies Before Congress on Internet Freedom
December 8, 2011
Washington, D.C. – In testimony on Capitol Hill, Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino today called on Congress to press companies to take a…
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LIVE WEBCAST: Human Rights First Testifies in Congress on Internet Freedom
December 8, 2011
Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino testified today on Internet Freedom before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human…
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Excuses, Excuses: Surveillance Technology and Oppressive Regimes
November 18, 2011
By Meg Roggensack and Betsy Walters “This is a commerce of death for the companies that place this technology in the hands of dictatorships.” –…
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Excuses, Excuses: Surveillance Technology and Oppressive Regimes
November 18, 2011
By Meg Roggensack and Betsy Walters “This is a commerce of death for the companies that place this technology in the hands of dictatorships.” –…
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Jails & Jumpsuits: Transforming the US Immigration Detention System
October 5, 2011
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed to transform the U.S. immigration detention system by…
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State Department Netizen Grants Welcomed
April 20, 2011
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today welcomed reports that the State Department will invest $28 million in grant funding to help internet activists around the…
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Human Rights First Praises New Microsoft Licensing Policy, Urges U.S. Government to Stand with Tech Companies Combating Abuses
December 6, 2010
Washington, DC – Late this afternoon, Microsoft announced a unilateral license for nongovernmental organizations and independent media designed to address concerns regarding the Russian government’s politically…
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Human Rights First Seeks Answers From Amazon in Wake of Wikileaks Drop
December 2, 2010
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today urged Amazon to make clear the decision making process that led to the dropping of Wikileaks from its servers…
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Dear Microsoft: Please Stop Helping Russia Abuse Advocates
September 15, 2010
By Elisa Massimino, President of Human Rights First Crossposted at Huffington Post This weekend’s New York Times article was a wake up call to Microsoft and the entire information and…
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A Networked World: What’s Next for Human Rights?
July 23, 2010
Watch this video, “A Networked World: What’s Next for Human Rights?” commissioned by one of our partners, Global Partners & Associates to learn about the…
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Pakistan’s Crackdown on the Internet Shows What ‘Global Blasphemy Code’ Could Look Like
July 12, 2010
By Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs Crossposted from Huffington Post Pakistani authorities recently announced they will ban 17 websites and scrutinize seven additional…
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China’s Censorship Problem Remains
July 9, 2010
China and Google have been sparring over Internet freedom. Google has refused to yield to China’s demands to censor its search results and China threatened…