Human Rights

The Internet Society believes that people deserve to have their rights protected on the Internet as well as offline. We believe in the power of the Internet to bring all of us closer together. Whether people use the Internet to create powerful apps, find information, buy and sell things, or even just stay in touch with their family and friends — it’s important we all have the freedom to do any of these of things online.

How Healthcare is Tackling Patient Privacy in a Post-Roe World
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Human Rights 22 August 2022

How Healthcare is Tackling Patient Privacy in a Post-Roe World

How Healthcare is Tackling Patient Privacy in a Post-Roe World Health IT Security

RightsCon 2022
Online Monday 06 June 2022 – Friday 10 June 2022

RightsCon 2022

Follow the Internet Society at the RightsCon and find out more about encryption and Internet shutdowns.

Governments intentionally shut down internet 182 times across 34 countries in 2021: report
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Human Rights 28 April 2022

Governments intentionally shut down internet 182 times across 34 countries in 2021: report

Governments intentionally shut down internet 182 times across 34 countries in 2021: report The Record

In the dark: the internet sparked a revolution, then it was turned off
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Human Rights 26 April 2022

In the dark: the internet sparked a revolution, then it was turned off

In the dark: the internet sparked a revolution, then it was turned off rest of world

Digital Footprint
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Human Rights 16 February 2022

Digital Footprint

Digital Footprint Know Your Meme

Feds pledge to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including crackdown on online abuse
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Human Rights 3 February 2022

Feds pledge to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including crackdown on online abuse

Feds pledge to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including crackdown on online abuse Victoria News

India’s anti-social media attitude delivers digital authoritarianism message
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Human Rights 20 June 2021

India’s anti-social media attitude delivers digital authoritarianism message

India’s anti-social media attitude delivers digital authoritarianism message Asia Financial

RightsCon 2021
Event Monday 07 June 2021 – Friday 11 June 2021

RightsCon 2021

The Virtual RightsCon 2021 took place 7-10 June 2021. RightsCon is a major global conference on human rights in the...

Can Blockchain Safeguard the Rights of At-Risk LGBT People?
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Human Rights 17 April 2021

Can Blockchain Safeguard the Rights of At-Risk LGBT People?

‘Slow progress’ towards affordable internet for all
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Human Rights 11 December 2020

‘Slow progress’ towards affordable internet for all

Countries use Internet shutdown to control masses, experts say
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Human Rights 15 November 2020

Countries use Internet shutdown to control masses, experts say

Article 370: A Year On, How Internet Restriction Affected Kashmiri Youth
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Human Rights 3 August 2020

Article 370: A Year On, How Internet Restriction Affected Kashmiri Youth