Amnesty International has filed an amicus curiae brief to the Bangkok Civil Court on the applicable international and regional human rights law and standards on the right to privacy, the right to an effective remedy, and human rights due diligence, in relation to the case Jatupat Boonpattararaksa...

In July 2024, Amnesty Tech and Amnesty Netherlands hosted an event to explore the intersection of tech, gender, and inequality in Amsterdam.   The “Exploring Intersectionality” event brought together more than 80 activists, practitioners and researchers from different organisations...

Responding to a Forbidden Stories-led investigation, supported by the Amnesty International’s Security Lab, on the government of Israel’s attempts to sway WhatsApp’s ongoing US lawsuit against spyware firm NSO Group, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said:...

Amnesty International’s Security Lab has launched new features on its website, adding to the existing range of tools, resources and research to support human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other civil society members against digital attacks, including spyware. “Targeted...

Governments and non-state actors regularly use digital attacks to surveil, harass and intimidate human rights defenders (HRDs), activists, journalists, and other civil society members. Digital attacks can be varied in nature, ranging from malicious software attacks such as spyware, social...

Women and LGBTI activists in Thailand are being subjected to an online onslaught of abusive speech laced with misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic language, sexualized content and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TfGBV), Amnesty International said in a new report...

Digital Security Resource Hub Detecting spyware threats If you believe you have been targeted by spyware, it is important to get a forensic check on your device. This can help confirm an attack took place and collect forensic evidence to protect other at-risk individuals. A number of organisations,...

The CBP One mobile application is the sole means of seeking asylum in the United States since the Asylum Ban (Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule) introduced by the Biden Administration on 11 May 2023. Under the Asylum Ban, individuals are required to use the CBP One application to schedule...

Nikole Yanez is a computer scientist by training, and a human rights defender from Honduras. She is passionate about feminism, the impact of the internet and protecting activists. She was first drawn to human rights through her work as a reporter with a local community radio station. After...

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An expansive range of highly invasive spyware and surveillance products are being imported and deployed in Indonesia, Amnesty International’s Security Lab said today as it released a new briefing in collaboration with media partners – Haaretz, Inside Story, Tempo, WAV research collective and...

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