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GNI Provides Input to UN Special Rapporteur’s Study on Telcos and the Internet Access Sector

November 18, 2016

As companies respond to government requests that can impact freedom of expression and privacy, the GNI Principles and Implementation Guidelines can... Read more >

GNI Joins Coalition Opposing Proposal to Bar Privacy and Civil Liberties Board From Considering the Rights of Non-U.S. Persons

June 24, 2016

The coalition, which consisted of civil society groups, companies, and trade associations, urges the U.S. Senate to oppose a provision in the... Read more >

Global Network Initiative Concerned by the Shutdown of WhatsApp in Brazil

May 2, 2016

The GNI continues to urge the Brazilian government to adhere to international human rights standards on free expression and privacy and to refrain... Read more >

GNI Expresses Concern Over the Arrest of a Facebook Executive in Brazil

March 8, 2016

Local staff working in many countries may be increasingly targeted for arrest or intimidation in cases where they are involved in the provision of... Read more >

GNI Briefs the U.S. Helsinki Commission on Internet Freedom

March 4, 2016

On Thursday, March 3, 2016, GNI Director of Policy and Learning Lisl Brunner presented to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S.... Read more >

GNI Submits Written Evidence to the UK Joint Committee Scrutinizing the Investigatory Powers Bill

January 8, 2016

The UK has an opportunity to lead on a global framework for data based on transparency and the rule of law. Read more to find the full GNI... Read more >

The Global Network Initiative Urges Pakistan to Review Prevention of Electronic Crime Bill

December 22, 2015

The Global Network Initiative is concerned that Pakistan’s Cybercrime Bill will usher in a new era of unprecedented restriction on the free flow of... Read more >

The Global Network Initiative Urges Kazakhstan to Respect the Security of Digital Communications

December 21, 2015

The Global Network Initiative (GNI) is troubled by a provision in the new communications law of Kazakhstan which would require all Internet users to... Read more >

The GNI Expresses Concern over Suspension of Messaging Service in Brazil

December 18, 2015

A Brazilian court’s decision instituted a nationwide blocking of the WhatsApp messaging service on December 17. The GNI urges the Brazilian... Read more >

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