April 14, 2017 - 10:45am PDT
New York University School of Law

Governments around the world are cracking down on the space civil society needs to protect fundamental rights and freedoms. This year's annual Bernstein Institute for Human Rights conference will provide a rich analysis of the measures governments are using to silence dissent, while also examining legal strategies used by human rights advocates to counter closure. These strategies encompass litigation, legal empowerment, network building, and the use of the Internet as forms of resistance. With firsthand experience offered by practitioners and academics from India, China, Kenya, Russia, Ethiopia, Turkey, Egypt, and the United States, the conference will spotlight lessons to counter the crackdown on dissent, both in the United States and around the globe.

EFF Senior Staff Attorney Nate Cardozo will present his perspectives on a panel titled Technology, Business & Human Rights, which will examine governance of the internet and legal responsibilities of the private technology sector, in particular legal strategies to address harms caused by surveillance of human rights defenders via spyware technology.