Privacy International (PI)
URL: www.privacyinternational.org
Area of interest/expertise: Privacy,
Brief description: Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, England, and has an office in Washington, D.C. PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, police information systems, medical privacy, and freedom of information and expression.
Contact email: privacyint@privacy.org

Open Rights Group (ORG)
URL: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/
Area of interest/expertise: Blocking and Filtering, UK
Brief description: The digital age is transforming society: bringing us greater democracy, transparency and new creative possibilities. When these freedoms are under attack, the Open Rights Group is there to defend them. Founded in 2005 by 1,000 digital activists, ORG has become the UK’s leading voice defending freedom of expression, privacy, innovation, consumer rights and creativity on the net. Getting into the political trenches in the UK and EU, we mobilise our supporters to stop bad laws. Working closely with other campaign groups, we lobby government and talk to the media whenever our rights are threatened. ORG is a non-profit company funded by donors, mostly by people like you.
Contact email: info@openrightsgroup.org

Internet Service Providers' Association UK (ISPA UK)
URL: http://www.ispa.org.uk
Area of interest/expertise: General ICT Policy,
Brief description: The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA UK) is the UK's Trade Association for providers of Internet services. ISPA's main activity is in making representations on behalf of the industry to Government bodies, such as the Home Office, the Department of Trade and Industry and Oftel. Government and political representatives often approach ISPA for its knowledge and expertise.
Contact email: admin@ispa.org.uk

Internet Rights and Principles Dynamic Coalition (DC-IRP)
URL: http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/
Area of interest/expertise: Blocking and Filtering, International
Brief description: The DC-IRP is an international multi-stakeholder network of people and organisations - among them a number of EDRi members and observers - who are working to uphold human rights on and through the Internet. Its Charter is currently released as a beta version, and the Coalition welcomes comments and contributions on its website. The 10 Internet Rights and Principles
derive from the Charter, distilling it down into 10 core demands. They are already available in more than 15 languages, with further translations still expected.
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Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR)
URL: http://www.fipr.org/
Area of interest/expertise: General ICT Policy,
Brief description: The Foundation for Information Policy Research is an independent body that studies the interaction between information technology and society. Its goal is to identify technical developments with significant social impact, commission research into public policy alternatives, and promote public understanding and dialogue between technologists and policy-makers in the UK and Europe.
Contact email: ian@fipr.org

APC Womens Networking Support Program (WNSP)
URL: http://www.apcwomen.org/
Area of interest/expertise: Gender,
Brief description: The Mission of the Women's Networking Support Programme is to promote gender equity in the design, development, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies - with special focus on inequities based on women's social or ethnic background - through the provision of research, training, information, and support activities in the field of ICT policy, skills-sharing in the access and use of ICT, and women's network-building.
Contact email: karenb@gn.apc.org

Access Now
URL: https://www.accessnow.org/
Area of interest/expertise: Blocking and Filtering, International
Brief description: Access is a global movement premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the internet and other forms of technology. Founded in the wake of the 2009 Iranian post-election crackdown, Access teams with digital activists and civil society groups internationally to build their technical capacity and to help them advocate globally for their digital rights. Access provides thought leadership and practical policy recommendations in the broader field of internet freedom, and based on that expertise mobilizes its global movement of citizens to campaign for an open internet accessible to all.
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