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The Right to Privacy in Belgium

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26th June 2016
The Right to Privacy in Belgium

This stakeholder report is a submission by Privacy International (PI), the Liga voor Menserechten and the Ligue des droits de l'Homme. PI is a human rights organisation that works to advance and promote the right to privacy and fight surveillance around the world. PI wishes to bring concerns about the protection and promotion of the right to privacy in Belgium before the Human Rights Council for consideration in Belgium's upcoming Universal Periodic Review.

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Belgium_UPR_21st_session_Stakeholdersubmission_FINAL.pdf
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