Netherlands police use unlawful surveillance to chill protest
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A new report finds that unlawful police surveillance of peaceful protesters in the Netherlands is undermining the right to privacy and chilling protest, and violating both national laws and international human rights law. Police are frequently using their discretionary powers to demand to see ID cards, monitor social media, launch drones over protests, infiltrate group apps, and pay home visits without warning. When checked, IDs remain in a police database for five years. |Under the 2003 Compulsory Identification Act, ID checks are only permitted when reasonably necessary for the police officer to do his job.
Publication: Amnesty International
Writer: Amnesty International
Publication date: 2023-05-21
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