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Counter-terrorism

The global counter-terrorism agenda is driven by a group of powerful governments and industry with a vested political and economic interest in pushing for security solutions that increasingly rely on surveillance technologies at the expenses of human rights. 

 

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Submission to the UN on its guidance document on countering terrorism financing

In this submission, Privacy International (PI) responds to the call for inputs to assist the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Working Groups on “Criminal Justice, Legal Responses and Countering the Financing of Terrorism” and “Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law while Countering Terrorism and Supporting Victims of Terrorism” in developing a guidance document intended to support Member States in their efforts to implement countering terrorism financing measures, in compliance with relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2462 (2019), and in full respect of international human rights law.

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…it can protect our lives

Everyone has the right to life and to live freely and safety.

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…it can protect us from torture

No one has the right to torture you.

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News

22nd July 2020

New Report on “The Use of Biometric Data to Identify Terrorists: Best Practice or Risky Business?"

15th January 2020

Advocate General’s Opinion: national security mass retention regimes are incompatible with EU Law

15th January 2020

Preliminary Statement: Advocate General's Opinion Advises that Mass Surveillance Regime is Unlawful

13th November 2019

Government implies having no responsibility for MI5 ‘agents’ human rights abuses

12th September 2019

Counter-terrorism global policies: law making behind closed doors

19th January 2018

Right to privacy at the UN in 2017 - Don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing

Examples of Abuse

Want to know how this translate in the real world? Here is the latest example in the news.

UK overhauls suspicious activity reporting system

In January 2019 the UK Home Office announced it would collaborate with France to overhaul its regime for suspicious activity reports in order to fight money laundering. In 2018, the number of SARs filed with the National Crime Agency rose by 10% to nearly 464,000. Banks, financial services, lawyers
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Submission for the report on ‘soft law’ by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights

Privacy International's submission to the consultation initiated by the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights on the impact on human rights of the proliferation of “soft law” instruments and related standard-setting initiatives and processes in the counter-terrorism context. In
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