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Two individuals applied to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge a UK tribunal’s refusal to investigate UK intelligence agencies’ interference with their right to privacy.

The applicants challenged the UK’s mass interception regime following PI’s campaign and support. As part of a friendly settlement reached by the parties in this case, the UK government admits that they violated the applicants’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression.

Seven applicants sought review from the European Court of Human Rights of the UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal’s refusal to hear their challenges to the UK intelligence services mass intercpetion practices. Their legal action was a result of PI’s campaign and support

PI intervened to emphasise the legal standards applicable to redress mechanisms available to victims of unlawful surveillance

PI, together with Article19 and EFF intervened to outline how unrestricted surveillance of communications data interferences with the right to privacy and threatens freedom of expression.

We, with over 40 other organisations, are asking the European Union to ban mass biometric surveillance. If you’re a European Union citizen, join us in signing our European Citizen’s Initiative.

If 1 million of us step up - we can force the European Commission to take on biometric mass surveillance properly

Human rights defenders are continuously at risk of violence, intimidation and surveillance as a direct consequence of the work they do, with women or those opposing large corporations bearing the brunt of these forms of repression.

Privacy International spoke to four activists based in Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa to learn more about their understanding and experiences of surveillance. Their testimonies illustrate how the promises that came with innovation and the use of new technologies have not been enjoyed by all equally, and how some groups in society - such as human rights defenders - have experienced the impact of surveillance and the exploitation of data by governments and companies more severely than others.

Below is an outline of the main issues that these four activists brought to our attention which reflect the concerns raised previously by other organisations and HRDs across the world.

Drones surveillance enables widespread and systematic monitoring and collection of detailed data of individuals’ activities and movements, posing a serious threat to personal privacy and associated freedoms.

As digital communications grow, governments continue to seek new ways of getting access to content and metadata.

Privacy International, together with Liberty, challenges MI5's data-handling arrangements before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.