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Nemanja Popovic v Austria
Privacy International intervened in the case of Nemanja Popovic v. Austria in the European Court of Human Rights. Our submission focused on the safeguards that should apply to data sharing, and its use in criminal proceedings, in the context of intelligence and law enforcement sharing.
Khadija Ismayilova v. Azerbaijan
The case concerns an alleged smear campaign against Ismayilova, a well-known investigative journalist.
LQDN, FDN et autres intervenants contre le gouvernement français
PI est intervenue dans une affaire française contestant la conservation des données personnelles dans le cadre de la réglementation française en vigueur, devant une juridiction nationale puis devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne.
LQDN, FDN and others v. France
PI intervened in a French case challenging the retention of personal data under French law first at national level and then before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Privacy International v. Information Commissioner's Office (IMSI Catcher FOIA)
PI challenges police forces' refusal to disclose information on mobile phone surveillance.
Hungary Data Retention 2015
Privacy International challenged the compatibility of the Hungarian Electronic Communications Act with EU law in an intervention before the Hungarian Constitutional Court.
France Data Retention 2016
Privacy International filed an intervention at the Conseil d'État in support of a claim seeking to abrogate legislation enabling indiscriminate data retention
Smolen & Greenpeace Poland v Poland
PI intervened in a case challenging the covert surveillance of activists and human rights defenders through intrusive technologies.
Nabrdalik v Poland
PI together with ARTICLE 19 intervened at the European Court of Human Rights to submit that digital device seizures and extraction performed at the border interfere with the rights to privacy and freedom of expression, in particular when performed on journalists.
Members of José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers’ Collective v Colombia
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds Colombia accountable for arbitrary intelligence activities against human rights defenders. PI filed an amicus in this case challenging the surveillance of human rights defenders in Colombia.