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Here’s the Surveillance the US Exports to Central America as Aid - And it’s Surviving Trump’s Cuts

29th July 2019

Picture Credit: US AID US President Trump has been cutting aid to Central America, including a surprise cut of approximately $500m in aid to the “Northern Triangle” countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, apparently as punishment for “doing absolutely nothing” to prevent emigration to the US. What remains of the funds is largely and deliberately being repurposed for spending on the US’s own security interests: indeed, one area which his attorney general claims will be spared from…

Content type: News & Analysis

Clear And Universal – The Right to Privacy at the 120th Session of the Human Rights Committee

2nd August 2017

What do Honduras, Pakistan, and Switzerland have in common? They are all bound to respect and protect the right to privacy under Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. And in July 2017, they all also happened to be under the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Committee, which found the countries’ human rights record wanting in many respects, including the scope of their surveillance legislation. Intelligence sharing Reviewing Pakistan, the Committee touched upon…