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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…