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Human Rights and Surveillance Technology in Third Countries

Summary

This resolution addresses how surveillance technologies impact human rights globally, calling for stricter export controls on dual-use items and better protection for digital freedoms. It urges the EU to lead by example in protecting privacy and encryption.
10 08.09.2015
Other
trade
justice
human rights
public safety
international relations
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • Technological developments can both advance human rights and be used as tools for their violation.
  • Mass surveillance and communication interception without a legal basis violate the rights to privacy and expression.
  • There is a critical need for smarter and more effective export controls on dual-use technologies to prevent them from reaching non-democratic countries.
  • EU-based companies must be held accountable for selling surveillance and monitoring technologies that enable human rights violations.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries’ Human rights and technology in third countries
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