News and Developments

G8 Meeting of Justice Ministers Begins - declaring laundry list 15/06/2005
From June 15 to 17 the ministers of justice and home affairs from the eight countries within the G8 will be meeting in Sheffield. Their list of policies that they wish to launder under claims of 'international obligations' is wide and dangerous, as ever.

PI Reports

ITU Publishes PI report on Policy Laundering (external) 23/07/2005
The International Telecommunications Union, a UN-level organisation, released a report presented by PI at their meeting on cyber-security. The report points out the risks of harmonising laws by looking at the cybercrime convention, data retention agreements, and the implications for free expression.

International Standards and Agreements

APEC - Leader's Statement on Fighting Terrorism & Promoting Growth (2002) 26/10/2002
In the aftermath of the terrorist bombing in Bali 2002, APEC met to implement measures to 'protect' people in transit by implementing a common global standard based on UN EDIFACT for the collection and transmission of advance passenger information. They also looked towards adopting standards for application of biometrics in entry and (where applicable) exit procedures and travel documents.