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Privacy International v. Information Commissioner's Office (IMSI Catcher FOIA)
PI challenges police forces' refusal to disclose information on mobile phone surveillance.
Demanding a remedy for everyone: who can challenge UK's secret surveillance?
Seven applicants sought review from the European Court of Human Rights of the UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal’s refusal to hear their challenges to the UK intelligence services mass intercpetion practices. Their legal action was a result of PI’s campaign and support
Bodinier and others v France
PI intervened to emphasise the legal standards applicable to redress mechanisms available to victims of unlawful surveillance
Bulk Personal Datasets & Bulk Communications Data challenge
PI challenges the acquisition, use, retention, disclosure, storage and deletion of bulk personal datasets and bulk communications data by the UK Security and Intelligence Agencies.
Colombia Police Code
Privacy International filed an intervention at the Colombian Constitutional court challenging the mass surveillance provisions contained in the Colombian Police Code.
10 Human Rights Organisations v. United Kingdom
A case that reached the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights analysing the UK’s mass interception program, first exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013, relating to people’s rights to privacy and freedom of expression.
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.
Pietrzak and others v Poland
PI, together with Article19 and EFF intervened to outline how unrestricted surveillance of communications data interferences with the right to privacy and threatens freedom of expression.