Article 15.09.2014 2 min. read Text Image Between 15th-19th of September, in the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles, Panoptykon Foundation and the coalition behind the 13 Principles will be conducting a week of action explaining some of the 13 guiding principles for surveillance law reform. Every day, we'll take on a different part of the principles, exploring what’s at stake and what we need to do to bring intelligence agencies and the police back under the rule of law. The International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance were first launched at the 24th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 20 September 2013. Drawing on international law and jurisprudence, the Principles articulate the obligations of governments under international human rights standards in the digital age. The Principles are a product of a collaborative effort of privacy experts, human rights lawyers and civil society groups. They provide a tool to evaluate and help reform governments’ surveillance practices. Each day of the week leading up the first year anniversary of the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles new posts explaining some of the 13 guiding principles for surveillance law reform will be published on Principles webpage. The goal is to bring awareness to the serious surveillance problems that each organization is fighting in their own region, and how these problems violate the principles, and our human rights. As part of the campaign, we'll be featuring this year Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch), a ground-breaking report on national and global mass surveillance published by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos). During the week, Access will be also giving a champion’s award to those who have worked in support of the 13 Principles, as well as recognizing individuals, groups, and governments who have subverted their intention. They'll also be publishing an implementation guide providing more details on how the Principles apply in practice in the situation where a government official seeks to conduct surveillance. Let's send a message to Member States at the United Nations and wherever else folks are tackling surveillance law reform: surveillance law can no longer ignore our human rights. Tweet #privacyisaright Read the Necessary and Proportionate Principles Fundacja Panoptykon Author Topic personal data secret services Previous Next See also Article European Court of Human Rights: secret surveillance in Poland violates citizens’ privacy rights According to the precedent judgment announced today by the European Court of Human Rights, the operational-control regime, the retention of communications data, and the secret-surveillance regime under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Poland violate the right to privacy. The activists from Poland’s… 28.05.2024 Text Article Polish law on “protecting the freedoms of social media users” will do exactly the opposite Polish government’s proposal for a new law on “protecting free speech of social media users” introduces data retention, a new, questionable definition of “unlawful content”, and an oversight body (Free Speech Council) that is likely to be politically compromised. In this context, “Surveillance and… 10.02.2021 Text Article Polish Senate calls Pegasus illegal and demands scrutiny over secret services The Senate of Poland concluded its investigation on the use of Pegasus by Polish secret services to spy on ia. opposition politicians and unapologetic public persons. They declared that Pegasus should be considered illegal in Poland and the secret services should be put under strict and independent… 12.09.2023 Text