GENEVA (9 November 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, will carry out his first official visit to France from 13 to 17 November, to explore issues...

NEW YORK (20 October 2017) –Governments must not release any personal data under open data schemes unless privacy safeguards are “bulletproof”, a UN expert on privacy has told the General Assembly in...

Summary The report is divided into two parts: an executive summary of activities undertaken during 2016-17 is the first, introductory part of the report. The second and main part is the interim report...

In his report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/16, the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy focuses on governmental surveillance activities from a national and...

Spanish GENEVA (19 July 2017) – A group of United Nations experts* today called on the Government of Mexico to carry out a transparent, independent and impartial investigation into allegations of...

GENEVA / WASHINGTON (27 June 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy has praised parts of the US system of privacy protection, but called for further reform in a number...

GENEVA / WASHINGTON (15 June 2017) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Joseph Cannataci will undertake his first official visit to the United States of America from 19 to 27 June. He will discuss...

GENEVA (08 March 2017) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, has presented his report to the Human Rights Council, denouncing current surveillance...

New York, 24 October, 2016 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great honour that I address this Assembly, for the very first time, in my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on...

NEW YORK (24 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, presented his first report* to the General Assembly on the 24th of October 2016. He...