We are appalled by the sentencing of Saudi doctoral student Salma Al-Shehab to 34 years in jail followed by a 34-year travel ban in connection with a series of tweets and retweets on political and...

Ibero-America has seen some highly interesting developments in the area of privacy and personal data protection since the start of the twenty-first century.

The Special Rapporteur examines two particular aspects of the impact of COVID-19 on the right to privacy: data protection and surveillance.

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. Excellencies, Colleagues, I am pleased to address you today, as we move...

GENEVA (22 January 2020) - UN human rights experts are gravely concerned by information they have received suggesting that, in contravention of fundamental international human rights standards, a...

There is increasing awareness on the sensitive nature of health-related data. In the digital era, such data are captured and used in a myriad of ways, frequently without the concerned individual’s consent or awareness. The industry of collecting and using health-related data and the growing number of data breaches are of enormous concern.

GENEVA (12 July 2019) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, will visit the Republic of Korea from 15 to 26 July to examine legislation and practices on...

GENEVA (24 April 2019) – After an intensive four-day visit to Silicon Valley, in California, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged States to adopt a "smart mix of...

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