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UK: Court says GCHQ spied on human rights NGOs, acted unlawfully

22 June 2015

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"Monday, June 22, 2015: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) today revealed that the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) spied on two international human rights organisations, failed to follow ITS own secret procedures and acted unlawfully.

The targeted NGOs are the South African Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Both are leading civil liberties organisations and co-claimants alongside Privacy International in a legal challenge brought against GCHQ in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations."

See: Court says GCHQ spied on human rights NGOs, acted unlawfully (PI, link)

And: Full-text of IPT ruling (pdf)

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