Tag: trade
Human rights organizations call to strengthen the European Commission position on dual-use recast
9 Jun 2020
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The letter calls on the Commission to enact strong uniform rules across the Union so that surveillance vendors are prevented from “licence shopping” among the states with weaker implementation of current export controls rules.
EU: Leak reveals states are ready to put human rights defenders at risk to protect surveillance industry
29 Oct 2018
The European Parliament is fighting to strengthen the rules for surveillance trade
8 Dec 2017
European Parliament adopts strong position on surveillance export controls to protect human rights
24 Nov 2017
Case study: Denmark and the failure of EU export controls
6 Sep 2017
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Denmark’s decision shows what’s rotten in the state of EU export controls.
Open NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of Surveillance Equipment
11 Jul 2017
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EU-made electronic surveillance equipment is still exported to authoritarian countries. We strongly urge all EU member states to safeguard human rights.
Civil society coalition calls for stronger EU export controls of surveillance technologies with clear exemptions for security research
10 May 2017
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The coalition urges stronger safeguards for human rights in export control, as well as clear exemptions to protect security research.