Statewatch

Statewatch is a British civil rights movement, founded in 1991 with headquarters in London. It monitors the government and compliance with civil rights within the European Union.

Members of Statewatch are independent lawyers, teachers, journalists, social scientists and activists in about 12 different countries. According to information is one of the main concerns of Statewatch, the public able to inform you about the development of civil liberties in Europe and thus provide the basis for an informed discussion.

The organization is viewed as a renowned civil rights agency and rated as an indispensable supplier of reliable data in the area of ​​civil rights. It operates a documentation center on European government activities; in their database several thousand official documents are included.

Initiated in 2005, Statewatch, the establishment of the European Civil Liberties Network.

Activities

Statewatch is particularly known for initiating discussions with the publication of internal documents authorities, such as

  • Documents relating to negotiations on a security agreement between the U.S. and European governments,
  • The draft Framework Decision on data retention,
  • Draft legislation by the EU Commission for the storage of air passenger data

And also to an agreement with the U.S.,

  • The request of Great Britain at the EU Council to extend the flight data acquisition,
  • A draft of the European Commission to limit the freedom of information,
  • The report "Freedom, Security, Privacy" of the Informal High Level Advisory Group on the Future of European Home Affairs Policy (" Future Group " ) dated June 2008,
  • The work program 2014-2020 of the European Network of Law Enforcement Technology Services, in which the project of a remote stopping device was discussed for motor vehicles.

Reports of Statewatch be taken up in other media, such as the extent of the British special forces in Northern Ireland,

Representatives of Statewatch are regularly interviewed by other media on issues of data protection and the government supervision and quotes, such as

  • For EU-wide networking of national DNA and fingerprint databases
  • Freedom of Information
  • Retention of phone data,
  • To biometric passports,
  • Schengen Information System,
  • For the transmission of monitoring images on television,
  • For blocking sites that call for terrorism,
  • Access to the United States to the data from entering the country,
  • For automated analysis of surveillance images,
  • On the use of drones in agriculture and border management.

Awards

1998 Tony Bunyan was honored by the British Campaign for Freedom of Information.

2011 Statewatch was awarded the Human Rights " Long Walk " Award of 1934 founded the National Council for Civil Liberties. The prize was awarded for dedication to openness, democracy and informed debate on European institutions, which informs us for 20 years reliable and committed consider. Your network of independent volunteer is one of the most respected and reliable sources for investigative journalism and critical research in the areas of State, Justice, Home Affairs and Civil Rights in the EU. At the award ceremony about Kenneth Clarke, Dominic Grieve, Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond and Yvette Cooper were present.

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