States spying on the very organisations that challenge their surveillance power demonstrates how important such work is, says Privacy International’s Edin Omanovic
On Tuesday, Privacy International discovered that the UK intelligence agencies we have been challenging in court for years have at the same time been snooping on our data. As a human rights charity aiming to hold these very agencies to account, this is genuinely chilling.
The evidence came to light during a case before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the court set up to hear complaints against the UK Government’s intelligence services. Launched in 2015, our case has revolved around the collection, use and retention of huge databases containing …