Statewatch
| Statewatch | |
|---|---|
| purpose | Watchdog organization for civil liberties |
| Chair: | Tony Bunyan |
| Establishment date: | 1991 |
| Seat : | London , UK |
| Website: | www.statewatch.org/ |
Statewatch is a British civil rights movement founded in 1991 and based in London . It oversees the government and compliance with civil rights within the European Union .
Statewatch members are independent lawyers, lecturers, journalists, social scientists and activists in approximately 12 different countries. According to Statewatch, one of the main concerns of Statewatch is to provide the public with targeted information about the development of civil liberties in Europe and thus to provide the basis for a well-founded discussion.
The organization is recognized as a renowned civil rights agency and valued as an indispensable provider of reliable data in the field of civil rights. It runs a documentation center on European government activities; its database contains several thousand official documents.
In 2005, Statewatch initiated the establishment of the European Civil Liberties Network .
activities
Statewatch is best known for sparking discussions by publishing internal government documents, such as
- Documents relating to negotiations on a security agreement between the USA and European governments,
- the draft for a framework decision on data retention ,
- Bills of the EU Commission on the storage of flight passenger data and an agreement with the USA on
- Great Britain's application to the EU Council to expand flight data collection,
- a draft of the EU Commission to restrict 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") from June 2008,
- the 2014–2020 work program of the European Network of Law Enforcement Technology Service, in which the project of a remote-controlled vehicle stopping device was discussed.
Statewatch reports have been picked up in the media, including the size of the British Special Forces in Northern Ireland.
Statewatch representatives are regularly questioned and quoted by other media on issues of data protection and state surveillance, for example
- for the EU-wide networking of national DNA and fingerprint databases
- on freedom of information,
- on European counter-terrorism measures,
- for data retention of telephone data,
- to biometric passports ,
- to the Schengen Information System ,
- for the transmission of surveillance images on television,
- to block websites that call for terrorism,
- for the USA to access the data of immigrants,
- for the automated evaluation of surveillance images,
- on the use of drones in agriculture and border protection.
Awards
In 1998 Tony Bunyan was recognized by the British Campaign for Freedom of Information .
In 2011 Statewatch received the Human Rights “Long Walk” award from the National Council for Civil Liberties , founded in 1934 . The award was given for the dedication to openness, democracy and informed debate about European institutions, which have kept us reliably informed and committed for 20 years. Her network of independent volunteers is one of the most respected and trusted sources for investigative journalism and critical research in the fields of government, justice, home affairs and civil rights in the EU. Kenneth Clarke , Dominic Grieve , Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond and Yvette Cooper attended the award ceremony .
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Homepage of Statewatch, accessed on March 13, 2014.
- ↑ a b Introduction of Tony Bunyan on The Guardian's website ; accessed on March 20, 2014
- ↑ a b Virtual International Authority File from Statewatch; accessed on March 14, 2014.
- ↑ Talking Cameras to Help Fight Crime , BBC World Service, April 4, 2007
- ↑ a b Thomas Darnstädt u. a .: The power from another star , Der Spiegel from June 6, 2005
- ↑ Hajo Friedrich, Hendrik Kafsack: Guidelines for lobbyists , Süddeutsche Zeitung of 21 February 2008
- ↑ Hajo Friedrich and Hendrik Kafsack (2008) Guidelines for lobbyists , in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 21 February 2008; accessed on September 7, 2015.
- ↑ a b c Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti : Netzdepesche: Eurocrats versus European critics , Spiegel online from January 20, 2000
- ^ Richard Norton-Taylor: Europe-US terror treaty plan raises rights fears , The Guardian, September 3, 2002
- ↑ Lee Dembart: the end user / A voice for the consumer: Rights at risk , New York Times, September 30, 2002
- ^ A "risk analysis" for every passenger , Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 17, 2010
- ↑ Counter-terrorism: EU plans "risk analyzes" for air passengers , Spiegel Online from November 5, 2007
- ↑ Travelers from the EU: USA wants to store passenger data for 15 years , Spiegel Online from May 26, 2011
- ↑ European Union: Great Britain wants to expand flight passenger data storage , Spiegel Online from March 3, 2011
- ↑ Stefan Krempl : EU domestic politicians are preparing for the "digital tsunami" , c't of September 11, 2008
- ↑ EU group mulls 'remote car-stopping device' for police , BBC News of January 30, 2014
- ^ Alan Travis: Special branch is bigger than in cold war , The Guardian of September 2, 2003
- ↑ Sarah Leitner: Police database sharing agreed ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Financial Times of February 16, 2007
- ^ Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti: Netzdepesche: Freedom of information wanted , Spiegel Online from August 14, 2000
- ↑ Andrew Bounds: Freedom of information case opens up EU files ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Financial Times of April 30, 2008
- ↑ Markus Deggerich: Europe is preparing: More security instead of freedom , Spiegel Online from September 25, 2001
- ↑ Civil protection is to be improved , Süddeutsche Zeitung of May 19, 2010
- ^ Paul Meller: Europe Police Likely to Get Longer Access To Records , New York Times, May 30, 2002
- ↑ Networked Europe: "The member states want data storage" , Spiegel Online from June 3, 2005
- ↑ Thomas Fuller: Computer chips would contain eye scans or fingerprints: EU may go digital with passports , New York Times, June 21, 2003
- ↑ US imposes biometric entry demand , BBC News 26 October 2006
- ↑ The fight against crime begins on the sofa , FAZ from May 26, 2006
- ↑ Heather Timmons, Eric Pfanner: European Nations Plan New Anti-Terror Efforts , New York Times, August 16, 2006
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Andrew Bounds: EU fears of 'fishing trips' for bank data ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Financial Times of July 3, 2008.
- on talking surveillance cameras in public places, in Talking Cameras to Help Fight Crime , BBC World Service, April 4, 2007
- ^ How surveillance should become "intelligent" , Süddeutsche Zeitung of March 9, 2013
- ↑ Laurence Peter: Spying on Europe's farms with satellites and drones , BBC News of February 8, 2012
- ↑ Claus Hecking: Unmanned missiles: Europe also threatens drone debacle , Spiegel Online from May 21, 2013
- ↑ a b Website of the University of Bristol about the award of the award on November 28, 2011
- ^ Press release Liberty of November 23, 2011; Liberty rewards human rights heroes in annual awards ceremony .
