Tag: EU Convention on Human Rights

NOVANEWS "This sends a clear message: Similar programs, such as those conducted by the NSA, are incompatible with human rights." by: Julia Conley A European human rights court ruled on Thursday that the U.K.'s mass surveillance program was unlawful and violated human rights. (Photo: Kjetil Korslien/Flickr/cc) Civil rights groups applauded a European court's ruling against the U.K.'s "Snooper's Charter," its mass surveillance program put in place after September 11, 2001, with a 5-2 vote stating that the country's spying practices were a violation of human rights—and called on other governments to end their own surveillance programs. The European Court of Human Rights also ruled 6-1 that the program was unlawful and did not provide adequate safeguards for privacy...