Category : Statements
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression
Davos must address secret mass surveillance scandal
Leading free speech and privacy organisations call on the world’s elite assembled at Davos to tackle the challenge of global mass surveillance of electronic communications. ARTICLE 19, English PEN, Index on Censorship and Open Rights Group are urging global leaders to discuss how states ensure security measures do not undermine rights and individual liberties, following […]
Index supports referral request in Delfi v. Estonia
Dean Spielmann President European Court of Human Rights Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg cedex France 13 January 2014 Re: Grand Chamber referral in Delfi v. Estonia (Application no. 64569/09) Index’s coverage: European ruling spells trouble for online comment Dear President Spielmann and members of the panel: We, the undersigned 69 media organisations, internet companies, human […]
Open letter to the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee
Dear Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP, Index on Censorship is writing to you ahead of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger’s appearance before the Home Affairs Select Committee’s hearing on counter terrorism. We believe that the Guardian’s publication of details of GCHQ’s digital surveillance techniques has been very much in the public interest. Mass data retention and […]
UAE: Joint open letter to William Hague calling for release of activists
Since March, Emirati authorities have arrested over 50 activists and human rights defenders in a widespread crackdown on dissent.
Index joins a group of international rights groups in calling on UK Foreign Minister William Hague and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to push for the prisoners' release
UK: Letter to foreign secretary on cyberspace
As the London Conference on Cyberspace begins, Index on Censorship has joined leading human rights groups and media freedom activists in calling on Foreign Secretary William Hague to reject censorship and surveillance that undermines free expression