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GCHQ spied on human rights organisations, court confirms

UK intelligence agency GCHQ acted unlawfully in spying on two international human rights organisations, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has revealed today.

Two NGOs, the South African Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), have been found to have had their rights violated by GCHQ’s mass surveillance systems. Both organisations are co-claimants alongside others, including Privacy International and Liberty, in the legal challenge brought against GCHQ.

By: Katie Collins,

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