Rights group Privacy International has raised serious concerns over the granting of expansive new powers to intelligence agencies in several countries around the world, often in the name of cybersecurity and the fight against terrorism, but without accompanying safeguards. The seven reports, submitted to the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, were developed in collaboration with partner organizations in India, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Brazil, the Philippines and Indonesia.

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