Category: Campaign Updates
On Friday 6 May, the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court will hear a case relating to the surveillance of journalists. A former Crime Intelligence official is accused of giving false information to a judge...
PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2016: CHALLENGES TO MEDIA FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2016 marks twenty five years since the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and...
This article below was published by IOL: NEWS/SOUTH-AFRICA/GAUTENG / 28 April 2016 at 11:27am By: VUYO MKIZE Johannesburg – “Phantsi nge secrecy, phantsi!” they chanted. “Stop spying on us!” their posters read. Behind the yellow police-...
This article below was published by itweb: By Simnikiwe Mzekandaba, News journalist Johannesburg, 28 Apr 2016 Government’s highly-criticised national Cyber Crimes and Cyber Security Bill (cyber security Bill) will “shortly be taken through the...
This article below was published by EWN: The campaign is calling on state institutions to stop the abuse of its surveillance capabilities. Monique Mortlock | 8 days ago CAPE TOWN – The Right to Know...
This article below was published by News24: 2016-04-26 17:55 Thulani Gqirana, News24 Cape Town – Non-profit organisation Right2Know protested against state surveillance on Tuesday. The small group protested against the Regulation of Interception of...
This is a joint statement of civil society organisations committed to upholding human rights and seeking social justice in South Africa. It was delivered at the gates of Parliament on Tuesday 26 April 2016....
Memorandum to Department of Justice: Demands to Stand Against Surveillance and Fix RICA! 26 April 2016 On 30 March 2016, a report by the United Nations Human Rights Committee came down hard on South...
Today the Minister of State Security David Mahlobo delivered the State Security Agency (SSA) budget vote. It’s a long speech, with lots of things worth mentioning, but what does it actually tell us about...
This article below was published by News24: 2016-04-22 17:00 Jenni Evans, News24 Cape Town – The Right2Know campaign wants the vacant post of Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) to be filled urgently after a long...