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United States

September 17, 2016 Dispatches

House Intelligence Committee Report on Snowden Unsupported

Dinah PoKempner
General Counsel
United States

September 14, 2016 News Release

US: Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden
United States

September 14, 2016 Dispatches

Why President Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden Now

Dinah PoKempner
General Counsel

News

September 23, 2015 Commentary

Silicon Valley Shouldn’t Let China Strong-Arm It into Spying

Kenneth Roth
Executive Director

Published In: Quartz
September 14, 2015 News Release

UK: Human Rights Watch Challenges Surveillance
June 5, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: High Time for US Whistleblower Reform

Henry Peck
Senior Coordinator, General Counsel
June 3, 2015 News Release

US: Modest Step to Curb Spy Excesses
May 19, 2015 Statements

Strengthen the USA Freedom Act
April 30, 2015 News Release

US: Pass USA Freedom Act
April 23, 2015 News Release

US: Reject Mass Privacy Violations
April 17, 2015 Commentary

Undermining Attorney – Client Privilege Weakens Rule of Law

Henry Peck
Senior Coordinator, General Counsel

Published In: Fair Trials
March 25, 2015 Letter

Joint Letter Re. USA PATRIOT Act Section 215
March 13, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: UK Oversight Committee Blesses ‘Bulk’ Surveillance

Cynthia M. Wong
Senior Researcher, Internet and Human Rights
March 10, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Suing the US for Privacy and Human Lives

Dinah PoKempner
General Counsel
October 3, 2014 Statements

United Kingdom: Submission of Evidence for the Investigatory Powers Review

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