The UK’s High Court has ruled that parts of the controversial surveillance law, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), violated article 7 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the personal data protection laws. The EFJ affiliate in the UK, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), has long been campaigning against DRIPA to ensure that the right of journalists to protect their confidential sources is protected. On Friday 17 July, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales found that UK surveillance laws are incompatible with the European convention on human rights and the EU charter of fundamental rights. The High Court ordered the government to pass new legislation to come into effect by March 2016. In response, the NUJ has called again for the government to respect the protection of journalistic sources, materials and communications.
http://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2015/07/22/uk-high-court-rules-against-data-retention-rules/
https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/time-for-change-on-surveillance-says-nuj/
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