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Doubts raised over biometric passports
March 17, 2010 – 6:22 am | No Comment
Doubts raised over biometric passports

By Carl Meyer
The government’s plan to roll out biometric passports next year has been cast in doubt after previous efforts resulted in soaring costs and revised deadlines. At the same time, privacy experts are castigating …

New Evidence Reveals Police in Europe Target Minorities Excessively
May 28, 2009 – 4:01 pm | No Comment
New Evidence Reveals Police in Europe Target Minorities Excessively

New Evidence Reveals Police in Europe Target Minorities Excessively

Pervasive use of ethnic and religious stereotypes by law enforcement across Europe is harming efforts to combat crime and terrorism, according to a new report by …

Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” – Statement by the European Civil Liberties Network on the new EU five-year plan on Justice and Home Affairs
May 7, 2009 – 3:11 pm | No Comment
Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” – Statement by the European Civil Liberties Network on the new EU five-year plan on Justice and Home Affairs

The EU is at the centre of a paradigm shift with regard to the way that Europe and the world beyond will be policed. This is the result of a number inter-related historical trends, including …