Kimberly Carlson and Katitza Rodriguez write:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is pleased with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) decision to adopt a resolution appointing a special rapporteur on the right to privacy.
This decision is a key step forward for the UNHRC; it elevates the right to privacy to the priority level that the Human Rights Council ascribes to most other human rights. Most importantly, it gives the right to privacy the international recognition and protection it deserves.
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