Statewatch

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Statewatch is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 that monitors civil liberties and other issues in the European Union and encourages investigative reporting and research. [1]

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History

The predecessor to Statewatch was "State Research" (1977-1982), which produced a bi-monthly bulletin and carried research.

Work

The organization has three free databases: a large database of all its news, articles and links since 1991, [2] the Statewatch European Monitoring and Documentation Centre (SEMDOC) which monitors all new justice and home affairs measures since 1993. [3] [4]

Among other activities, it monitors anti-terrorist legislation, has a Passenger Name Record observatory, is concerned about asylum issues, data privacy, biometrics, etc.

Awards

The organization and its director, Tony Bunyan, have received awards for their civil rights activism including a 1998 award from the British Campaign for Freedom of Information [5] and the 2011 "Long Walk" award at the Liberty's Human Rights Awards. [6]

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References

  1. "About". www.statewatch.org. Statewatch. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Search Statewatch database". database.statewatch.org.
  3. "Statewatch European Monitoring & Documentation Centre on Justice and Home Affairs in the EU - SEMDOC". www.statewatch.org.
  4. "The unique JHA Archive of official EU documents full-text 1976-2000".
  5. Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti, "Netzdepesche: Eurokraten versus Europakritiker" ("Eurocrats Versus Europe critic"), Der Spiegel , 20 January 2000 (in German).
  6. "Liberty award for Tony Bunyan and Statewatch", University of Bristol, 28 November 2011.