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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Bernadette B. Tixon

'Human Rights Abusers Will Not Let a Border Stop Them': 130 UN Experts Demand Action on Transnational Repression

More than 130 UN human rights experts issue a joint call for states to end transnational repression (Credit: Niklas Jeromin/Pexels)

More than 130 United Nations human rights experts have called on governments to combat transnational repression, warning that spyware, malware, social media and artificial intelligence are being used to target people beyond their borders.

The joint statement, published on 23 September, is backed by UN Special Procedures mandate holders and Treaty Body members, including the UN's Special Rapporteurs on Iran, Russia, Belarus and North Korea.

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