State Immunity in the Age of Spyware: Bahrain’s Case Before the UK Supreme Court

A decade-old spyware operation conducted by Bahrain is now at the centre of a landmark case before the UK Supreme Court. The outcome could determine whether governments may deploy spyware against political exiles abroad while relying on state immunity to evade accountability. The claim, brought by two Bahraini dissidents who have lived in the UK[…]

Building Secret State Surveillance Systems: How the Export of European Spyware Facilitates Human Rights Violations in Gulf States

The Danish government has traditionally been a vocal supporter for human rights. For example, the Government of Denmark was one of the signatories of a Human Rights Council Joint Statement on Saudi Arabia that expressed its concern regarding the murder and torture of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Despite their good reputation, the Danish government has on[…]