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]
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]
The predecessor to Statewatch was "State Research" (1977-1982), which produced a bi-monthly bulletin and carried research.
Among other activities, it monitors anti-terrorist legislation, has a Passenger Name Record observatory, is concerned about asylum issues, data privacy, biometrics, etc.
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]
References
- ^ "About". www.statewatch.org. Statewatch. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Search Statewatch database". database.statewatch.org.
- ^ "Statewatch European Monitoring & Documentation Centre on Justice and Home Affairs in the EU - SEMDOC". www.statewatch.org.
- ^ "The unique JHA Archive of official EU documents full-text 1976-2000".
- ^ Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti, "Netzdepesche: Eurokraten versus Europakritiker" ("Eurocrats Versus Europe critic"), Der Spiegel, 20 January 2000 (in German).
- ^ "Liberty award for Tony Bunyan and Statewatch", University of Bristol, 28 November 2011.