Policy briefs, policy and legislative engagements
Policy briefs
Angola
Rui Verde, Policy brief - CEDESA, 2 December 2025
Botswana
Tachilisa Badala Balule, 'Surveillance of journalists in Botswana and its impact on media freedom', Media Institute of Southern Africa, 24 April 2026.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Trésor Maheshe Musole, 'Analyse des décisions judiciaires dans les domaines des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire – Mars 2025 (Analysis of Judicial Decisions in the Fields of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law – March 2025)' (analysis of Stanislas Bujakera case).
Mauritius
Sarah Chiumbu, ‘Smart ID cards in Mauritius: balancing rights and freedoms with national identification needs’ (with Christina Chan Meetoo), Intelwatch, August 2024
Namibia
Frederico Links, ‘No privacy, guaranteed: Namibia’s mass surveillance framework is flawed and open to abuse’, Institute for Public Policy Research, March 2024
Mozambique
Ernesto Nhanale, ‘Processo de legislação sobre Direitos Digitais, em Moçambique, deve garantir a protecção de dados, a privacidade e reduzir riscos de vigilância digital’ (Legislative process on digital rights in Mozambique must guarantee data protection, privacy and reduce risks of digital surveillance), Media Institute of Southern Africa Mozambique, November 2024
South Africa
Jane Duncan, ‘The future of bulk interception of digital communications: issues and policy options’, Intelwatch, January 2024
Zimbabwe
Allen Munoriyarwa, ‘Not fit for purpose: Zimbabwe’s Interception of Communications Act (ICA)’, Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe, April 2024
Legislative engagement
Parliamentary submissions
South Africa
Jane Duncan, written and verbal submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development (a standing committee of the South African Parliament) and the National Council of Provinces, on the Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Communication Related Information Amendment Bill B28-2023
Jane Duncan, written and verbal submissions to the ad-hoc committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (an ad-hoc committee of the South African Parliament) and the National Council of Provinces ad-hoc committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill
Submissions to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Submission #1: Survey of recent trends in surveillance technologies’ legislative and regulatory measures, and the associated impacts on HRDs in the Global South, March 31, 2026, by Human Rights Journalists Network Nigeria, Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), Professor Jane Duncan, Emmanuel Magambo, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D), Talal Raza (University of Melbourne), 0xche, and the University of California, Irvine School of Law International Justice Clinic
Submission #2: Examining the current proliferation of surveillance, with a focus on Human Rights Defenders’ lived experiences and resistance strategies in Global South countries, March 31, 2026, by Human Rights Journalists Network Nigeria, Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), Professor Jane Duncan, Emmanuel Magambo, Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales (R3D), Talal Raza (University of Melbourne), 0xche, and the University of California, Irvine School of Law International Justice Clinic
Amici curiae (European Court of Human Rights)
Javadov and Others v. Azerbaijan, Application No. 30573/22 Ganbarova v. Azerbaijan, Application No. 45877/22 Intervention as amici curiae by Jane Duncan, Professor, University of Glasgow; Anneke Meerkotter, Executive Director, Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC); Piers Pigou, Executive Director, IntelWatch; David Kaye, Director, UCI Law International Justice Clinic