Press Release
Middle East and North Africa
Technology and Human Rights
Two prominent human rights defenders in Morocco have been targeted using surveillance technology developed by the Israeli-based company NSO Group, according to new research published by Amnesty Tech today. Maati Monjib, an academic and human rights activist, and Abdessadak El Bouchattaoui, a human...
October 10, 2019
Research
Morocco and Western Sahara
Technology and Human Rights
Summary Amnesty International has uncovered targeted digital attacks against two prominent Moroccan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. According to our research, these targeted attacks have been ongoing since at least 2017. These were carried out through SMS messages...
October 10, 2019
News
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in future, Danna Ingleton, Deputy Director of Amnesty Tech,...
September 10, 2019
Press Release
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in future, Danna Ingleton, Deputy Director of Amnesty Tech,...
September 10, 2019
Research
Technology and Human Rights
Across the world right now, states and big businesses are cracking down on dissent and preventing human rights defenders (HRDs) from carrying out their work. HRDs are threatened using a range of tactics and tools. Shielded, and often proactively aided, by repressive laws across countries, these...
August 16, 2019
News
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Strategic Litigation
Amnesty International is supporting a legal action to take the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) to court, to demand that it revokes the export license of NSO Group, an Israeli company whose spyware products have been used in chilling attacks on human rights defenders around the world. In a...
May 13, 2019
Press Release
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Strategic Litigation
Amnesty International is supporting a legal action to take the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) to court, to demand that it revokes the export license of NSO Group, an Israeli company whose spyware products have been used in chilling attacks on human rights defenders around the world. In a...
May 13, 2019
Research
Technology and Human Rights
Novalpina Capital CC: NSO Group, Francisco Partners …… UPDATE 24 May 2019 Statement in response to Novalpina Capital’s letter of 15 May 2019 To: Stephen Peel Cc: Stefan Kowski, Bastian Lueken, Shalev Hulio, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Foley Hoag LLP We acknowledge receipt of Novalpina Capital’s letter of...
April 15, 2019
Research
Technology and Human Rights
Novalpina Capital CC: NSO Group, Francisco Partners …… February 18, 2019 We, the undersigned organizations, release this open letter to Novalpina Capital regarding the recent announcement of the buyout of NSO Group from Francisco Partners. We call on Novalpina Capital to publicly address our...
February 18, 2019
News
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Business and Human Rights
Novalpina Capital, the private equity firm that has supported NSO Group management to acquire the company from Francisco Partners, must immediately disclose how it plans to prevent further human rights abuses by NSO Group, which has been linked to several chilling attacks on human rights defenders,...
February 18, 2019
News
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
Amnesty International is taking legal advice in order to revoke the export licence of Israeli-based NSO Group, after it was revealed the cyber firm’s spyware had been used in an attempt to spy on an Amnesty staff member. A recent investigation by Haaretz newspaper uncovered the firm’s sophisticated...
November 28, 2018
Press Release
Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories
Human Rights Defenders and Activists
Amnesty International is taking legal advice in order to revoke the export licence of Israeli-based NSO Group, after it was revealed the cyber firm’s spyware had been used in an attempt to spy on an Amnesty staff member. A recent investigation by Haaretz newspaper uncovered the firm’s sophisticated...
November 28, 2018
