"Pushed into the Shadows": Evidencing Digital Surveillance Chilling Effects and the Erosion of the Rights to Freedom of Assembly and of Association
SummaryThe United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, presents "Pushed into the Shadows: Evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of assembly and of association". This Global Study documents the profound impact that pervasive digital monitoring exerts on fundamental public freedoms. Moving beyond traditional privacy-centric narratives, the Study details how contemporary surveillance ecosystems induce serious chilling effects.


About the JGSDF covertly surveilling civilians within Japan that was first reported on by Kumamoto Nichi Nichi Shimbun in July 2026. There are also articles by the Okinawa Times, but they’re all paywalled. I’ve only come across one related article in English so far: japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/24/japan/politic… Search terms: Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 陸上自衛隊

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