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UNHRC

United Nations Human Rights Council

Digital Surveillance, Spyware and the Right to Privacy

Difficulty
Intermediate
Committee size
47 seats

The Agenda

Inside the chamber

The Human Rights Council sits at the sharpest edge of international law, where states must answer for what happens inside their borders. Debate here is personal, documented, and heavy on evidence.

From commercial spyware sold to the highest bidder to biometric surveillance of entire cities, the Council must decide whether the right to privacy survives the technology built to end it — and what accountability looks like for the states and firms involved.

The Dais

Committee Director — TBA

Director

Debated human-rights agendas on three circuits and expects delegates to know their special rapporteurs.

Assistant Director — TBA

Assistant Director

Keeps the committee honest with meticulous fact-checks and a well-timed right of reply.