Joint Statement: States & Investors Have a Responsibility to Curtail the Abuse of Spyware

Heartland and 45 leading civil society organizations call on the governments convening the Summit for Democracy 2023 to prioritize human rights due diligence for spyware technologies on the Summit’s agenda. To achieve greater transparency, accountability, peace and a more prosperous future for all, in alignment with the stated objective of the Summit, states and investors must act to prevent the proliferation and abuse of spyware. 

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