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Privacy International’s submission on the consultation ‘Gender perspectives on privacy’

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28th November 2018
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In response to the consultation on ‘Gender perspectives on Privacy’ by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Privacy International presented a submission with its observations.

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PI submission on gender consultation_September 2018.pdf
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