A coalition of 63 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world are calling on national governments to support the establishment of a special rapporteur on the right to privacy within the United Nations.

According to U.N. documents, special rapporteurs (also known as special procedures) are appointed by the Human Rights Council and operate as independent experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic

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