'GILAB' Archives

Today the National Assembly adopted the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, following a year of sporadic deliberations by the ad hoc committee. Initially tabled as a “merely technical” document, the Bill’s provisions would have significantly expanded the intelligence mandate of the spies, potentially to include surveillance of legitimate political activity. It further legitimised the much-reported …

The Right2Know Campaign notes that the ‘General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill’ (the ‘Spy Bill’) has been finalised in the National Assembly committee and is all but ready for adoption. Despite concerns at the rushed nature of public hearings which did not allow for sufficient public debate and deliberation on the Bill, we welcome the genuine …

On Tuesday 12 February 2013, the Parliamentary committee dealing with the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the so-called “Spy Bill”) starts work again, aiming to adopt the Bill by 20 March 2013. The Right2Know Campaign remains opposed to the provisions of the Bill and will continue to monitor its progress through Parliament. Why does R2K …

R2K has registered its concern about problematic provisions of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (the “Spy Bill”) – especially drawing attention to provisions that relate to the mandate of the intelligence sector, and monitoring of communications. (See our statement, “The GILAB (aka the Spy Bill) is back in Parliament – what you need to …

R2K submission to the Ad-hoc Committee of the National Assembly on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (“GILAB” or the “Spy Bill”). See our latest statements on the Spy Bill here Read our background to the Matthews Commission here See the minutes of Parliamentary meetings on the Spy Bill here Honourable Chairman and Members of …