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Saskia Bricmont

Saskia Bricmont has been a member of the European Parliament since 2019. She is a member of the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) and INTA (International Trade) committees. Respect for human rights, particularly children's rights, is the common thread of her political commitment.

After the Pegasus inquiry: watching Big Brother

Saskia Bricmont

The European Parliament’s inquiry on Pegasus is over; the struggle for freedom from illegitimate surveillance is not.

Listening in on the lives of others

Saskia Bricmont

‘National security’ has become the new excuse to spy on political opponents and journalists in Europe.

EU must act to stop refugee pushbacks in Greece

Tineke Strik, Erik Marquardt and Saskia Bricmont

Lack of action has allowed Greece to build a dark system of pushbacks, surveillance and other fundamental rights violations.