{UAH} UK firm's surveillance kit 'used to crush Uganda opposition'

A UK-based firm has sold surveillance technology to Uganda which has been used to crush and potentially blackmail opponents of the president, according to documents seen by BBC Newsnight.
An internal report claims the technology has also been used in other African countries and in Syria.
The Ugandan government denies the operation exists.

The firm, Gamma Group, says it does not assist or encourage any government agency in the misuse of its products.

Technology companies are duty bound not to sell "off-the-shelf" systems to countries if they have any concerns about how they will be used.

Surveillance systems are not regulated in the same way as arms equipment, an anomaly that has raised concerns among MPs and human rights groups. They fear the technology can be used for internal repression.

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The BBC has been working with Privacy International, who were leaked a top secret memo and other documents purportedly detailing the use of the technology for the use of internal repression in Uganda.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34529237?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnewsnight&ns_source=facebook

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