This morning the European Court of Human Rights heard this case, about the UK’s DNA database: Messrs. S and Marper argue that keeping their DNA on the database is in breach of their rights under article 8 of the ECHR to respect for their private lives (because it’s an unnecessary, disproportionate intrusion of their privacy) and under article 14, not to be discriminated against in the enjoyment of Convention rights (because their privacy is infringed more than other categories of people and the difference in treatment can’t be justified).
You can follow a webcast of the hearing at the ECHR’s website, here. It’s available from 2.30 this afternoon, the website says – which may be 1.30 UK time.
MPs and expenses, MEPs and expenses. The watchmen need to be watched.