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Together with the complainant, journalist Hendrik Torner, and his lawyer Gül Pinar (TWP Strafrechtskanzlei), we are lodging a complaint with the Federal Constitutional Court: the police only need initial suspicion of a criminal offence to comprehensively access and analyse smartphones — there is…

The United Nations are currently investigating how well Germany guarantees social human rights, including the right to education, housing, and social security. By ratifying the UN Social Covenant, Germany has committed itself to implementing these rights and must report to the Committee on…

Advertisers on X can use highly sensitive data to target or exclude specific individuals. The risk of manipulation is high, particularly in the political sphere. In response, the GFF as part of a coalition of nine digital organizations, is filing a complaint with the Federal Network Agency and the…

The GFF has filed a constitutional complaint against the possibility of police AI surveillance in Bavaria. Article 61a of the Bavarian Police Tasks Act (BayPAG) allows the police to engage in so-called “data mining.” A program based on Palantir's Gotham surveillance software evaluates huge amounts…

We are supporting a lawsuit at the Cottbus Administrative Court to fight for equal access to German citizenship for all people living permanently in Germany. The relevant authority in Brandenburg had refused to grant German citizenship to an elderly couple because they receive benefits. Since 2024,…

Despite having been promised admission to Germany, around 1,300 people are still facing deportation to the Taliban. They stood up for human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power, or worked as local staff for the German Armed Forces. The Pakistani government has…

In 2024, MEP Daniel Freund became the victim of a spyware attack suspected to have been orchestrated by the Hungarian foreign intelligence service. In October 2025, we therefore filed a criminal complaint with him against the then-Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and against persons unknown.…

Three in one go: The GFF is taking action against unlawful internal border checks, which affect and adversely impact travelers in many different ways. Supported by lawyer Christoph Tometten, the GFF is filing a lawsuit together with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR),…

The GFF has lodged a complaint with the Federal Data Protection Commissioner, Ulrich Kelber, against the use of Pegasus spyware by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). “Through the use of this Trojan, a private, foreign company – which is suspected of spying on journalists and human rights…

Together with the Doña Carmen e. V. support center for sex workers and attorney Jasper Prigge (PRIGGE Recht), we filed a lawsuit in December 2025 with the Frankfurt am Main Administrative Court against the use of biometric video surveillance in Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel district. The technology…