Twenty leading organizations and experts are calling on the Canadian government to reject a United Nations treaty they say will undermine human rights on a global scale and imperil Canadian diaspora communities facing growing threats of transnational repression and foreign interference. Despite its name, the UN draft Convention on Cybercrime will also have the effect of undermining cybersecurity.

The convention, which is scheduled for consideration by the United Nations General Assembly next Tuesday, December 17, creates a powerful global policing tool through which any country will be able to request surveillance of Canadians in the absence of sufficient safeguards against abuse.

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