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Madhewoo v. Mauritius

United Nations Human Rights Committee.  24 March 2021 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2025

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Abstract

Human rights — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Right to privacy — Data protection — Identity card scheme introduced by Mauritius — National Identity Card of 1985 — Whether collection and retention of biometric data on identity cards violating Article 17 — Whether Committee empowered to entertain actio popularis — Whether Committee empowered to hear case brought by person who had not yet been shown to have been adversely affected — United Nations Human Rights Committee

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