Fair Trials amicus intervention in Silgir v Germany (No 2): Upholding privacy and fair trial rights when encrypted communications data is shared across borders
In March 2026, Fair Trials intervened as an amicus curiae in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case of Silgir v Germany (No 2). This is one of many recent cases in which encrypted telecommunications data have been accessed by law enforcement in one country, and an evidential product derived from that used at trial in another.
