Company registration number.. 08480724 Charity registration number: 1154784 The Libertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch IA company Ilmlted by guaranteel Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Field Sullivan Limlted 9 Hare & Billet Road 8lackhe3th SE3 ORB The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Contents Rèference and Administrative Deta515 Trustees, Report 2to26 Independenl Examiner's Report 27to28 Statement of Flnancial Activities 29to30 Balan￿ Sheet 31to32 Notes to the Flnanctal Statements 33to43 The Llbertarlan Research and Edu¢atlon Trust known as Statewatch Reference and Admlnlstiatlve Detalls Trustee5 Marie-Laure Ba511ien-Galnche Laure Baudrlhaye-Gérard Jonathan Bloch ctorla Canning Nadine Finch Lilana Keith Gabriel Almelda Srfrétary Jonathan 8loch Charlty Règlstratlon Number 1154784 Company Registratlon Number 08480724 The charity Is Incorporated in En8land and Wales. 88 Fleet Street London EC4Y IDH Registèred Offlce Independent Examlner Field Sullivan Umlted 9 Hare & Billet Road Blackheath SE3 ORB Pa8e I The Llbertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report The trustees, who are directors for the purpose5 of company law, present the annual report together wlth the financial statements of the charitable eornpany fo¥ the year ended 31 December 2023 which have been prepared in compllance with current statutory requirement5, The Companies Act 1985, the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 applicable to charlties preparing thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Financial Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Charltles Act 2011.. and wSth the charity's governin8 document, its Memtsrandum and Articles of Association. Statewatch Is the working name of the Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust ILRED, which was establlshed as a trust in 1981. On 3 December 2013 the charlty was incorporated, again with the name The Libertarlan Research ènd Education Trust. The company Is registered 85 a charity with the Charity Commission as a successor to the Trust (company number.. 08480724, charlty number.. 11547841. The assets and liabillties of the Trust have been transferred to thls company, and from 3 December 2013 the company has taken over all of the actimties of the trust. The Trust does not have a corporate opinlon. Public beneflt Th@ trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of sectlon 17 of the Charitles Art 2011 to have due regard to the publlc benefit 8uSdants publisheij by the Charity Commission lor England and Wales. Appolntmènt of Trustees Any person who is willing to act as a Trustee, and who would not be disqualifled from acting under the provisions ol Article 26 of Articles of Associ3tlon. may be appointed to be a Trustee by a decislon of the Trustees. Pollcle5 and procedures adopted for the induc¢lon and tralnln£ of trustees We provlde Trustees with the Charity Commission and NCVO guidance for Trustees. We have also contracted external expertise to provide legal advice on contracts and policies. They have prepared a Staff and voluntee Handbook and are currently working on a Handbook for Trustees. This will cover recruitment, polices, induction and tralning. Trustees and officers The trustees and officers seNing durlng the ye3r and since the year end were as follows.. Trustee5'. Marie-Laure Basilien-GaSnche (appointed 13 February 20231 Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard lappolnted 13 February 20231 Jonathan Bloch Victor18 Canning Nadlne Finch Lllana Keith Gabriel Almeldè (appointed 13 Febiuary 20231 Fiona Godfrey Ireslgned 12 February 20231 Ann Singleton Iresigned 12 February 20231 Jonathan Bloth ChaS1'. 5ecret3ry: Pa8e 2 The Libertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Clvll liberties in an era of crlsls and turmoll "It has been said that history repeats itself. This is perhaps not quite correct., it merely rhyrne5," the Austrian Psychoanalyst Theodor Reik once wrote. At a time of growing support for parties and movements of the extreme rSght. and the adoption of their ideas by mainstream political partles,. r￿SIng geopolitical tenslon between the world's most powerfu5 states., outrlght war and rnilitary conflict,. flagrant raclsm and xenophobia; and growing economic inequallty, St Is soberln8 to think that the 20205 may rhyme with the 1920s. It Is in this Context that European st3tes, 3nd "the west. more broadly. are seeking to define thernselve5 in OPPOSltion to their geopolitie31 foes - primarily Russia and ChiTh3. Both these countries have vastly different forms of 8overnment to those ol European state5. rnarked by a disturblng level of state control over both individual and tollectlve actlvitles, and brutal human rights violations. Nevertheless. events in Europe Increasingly appear Lo sU8ge5t that the differences between the -old contlnenv and Its current rlvals are ol degree, rather than klnd. Europe has plenty of its own authoritarian tendencies, and these are increasingly coming to the surface. The rn05t obvious and longstanding example is that of Hungary, where the far-right Fidesz government has been in power for over a decade. 8ut Italy 15 now governed by a coalitltsn of the far-right, with a prlme minister, Gior8la Meloni, whose political life beg3n in neo-fascist movements. Meloni has. in turn. apparentlv for8ed close links with UK prime minister Rishl Sunak, whose governing programme has largely been based on trylllg to appease the most right-wing elements ol the Conservative Party. Meanwhile. in France and Germany the Eu's two most powerful 5tate5- the far-right is increasing popular with the electorate. Examples abound within and without the EU, across the European continent, and beyond. Predictions lor the European Parllament elecUons conslstently show a substantlal Increase In support for partles expllcltly opposed to universal rights and freedoms. At the sarne tirne, amongst EU Institutlon5 and member states there is a broad consensus that forging alliances with and funding authoritarian leaders abroad is a price worth payin8 to halt the arrival of unwanted mlgrant5 and refugees, a po1￿CY goal that Is also seelng intTeasing restrlctlons on and repression of those defending Migrant and refugee rights. and those saving lives in the Mediterranean and Aegean. The ongoing attempts to delegitimise protest movements - for raclal lusdce, action against clim3t& change, or in solidarity with Palestine including by painting them as extremist or even terrorist, has made the political colours al many European governments illcreasingly clear. The clalms advanced by European government5 that they are steadfast supporters of hurnan rights. clvll liberties and democratic standards- an Idea often bundled up In the phrase "European values. is starting to rl#g hollow to a growing number of people. It 15 Ilkely to becorne incre35ingly so for as long as governments that claim to support those values continue to undermine them domestically, and through the influenc& thev exert over the Institutions of the EU and other supranatlonal fora. In thls context, the role of an independent, critical and contentious ciwl society, understood In the broadest Possible sense- a civil society of associations, oryanisation5. trade unions, campaign groups. journalists, lawyers, researchers and beyond becomes more important than ever. Throughout 2023 we continued to support that vislon of civil sociéty. Our tore tasks of reportin documentation and analysls focusing on police powers, border controls. state secrecy, survelllance and security technologles- have supported campalgns and movements seeklng to defend and exiend the values and principles th3t 3re being actively undermlned by governments across the eontlnent. Page 3 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report We remain a widely-used and well-respected re50urce'. Dur website received almost 170,¢)00 vlsits over the course of the year, our work was cited in the press more than once per fortnight. and at least 18 other civil society organlsations or initlative5 have publicly-clted our work. We were closely involved in projects and actiwties undertaken by our networks, and partlcipated in a wlde range ol events that helped to disseminate our work and foster the development of new ideas and prolects. Our staff, trustees and contributors can be immensely proud of what we have achleved in 2023, and we are Eratelul to all those who supported our work, financially or otherwisè. Nevertheless, there remains much that we can do to improve. both wlrh regard to the work we produce. and how we produce it. Some of those improvement5 began in 2023.. at the end of the year, we employed our first ever member ol staff to work on solely on communications, which In 2024 will change the way our work is publicly presented. This will help us to disseminate the findings of our research ènd reporting in clearer and more accessièle ways, broadening our audlence and alding thelr understandlng of ourwork. We still have much to do in terms of worklng more closely within our networks and with organisations and associations of people at the sharp end of state power to gain a better understandSng ol what it is they want and need from our work. Thls will require increased coorclination and cooperation across groups and countrles, and wlll requlre us taking more time to explorÈ topics and ideas before diving Into research and writing. The Increased incorne we have enjoyed in 2023, which we alm to see contlnue In 2024 and beyond. w511 help us w5th thls. This will also make it possible for us to achieve the more mundane, but cruclal, objective of Increaslng staff remuneratlon and condltions to a level that ensures we can recruit and retaln people over the long-term- something we have made substantial progress with in recent years, but on which we still have much to do. Ultimatefy, we also need to Baln a better understanding of how civil society can work together in an increasin8ly repressive polltlcal envlronment to defen(J and, In the longer-term, extend the rights and freedoms that everyone In society should be able to exerclse and enjoy. Our part in that struggle is to conduct research and Investlgations into policies and practlces that undermine those rIght5 and freedoms, and to oppose th£m through campaigning 3nd advocacy alon8side others. In the years to come, we will bulld on our exlstin8 knowled8e, connections and practices to do that work even more ellectivelv. Ob ectlvé I tren thèn cSvll 50cle s access to informatlon Key developments and Impact 139 news artlcles and 17 In-depth analyses 135 ollicial documents made public At least 31 citations In 28 media outlets At least 18 publlc citations by other NGOS • At least 2 cltatlons In Instltutional publlc3tions Taklng actlon agalnst state 5ecrecv Objectivg.. Ensure complionce wtth the IL7wond improve access to informotlonforall Page 4 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Wlth thls Ilne of work we aSm to follow up on prevlous successful efforts to Improve transparency in government institutions, lor example by ensurSng that EU agencies comply with transparency leglslation. In 2023 we dld not have the dedlcated resources to pursue specific actlvitles towards thls objeetive. Nevertheless, much of our reporting and research continues to rely upon access to documents and freedom of Information request5 (see the following sectlonl, and one request - to Europol - led to the publication of a number of key internal documents from the agency that would not otherwise have been publlshed. Publl¢atlons Key Europol docurnents only made public lollowlng aece5s request Key Europol docurnents only made publlc following access request Providing resourtes for rl8hts Objective.. Work with notional und internotionul group5 to support their campoigns ond udvocacy on EU Justlce und home offuir5 policie5 by maklng use of our unique level of access to olfKiol EU documents Objective.. Work with notionolijnd internotlonG¢I groups to support their compolgns andodvococy on EU justice ond home ofvlrs policies by making use of our unique level of acces5 to offKial Eij documents We have pursued this objective by continulng to regulaily publish news and analyses on key topics, legislative development5 and policy issues, often worklng with partner organlsations and Individua15 to determin& when and how a publication will have the most useful Impact. This has led to ongoing substant131 use of our output by journalists and other civil society organisations (both publicly and privately, for example in thelr advocaev activitie51, as well as by public Institutions. In 2023 we published 139 news artlcles and 17 In-depth analyses, covering vltal issues such as.. The externalis3tion and rnilitarisation of European migration controls Legislative negotiations on the Eu's Paet on Migration and Asylum Government attempts to obstruct clvllian search and rescue mlsslons in the Mediterranean The activltles and development of EU agencies such as Europol and Frontex Police sutveillance and infiltration of political groups and actiwsts EU.. Travel survelllante., member state comments on"Smproving compllanee" wlth court ruling EU.. Member states ponder blanket pollce su¥veillance of ferry, rall and bus passenge¥s European Parliament sidelined in adoption of new travel survei113nce agreemen¢ with Canada UN travel surveillance system needs °pause and urgent rewew. 58Y5 Special Rapporteur New technologles having devastating Impact on rights In counter-terrorlsm pollcy, says UN Special Rapporteur Page S The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Many of those articles wère based on or made use of internal Council of the EU documents that were publlshed wlth the artlcles and would not otherwise have been pvblicly available. Over the course of the vear. we publlshed 135 such documents, provlding access to vital primary source material for researchers. activists, advocates and journalists. This and previous work was publl¢ly cltèd by ai least 18 clvll soclety Inltlatlves and organisatlons In 2023.. Algorithrnic Fairness forAsylum Seekers and Refugees Assodazione DiT(tti e Frontiere Border Molence Monitoring Network Cairo Institute lor Human Rights Euromed Rights European DSgltal Rights Europe3n Councll on Refugees and Exlles Gemian Institute for International Politics and Securltv Guerre di Rete Just Securltv Melting Pot Ossetyatorio Repressione North Rhine Westphalia Refugee Council Platform for Inte¥natlonal Cooperation on Undocumented Mi8rants ProAs Transnational Institute Verfas5ungsblog Von Unten We also received two Institutional cltations in 2023.. Algorithmic persecutlon In Turkey's POSt-ctsup crockdown.. the FETO-Meter system Ipublished In 20221, was cited In the UK government's country policy and information note on the Gtilenist movement In Turkey, wrltten to inform declslon-maklng on aswum applications citing persecution by the Turkish government,. and Europe's techno-borders was dted by the Organisatlon for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Office for Democratlc Institutions and Human RlghtS. Page 6 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Our work is widely-used by malnstream media outlÈt5 across Europe and the wider world. In 2023 our news, artlcles, analyses and publlcatlons were tlted at least 31 tlmes by at least 28 dlfferent medla outlets at lèast onte every fortnlghi. Altreconomia Iltalyl ARTE (European) BBC News IUKI BBC World Servlce Igloball Ber8ens Tidende INotwayl Computer Weekly IUKI Dagens ETC1Swedenl El Pals (Spain) Euobserver IEUI,, EurActiv IEuropel Freedom News Haber7 (Turkey) Heise (Germanvl I IUKI 11 Fatto Quotldlano Iltalyl In Th£5e Times linternationall Infomigrants linternationall la Repubblica Iltalvl La Via knbera Iltalyl Masr al-yourn (Egyptl Morning Star IUKI ND (Gémianyl NetzpolStlk (Germany) Radio Blackout Iltalvl Radio Student Islovenial Republik Iswltzerlandl The Guardlan IUKI The Local IFrancel Pa8e 7 The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report We cooperated with newspaper Lo Dlrecta to publicise their investigations revealin8 extensive and deeply-intrusive Spanish police i￿rIltratIon of and spying upon social movements in Catalonla, and Joined almost 90 other organisations in signing a statement ol support for those effected. Echoln8 pollce infiltration of Social movements and protest group5 by British police currently the subject of the Undercover Pollclng Inquiry. set up in 2015 many ol the Spanish police offlcers in question formed intimate relatlonships with those in their target groups. At the end of 2023, the Cat31an parllament esrablished a commlssion of Inquiry to look into the revelatlons in rnore detail. We also wod(ed with Lydia Emmanouilidou, a Greek lournali5t and recipient of a Pulitzer 8r3nt, to support her investlgation into the deployment of new technologies lor migratlon and border control in Greece. Using our knowledge of EU access to documents rules. we sought to obtain access to ofliaal documentation on a number of Eu-funded projects involvin8 the Greek authorities that sought to develop and deploy new SUP￿rI1anCe and security technologies at the country's borders and within detention cenrres. Barrlers to Im lement5n our ob ectlves Workshops.. How to access informatlon Qbjectlve.. Provide indivldtjtsls und 0rgonisut￿ll5 with the skills ond knowledge needed to investlgote tornplex powers, policlesi procedures undproctices. Wè aim to host workshops for clwl society organisations, journalists, lawyers, students and others on how to access information on EU institutions, 3gencies and detlSlQD-makin8 processes. In 2022 we were able to staTI drafting a 'curriculum' lor the workshops, but a lack of dedicated funding for thi5 objectlve meant that in 2023 we coulij not complete it or put it into Use. Learnln8 frorn h15tory:'actlvatlng' the Statew3t(h Llbrary & Archlve Objettive. Activote, our extensive Librory & Archive through torgeted event5 and output related to key themes irj our work, in order to Inform the present by leorningfrom the p05t. The Statewatch Library & Archive remains little-used due to a lack of resources availat>le to promote and 'activate' the materials held wSthin it. However, we welcomed a number of 8ue5ts through our participation in the MayDay Rooms, annual wlnter open dèy in January, and hosted a 5rn811 nurnber of users throughout the vear. This included one doctoral studenl from France, who spent five day5 cOmb￿n£ through our EU document 3rchives to support their research on the Eu's 'Dublin' system of allocating responsibillty for asylum appllcarlons. and an academSc from the UK researching the history ol public order policing. It 15 evident that with the necessary resources, the Library & Archive would prove to be a valuable historical resource for Informing present-day study and polltical struggles. Pa8e 8 The Llbertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known as Ststewatch Trustees, Report Ob ectlve 2 se and thallen è new mean5 of survelllance coerclon and control Key developrnénts and Impart 4 in-depth reports 3 public event5 Dozen5 of news articles 2 evidence submlssion5 4 sets of parliamentary questions Challen8lnB Internatlonal police data-sharlhg Objective.. ChollengE the development of u network of police faciul recognitlon dGtobu5es IAnking EU ond UK outhorities The'PrUm Il. proposals In December 2021. the Europeati Commlsslon quletly publlshed propos61 for a law that would Vast￿ expjnd a net%vork of police databases known a5 'Prum'. which interconnect5 EU mernber rtate5' DNA, fingefprintand vehicle regi5tratlon systems. The proposalsought to add facial retognltion Bnd "pollce records- datsbjses to the Trets¥ork, maklng vast new poo15 of data available for cros£-border searthes by police ond laylng the foundatior15 for infr)stru£tures of bsometrTC mtt55 Surveillance. The UK remaltis part oFthe 5YStern dueto the post-Brexlt Tradt and Cooperètion Agreement, and can be invited tololn an expanded netY40rkoncethe EU hasapproved thew leg151atlon. statewal 43. accessncw KIiIRQTHeRWATCN digllolcouraoo In 2022 we woik2d with othef mernber organlsations and staff of Evropeon Dloltol Rights to develop a detailed posltjon paper on the proposal. The work of EiIRI staff based In Bru55e15 Saw almost all the prDP05ed amendments based on that paper tabled for votes In the European Parliarnent. with miny of them making it into Ihe clvll Iibertles committÈÈ's posltlon. However, fe4Y of these 5urvlved the 5eciet-trllo¥ue" negotlatlon Ith the Councll of the EU aAd Europea Cornrnissicn. The finol text was due to be voted on by the Council ond the Pèrliament In ear￿ 2024. I.IBERTY tsfT POI WATC At thè same tlme as the proposal wès being discussed In EU Instltutions. we SO￿ght to draw attention to tt in the UK parllament. Due to the nature of the UK'S agreement with the EU. it would be possible lor the government to opt In to an expanded Pr(Im scheme, once agreed by the EU. without parliarnentary consultatlon or debate. PaBe 9 The Libertarlan Research and Education Trust known a5 Statewatch Trustees, Report In a statement supported by 14 other organi53tions worklng Internationally, in the EU, and in Belglum, Crtsatla, Denmark, Germany, NOn￿8V and the UK, we called for parliamÉntarlan5 to ensure an -open, thorough, democratlc deb3te,' to ensure that the government did not Ignore parliament's wishes, as It has done previovsly in relation to partlcipation in the Prum systern. Once the EU law Is officially adopted In 2024 there will be a need for further pressure on UK institutions. Stotewatch s work on this topic led to our Dlrector, Chrls lones, being quoted in an article In The Guordion on UK government plans to glve police acces5 to the countrls driving licence database. Publications UK participatlon in°unnecessarl' police facial recognition system needs"open, thorough, democratic debate" Slaternents Internattonal police faclal reco8nitlon system.. Parliament must ensure democratic debate Press coverage Police to be able to run face recognition searches on 50rn drivin8 licence holders, The Gu0rd￿n Securlty-related Informatlon shallng In early 2023 it became apparent th3t the EU was working on a proposal to set up a "security-related information sharing system between frontline offlcers In the EU and key partner countries." According to the European Commlsslon, the intenuon is 'to produce a European solution allowin& through one single channel, frontline offlcers In all Member States systematlc and snstant access to security-related information from partner countries, and frontline offlcers in partner countries access to such Information prDwded by all Member States.- In early 2023 it became apparent that the EU was working on a proposal to set up a -securlty-related information sharing system between Irontllne officers in the EU and key partner countries., According to the European Cornrnission, the intentlon Is 'to produce a European solution allowing, through one single channel. frontline officers In all Member States systematlc and instant access to securlty-related information from partner countrles, and frontline offlcers in partner countries access to such information provided by all Member States." Documents publishéd by UK institutlons i#dicate that the Eu's proposal was tied up with an initiatlve pursued by the UK govemment followlng B¥exlt and the loss of acces5 to EU data system5. A system called I-LEAP is belng introduced to UK police force5, In the first phase to provide access to Interpol data, and in an intended second phase to allow direct connectlons to EU member state pollce forces. We submitted a joint response to a public con5ultatlon on the plan with Access Now, Border V￿lenCe Monitoring Network, Euromed Rights. European Dlgitol Rights, European Network Agoinst Rocism. Homo Digitolis, the Plotlormfor International Cooperution on Undocumented Mlgront5, Privocy Internationul and the Refugee law Lab (York Universltyj, as well as the academics Dr Derya 02kul and L)r Niovi Vavoula. The 5ubmi5slon argued that the plan should be dlscarded, on the grounds that it was unnecessary and dlsproportlonate, would expedlte the externalisatlon of borders, and undermine basic data protectlon sale8uards. At the end of the year the state ol play of the Commission's proposal remalned unclear. It had been slated for publication in the third quarter of the year. but nothin8 had been published by the end of 2023. We will continue to monitor thls and related initiatives. Page 10 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Publlcatlons International police data-sharlng.. what are the UK and EU cooking up? Limiting travel Surveillance and passenger proliling Objective.. Prevent schemes for the automated police surveillonce of travel und profiling of possengers being extendedfrom air to roil ondseu tronsport Through the introduction ol Passenger Name Record IPNRI and Advance Passenger InformatSon IAPII sd)erne5. states and international organisations are irnplementSng an Integrated. networked global system for the 5urvei113nce of travel and the pollce profiling of passengers. These schemes are currently largely reseNed to air travel, but there have been longstanding plans to extend them to rall, boat and coach journeys. There Is a clear need to ensure, at the very least. strict controls and limitations on the introductlon ol such systems. Throughout 2023 we worked towards this objectlve through a research project wth the Funders Initiotivefor Civil Society, which seeks to establlsh an evidence base on the scale. scope. and potential effects of the 'transnatlonal seturlty architecture. in p3rticular with regard to civic space. The term "transnational securltv architecture. encompasses the 8lobal establishment ol API, PNR and other systern5 for the Internatlonal gathering and exchange of personal data, in the name ol securlty and counter-terrorism. The research Is due to be publlshed 2024, wlth the alm of laylng the foundation for further empirical research In a number of states around the globe that wlll look at the effects of transnational securlty obligations and new technologies upon clvic space. Throughout the course of 2023. we also published a number of artlcles providin8 updates on the development of travel surveillance and passenger profiling scheme, Includlng a new EU-C3nada PNR 38reement on the day it was due for approval, having nol prevSously been made available to either the European Parliament or the publie. Publlcatlons EU.. Travel surveillance.. member state cornments on 'improvlng compll8nce" wlth court rullng Exposlhg ahd opposlng the exteynallsatlon of borders Objective.. Esroblish tsn evfdence buse on the EU s "operotionol partnerships~ with third countries for the externolisation of bordercontrols Secrecy and externalisation Followlng an onllne event in Novernber 2022, In March 2023 published a report wlth the Helnrlch 8ollStiftung Sooklngatthe ways In whlch secrecy is used to undermlne accountabllity forthe Eu's borderexternglisation agenda. The rèport,Acce55 d8nied.' Secreryand the externolN5ation of EU mAgration control, was based on almost two dozen freedom of Informatlon and access to dotumer*ts requests In the EU, Bosnia and Herz&govina, Morocco and Nlger. The report W88 8ccomp8nied by a pre35 release and an op.ed in EUob5erv8r, 8nd w8s covered by Cyprlot and Algèrlan medla. Page 11 The Llbertarlan Reseaych and EducatSon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report We followed up on the findings of the research with a number of parllamentary questlons, submitted bv Tineke Strik IGreens/EFAI and Cornella Ernst (The Left). The externalisation of borders and asylum remains a key goal for both the EU, its member states, and the UK. It is also an issue that rembins cloaked in secrecy, undermining efforts to uphold human rlEhts and prevent the strengthenlng of authoritarian regimes. We will continue to work on the topSc In the corning year5, wlth the alm of enstsring greater transparency of pollcy-makin8 in ways that facilitate campalglling and a(fvocary. Publltatlons Access denled.. Secrecy 3nd the externallsatlon of EU migratlon control Aecess denied.. Secrecy and the externa5isatlon of EU migratlon control European interlor ministers agreed new deportatloll Scheme in secrer The secrecy behlnd the Eu's plans to'externalise, mlgration Press coveyage Deportation scheme agreed upon by EU interior rninlsters In secret, Khlews Deportation scheme agreed upon by EU interior minSsters in secret, KNews Jil@l ￿. 4VJ3YI Jknyl IEU sets out new plan to deport migrantsl, Ennohur Parliamentary questlons Tlneke Strik. Jolnt declaration entitled 'Reglonal Return Mechanism, Return Partnershlps, Tineke Strlk, Joint declaration entitled 'Reglonal Return Mechanlsm, Return Partnerships, Cornella Ernst, Frontex's lolnt comrnittee with Morocco Telllng the stowy of EU border mllltarliation Unllke much of our other work, whlch is geared toward5 research, reportin& documentation and analysis, this publicatlon takes a different approach. As part of work towards the broadergoal of endlng European border vlolence, It seeks to offer fr8ming messagè5. guiding prlnclples and suggested language for Indlvlduals and organlsations working on thls toplc. 69 TELLING THE 5TORYOF EU BORDER MILITARIZATION ProdtAced In ccx)per8tion with Equlnox Initi¢Jtive for Racial Justlce, Euromed Rlghts. Prlvucy InteTnotional, the .5<4, Transnatlonol Institute and a number of other organlsations. tt aim5 to support work tow8rd5 a common narratlve and language on European border mllltarizatÉon, and "to help organ15atlonsthink Bbout howto Structure specific products- inte￿Iews, pre55 release quotes, or report5 - and to foster shared thinking on the scale of and necesslty of long-term change.. DIVIL*PIP QY Pa8e 12 The Llbertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees. Report Frontex and externalisatlon An in-depth research project looking at the role of EU border agency Frontex In the externalisation of the Eu's borders continued throughout the year, with findings from the research presented at the event 'Externali5ing the EU border regime.. Frontex and other securlty actors In West Africa,, hosted by Brot fur dle Welt. Migrat￿n-Control.1nfo 8nd the Roso luxemburg Stiftung. The report, whlch will be co-published wlth the Tronsnotionol Institute, is due for release 2024. Related work Publlcatlons Extemalisation of mlgratlon control.. from the 1990s to the present ExternalSsatlon of mlgratlon corttrol.. from the 1990s to the present Oigital rights and the protection of the rlght to asylum in the Charter of the European Union ststements Tunisia is nelther a safe country of origin nor a place of safety for those rescued at sea Tunlsia Is neither a safe country of orlgin nor a place of safety for those rescued 3t sea The externalisation of rn18ratlon pollcles to the South is not the solutlon to the structural crisis of reception in the North Identlfylng and challen8in8 the'coll*eral damage. **di*+,.,._Iit4d.jA overvlevl of the tgencws role In the EU'5 emerElnE -travel Intellleence" afchltecture. It 15 oimed at Inlorrning under5tandSng, analysls and CTltlqueof theauencyand It5 role.wFth a vievl to moking it possible to better uniler5tBnd, engage wlth and chzllenEe future developrnents In thls area. It has been clted extensively by the Border Violencp Monltorlng Network47 The report considers the agency'5 use of data Irorn two different perspectives- operational and statistlcal and provldes an overview ol the a8ency's role in the Eu's emergin8 -travel Intelligence" archltecture. It is alrned at inlormin8 understandlng, analysis and critlque ol the a8ency and its role, with a vlew to rnaking it possible to better understand, engage with and challenge future developrnents In thls area. It has been cited extensively by the Border Violence Monitorlng Network. Page 14 The Libertarian Research a#d Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees. Report Europe's techno-borders The dieltal technoloE(es deployed as part of Europe's techno- border5 underpln Invasions of prwacy, brutal vlolatlons of human right5, and make the border 'moblle'. loi example thrauzh the Increased use of blometric identificotion technologiE5, Such a5 handheld flngerprint scanneis. This report. published in partnership with Euromed Rights. analyses the past. present and future of Europe's -techno-borders." the Infrastructure put In ploce Dver the last three decades to provldÈ authoritie5 With knowledge of- and thus control over- lorÈlEn natlonals seeklng to enter or staylng in EU ond Schengen terTItory. $3 EUROklED RIGHTS T£CHH￿B0R￿ER>"::. The report was de51Ened pTimorily to se￿e as a referente point on the toplc for Euromed Rftohts'metnber Drganisations, of which there re almost 70 acros5 the Euro-MediterraneJn reglon. It V4a5 launched at an trnlirle eventattended by more thaA Ioopeople. with presentations from Stotewatch Director, Chris lones, a5 well as representatfves from EuroMedRlghts and Access Now. The report was listed as one ol July's best publications on a$￿uM and immigratSon by the website Open Migration and has been cited in reports by the Doto Justlce Lab and the Or8anlsation for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Office for Democratic Instltutlons and Hurnan Ri8hts. Pfe5s coverage and tltstions Greek d3ta watchdog to rule on Al systems in refugee camps, Computer Weekfy How to requèst ac¢es5 to your personal data stored by Europol.. a gulde Europol's powers have been constantly bolstered over the lasr decade, whlch has led to It playing an increasing role In pollce activities and operations. This includes the processing of data on political activltles. travel passengers. as well as non-EU nationals. Europol plays an artive role In the increaslng crimlnalis2tion o150cial movements, p¥ote5ts and communSty organising in Europe, and Its annual Terrorfsm Situation and Trend Report, illustrates how EU member states and the agency itself use an extensive definition of terrorism, particularly when it Is applied to left-wing rnovements. Working with Access Now, European Digitol Rights and IT-Pol, we produced a guide to encourage indivlduals to request access to data stored on them by Europol, rnakln8 use of the rlghts afforded by the Europol Regulatlon, the General Data Protection Regulation and the Re8ulatlon on data protectlon EU instltutions, offices and agencles. The guide will help to bo15ter understanding of the extent of the problem, Increase scrutiny ol the agency and aid investigatlon of Europol's data-8athering and processlng practices. The gulde was12unched with an onllne event attended by around 80 people, and accompanied by an op-ed in Euobserver. We wlll contlnue to promote the guide in the year5 to come. Pvbllcatlons How to request acces5 to your personal data stored by Europol.. a guide Scrutinlsing European pollce surveillance of actlvists.. new guide on personal data requests Why your data mlght already be on a Europol Ilst, Euobserver Page 15 The Libertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Events Webinar., Actlvlsts and NGOS under watchl Are you In Europol's databases? The Artifitial Intelligence Act After the proposal for 3n EU Artificial Intelli8ence Act was published in 2021, we worked with European DigitLrl Rights staff, merrber or8anisations and partners to develop amendments to the law that would protect fvndamental right5, and in 2022 published a research briefing on the Act and it5 implications. In 2023, with no dedic8ted resources to work on the ongoin8 leglslative negotiations, our work was primarily limited to supporting clvil society staternents on the neBot13tions. We also published one news artlcle Indicatlng Interest from the Eu's internal security authorities in the Al Act and other digltal pollcies. Publlcatlons ExceptlOll5, loopholes and carve-outs.. Presidency wants "internal securlty needs" recognlzed In EU Statements Ciwl society calls on legislators to ensure the Al Act upholds the rule of law Pollce Al needs strlrt Ilmlts and controls, warn dvll soelety organlsations EU., Dangerous loophole in the Al Act must be closed to protect right5 EU., Cl￿1 society calls for rlghts to be prioritised in secret Al Act'trilogue" negotiations Open Letter to the Spanish Presidency ol the Coundl of the European Union.. EnsurSn8 the protection ol fvndamental rlÉhts on the Al Act Events Statewatch Oirector, Chris Jones, gave a presentatyon on the Al Act at an online event or8anlsed by Novoct in March.. Tecnologlos.. conflirtos,fronteras y controlsociol Related woik Events In J3nu3ry, We organised a workshop at Privacy Camp in Brussels, Bel8Sum'. Pollclng the crlslsl pollclng as crSsls'. the problem(51 with Europol at Privacy Camp in Brussels, 8el8lum Also at Privacy Camp, Chris lones spoke at another work5hop.' Police partout, lustlts nulle part I 0i8ltal police everywhere, justice nowhere In May, Yasha Maccanico gave a presentatlon at the Sablr Festival in Trieste, in a panel In a550ciation with Transfo¥m Europel and ASGI, 'You were never here" human rlghts vlolation5 in the Eu's internal and external border regions, In lune, Yasha Maccanleo partlclpated and gave a presentatlon on EU databases In migratyon policv enforcement in a p3nel at the Future Factory ?3 in Rome, organ15ed by the Transnational Instltute and Transform Europel In August, Yasha Maccanico gavé an onllne presentatlon about Frontex and resSstance from clvll soaety over tSme to a workshop In Dakar, Senegal, "Atelier de concertation sur la migraknon irregulleie" organised by REMIDEV, CONGAO and the Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung Pa8e 16 The knbertarlan Resear¢h and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report In October, Chris lones attended an event or8anised by the University ol Maastrlcht on borders, to participate as a discus5ènt in a session on the powers and practSces of EU justice and home affalrs agencies In November, Chrls Jones gave an online presentation to students at the University of Amsterdam on EU funding for Israeli mllltary and security tÈchnology development, following an invitation from academics Yasha Maccanico gave a lecture at Salerno Unwer5ity about Statewatch's work and crltlcal approaches for re5e3rchin8 EU mlgratlon and justice and home affairs policies, as part of a 'Global Studies and the EU, MA course. 'Global Brltaln, and clvll Ilbertles Objective.. Monitor the activities of the new low enforcefftent und securlty institutlons Set up by the UK-EU Trode and Cooperotion Agreement, as well LIS Other cooperotion inltlotlves between the UK andother states, to identify pmjects orplons thLrt go beyond legal remlts, or threaten to undermine rl9hts. liberties ond democrotlc stondurds. Alongside our work on EU-UK initiatSves, (see 'Challenging International police data-sharSng'. above). in 2023 we continued to monitor developments in the UK to produce news and an31ysls on under-reported topScs, and to support the work of UK ovil society coèlltlons seeking to challenglng increasingly represslve and restrictive government policy. While we are as far as we know - the only or8anis3tion that ha5 taken a dedicated interest in the EU-UK security and policing institutlOn5 set up after Brexlt, and the powers and practlces afforded to them, this remains an under-resourced area of our work. Publlcatlons UK governmenvs dlsrespect for rights could jeopard15e cooperation with EU. warn MEPS Ststeménts UK.. Jolnt CIMI society statement on the passage of the Illegal Migratlon Act UK.. Ri8hts-destroying clause in Illegal Mlgration Bill must be removed UK.. New campalgn calls for actlon on state fallures to respond to and prevent deaths Ob ectlve 3 Bulld a more svstalnable nd more effectlve or anlsat5on Key dèvèlopments and Impact Income from donations • Recrultment of Communications Worker I meeting of the contributors group I fellowshSp placement Continued working with volunteers 3 new lundlng partners Ongoing focus on staff development • Increase In followers, web users and subscribers Page 17 The Llbertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report A more sustalnable oiganisation Jbjectlve.. Obtuln increased omount of core funding over the nextfour years, seeking u dlverse rorjge of funding sourcesfor different elements of ourstrutegy Fundlng Out total expenditure in 2023 was £118,875 and our total income was £312,289. The divergence between these figures is explalned by renewed grant income from Open Soclety Foundations (almost £160,000) that w3s recelved during the summer 3nd is due to be spent over a two-year period endlng in 2025, è new grant from the Funders Initiatlve for Clvil Society1£98.0001 for a research project on global counter-terrorisrn policy Irunnlng from February 2023 to January 20241, and a new grant from the Fundfor Glolxjl Humon Rights 1£19.0001 for a research project on the repression of refugee and migrant rights defenders in Europe (running from September 2023 until May 20241. Throughout the year. our work was supported bv.. Euromed R￿h1$ Friends of Stotewotch Funders Inltiativefor Civilsociety Gt7rden Court Chambers Globul Fundfor Humon Rlghts Open Soclety Foundations Durln8 the year we also agreed a renewed project grant w5th Prlvucy Internationol and a new prolect wlth the European Al & Society Fund. with work due to be carried out in 2024. We are grateful for the support of all our funders and supporters and hope to contlnue working wlth thern into 2024 and beyond. We will continue to seek new fundlng partners so that we can work towards the objectlves set out in our strategic plan that, as hlghlighred in this report. we were unable to work on in 2023 due to a lack of dedicated resources. Page 18 The Libertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Expendltvrè In 2023 Admln15tratlon and ,orE8n158tlon, £6.806 Trayel expenses, £2,732 Membershlpfees, £1,321 Prolectcosts, £5,663_ -Offiee costs. £ll,lYII Payroll, E90,93B AdinlnlstratFcn and or8anls&tlon .F fvlembers Prolert costs e5 OFfice casts Tr8vd expÈnses Expendlture 2021-23 2021 2022 2023 Admlnlstratlon and or8anlsatlon Membeishlp fees Office (osts £7,967 £11,185 £6,806 £1,321 £ii,ooi £1,282 £1.173 £7,157 £80,982 £1,000 £318 £8.969 £84,072 Payroll Project costs Travel expenses Othei £90.938 £5,795 £5,663 £2,732 £414 £928 £- 000 £329 Total £98.706 £112A51 £118,875 Page 19 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Income In 2023 other ￿tOIne, £G,G4J FI￿[1￿¥v[SidLgwdLl1I, £7,091 Core fundin&E'.11.J96 Proi¢ttgrants,1196,059 'Lfiiirthrt, f1,19.5 Frfendsof 51a-ewar¢h cole lU￿1￿g Prolectgranis otheri11t￿& Intome 2021-23 2021 2022 2023 Friends of Statewatch £7.J82 £76.338 £53,118 E970 £ll,(JJ3 £6,706 £161,596 £136,149 £1,195 £6,643 £312.289 Core funding Project Brants Gift Aid £29,756 £1.254 £2.267 £44,280 Other Income £2.748 £140,356 Total Frlends of Statewatch Regular payments from the 50 Friends of Stotewotch provided £5,473 to the or8anisation in 2023, alongslde eight one-off donations with a total value of £739. This is a substantial drop compared to 2022, due to the fa that in that year we received three one-off donation5 Worth over £4.000. One facet ol our new communlcations strategy, due to be put In place in 2024, will be to malntain the @xistSn8 Fr￿n￿S olstotewatch and to expand the number of regular donors. Pa8e 20 The Libertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report £180.Q(K.00 £160,000.0) £140.OCX).Q) £120,000 (X) £ioo.000.00 £80,000.00 £60.000.00 £40,000.00 E20,fK)O.00 2Q21 2022 2023 +Friends of Slalewaleh *bCore fun(fing Gifi Aid Other income Regular pèyments from the 50 Frlends of Stt7tewotch provided £5,473 to the organlsation in 2023, alongside eight one-off donations wlth a total value of £739. Thls is a substantlal drop compared to 2022, due to the lact that in that year we reteived three one-oll donations worth over £4,000. One facet of OUT new communlcètlons strategy, due to be put in place in 2024, will be to maintain the existing Friends of Stotewotch and to expand the number of regular donors. Statewatch In the EU +ProJ&¢l gTant3 Objectlve.. Establish oformulpresence in EU Jurisdlctlon ro mltlgOtep05sible risk5for our workcoused by Brexit nee the Brexit vote we have explored optlons lor establishing 3 formal Statewatth presence withln EU jurisdiction and now have a clear overview of what those options are and how to pursue them If deerned necessary. So far, the effects of Brexit have only caused minor procedural obstacles to our WOTk. for example the abllity to make requests for access to documenrs as a UK-based organisation. The option to establlsh Presence in EU jurisdictlon remalns open to us, if and when rjeemed necessary. A more effective organlsallon Objectlve.. Ensure thot Stotewutch hos the people, knowledge, skills ond contacts needed to ochieve Its objectives We seek to meet this objectlve by ensuring that leaming 3nd development is at the centre of our work. that we thoroughly rnonltor and evaluate the way we work, that we are able to make good use ol the voluntary work that people are willing to offer the organlsation, and that we play an actlve and meanlngful role In the networks ofwhlch we are a part. Page 21 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Learntng and development Our slrateglc plan CDmrnitS US to adopting a staff learning and development pro8ramme and indivldual learning and development plans for each member of staff. In practice, these goals have been rnet by keeping the question of learning and development as 3 Standing item on our weekly stall meetings and In rnonthly one-to-one meeting5 between eath member of staff and the dlrector. In 2023, In response to a request, one member of staff attended a tralning Course on good practices in volunteer manag&ment. An internal trainlng session was also organised on digital securlty pfèctices. Materlals and resources provided durlng training courses are made available to all Staff and volunteers for referenee. Monitoring and evaluatlon We monitor and evaluate our work regularly, on an overall basis and for individual projects, gener311y by measuring whether we have achieved intended outcomes. This continued throu8hout 2023, in anticipatlon of a mid-term strategy evaluation meeting in 2024. Malntaln and develop the Statewatch contrlbutorsgroup At the end of 2023 the Ststewatch contributor5 group was made up of 52 people based in 15 dllferent countries. Excluding stèfl, tFUStees and the Director Emeritus, there are 39 'external' contributors Sn the group. At the end of October, 10 contrlbutors attended our annual online meetin& only the second slnce 2020 after pause forced upon us during the pandemlc. Thls provided a valuable opportunity to connect wlth one another, to share informatSon and updates from across Europe 3nd beyond, and to discuss key themes and ideas for the vear to come. Nevertheless, the low level of particlpatSon. compared to the number of people in the contributors group. Indicates a need to develop new ways of working wlth the group to Increase engagement. Throughout the year, three analyses and 10 news articles were authored by contributors. A contributor also provided wsualisation5 of data on deportation flights coordinated by EU border agency FrontÈx for a speclal feature published in january. Between October and December, we hostèd a fellow of the Mercator Foundation, who requested a placement with us as part of thelr fellowship to conduct a research project on sexuallsed violence at Europe's borders. They were a slgnificant asset to our small team. assi5tin8 With our research and writin8 a5 well as conductln8 their own prolect. and found thelr time with us very useful.. -I'm impressed by the hl8h output, both In terms of quality and quantity, that Statewatch achieves despite It5 Small size, and I think you all do a really great job and I could learn a lot from how you approach different research topics. Especially compared to other organisations I have worked for, I have found the working atmtssphere to be qulte relaxed and relatively low pressure., They remain part of the contributors group. A more actlve and effectlve role In our networks We remaln active in multlple national and International civil society networks. working on issue5 related to dlgltal rights. mlgration and asylum and policing. Bur6errechte & Pallzei (Civil Llbertles & Policln& CILIPI CILIP is a German magaz5t)e that slnce 1978 has produced regular reports, analyse5 and news on policing. the secret servites, 5nternal security and thelr effects and interrelation wlth clvil rights. Stotewotth has maintalned close links with CIIIP for over th￿e decades, and we remaln In regular contact with their editorial collecrive on topics of rnutual Interest. In 2022 the rnagazine published an article authored by Statewatch Researcher Yasha Maccanlco and Statewatch Director Chris Jones; in ear￿ 2023 we published an English version of the text. Page 22 The Llbertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Dlgltal Freedom Fund The Digital Freedom Fund IDFFI exlsts to support the dlgltal rlghts comrnunity in Europe to adv3nce and protect human rlghts in digltal spaces and recluce the negatlve Impact of technology in the world. In March, Chrls lones attended the DFF Annual Strategy Meeting In Berlin. which is or8anlsed to Provide a space for Indlvidu31s and organisations worklng on a wide range of dlgital rights issues across Europe and beyond to come to8ether to connect in person to pool ide3s, creatlvlty, and resources, as well as to reflect on how we can synchronise our efforts, better work together, and spark new initiatlves. Whilst there, he hosted a workshop on access to informatlon and documents in the EU. Statewatch Researcher, Rorrain Lanneau, participated Sn the DFF project 'Charter Rights are Digital Rights,, attendlng a workshop In Bedln and 3Uthorlng an essay looklng at digital rights and the protection of the rlght to seek asylum, Artlcle 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. 2023 also saw the Oecolonisin8 Digital Rights process, organised by Digitol Freetlom Fund and Europeon Dwitol Rights. come to an end, wlth a launch event in Brussels Sn October. Chris Jones particlpated slnce the beginning of the process, which has d&veloped a programme al work aimed at challenging the structural causes of oppression and their manifestations within the digital rlghts field. This will be used to propel work that develop5 a di8ltal rlghts fleld In which all groups in soclety have their voices heard and whlch works to protect the di8ltal rS8ht5 of all. Participating In the process has provided an important way for us to reflect on our own work and practices and we expect the programme of work to provlde a further means to do so. We will continue to engage with this work in the years to come. European Digital Rlghts Europeon Dlgital Rights IEDRil is a network of NGOS, experts. advocates and academics wor￿n£ to defend and èdvance digit31 ri8hts across the continent. It ha5 over 50 or8an15ational members and lor over two decades has served as the backbone ol the digital rl8hts movement in Europe. Throughout the year we participated in the network's working groups on the Prum 11 proposals, Europol, surveillance and the Al Act, with particular Involvement In the first two. In May. St3tewatch Director Chris Jones attended the network's general assembly in Belgrade, and In October a mÈetin8 in Brussels intended to start a process for developlng a renewed shared vision for the network. prior to the drafting of a new strateglc plan in 2024. In January, Statew3tch Director Chris Jones and Research Consultant Rtsm31n tanneau organised 3 well-attended workshop on Europol, the EU pollcln8 agency, at the Privacy Camp conference. whlch Is co-organlsed by EDRi. The panel wa5 composed ol laure Baudrihaye-Gérard Iformer Legal Director of Fair Trials and a Stotewotch trustee), Saskia Brfcmont IMEP, Greens/European Free Alliance), Fanny Coudert (European Data Protection Supervisor), and Sabrina Sanchez IExecutive Director, European Sex Workers Rights Alliancel. It was chaired by Chloé Berthélémy Isenlor Policy Advlsor, EDRil. Migreurop Mlgreurop is 3 Euro-African network of human rights organis3tions, actSvi5ts and researchers. Irs aim 15 to identify, publicise and denounce the consequences ol European mlgration policies on the livlng conditlons and the respect of the rights of people on the move. Page 23 The Llbertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report In October we were elected for a second terrn as one of three co-presldent5 of M￿reuroP.5 Conseil Adminlstrotif, alon8side I'tsssociotion Murocaine des Droits Humrjns, and two indivldual members. We will continue to Use this role to improve the functioning and impact of the network. Statewaich Researcher, Yasha Maccanico, attended the network's gener31 assembly in Mar5eilles in May. Yasha Maccanlco was also involved In organlsln& hosting and glvlng a presentation at a Migreurop publi¢ weblnar to analyse on80ing EU reforms on mlgration 3nd asylum and their impact, in cooperation with La Clmade, Clré, CNCO-11.11.11 and Statewatch. It provided Inforrnation on current EU legal reforms under the Pact on Migration and Asylum and hlghlighted the impacts ol these reforms on the ground in Europe IFrance, Greece. Italy and 8ulgarlal and Africa (Niger. Morocco, Egypt and Tunisial. Almost 500 people attended the webinar. Through the year we also continued to share inforrnatlon 8nd advice amongst member or8anSsatlons. and to participate in a number ol lon8-standing and ad-hoc worklng 8roups within the network, on issues such as border externalisation, Frontex and the situation in Israel and Palestine. Protect Not SurveFI The Protect Notsurvell coalition was born out of a need to coordinate clvll society demands for the EU'5 Al Act to ensure prtstettions for migrants and refugees. It 15 made up of 14 organisations, three indivlduals and has over 300 supporters. At the end of 2023. with negotiations on the Al Act comin8 to 3 close, the network w3S beginnlng the process of how to continue working on the important issue ol digital technoloBies. migration aftd borders. Thls Is What Pollce Tech Look5 Uke This Is What Pollce Tech Looks Like is a project hosted by researchers at the London School of Economits that brlngs together a network of individuals and or8ani5ations from across Europe workln8 on issues related to pollcing and techno108y. Stotewotch has particlpated in the project 51nce Its inception In 2022 with a number of online meetin8s, and in May 2023 Statew3tch Researcher Yèsha Maccanico attended the 1Srst in-person meetln8 in BelBr3de to give a presentation as part of 3 5esslon on "pollce tech harms across Europe." We also presented our work and partlclpated In further onllne sesslons throughout 2022. Other rèlèvant évents Our longstanding work and reputatlorl in the field saw us Invlted to speak about the Statewatch's hlstory. methods and approaches to ourwork.. IM October. Chris lones gave an online presentation to students at Bard College IUSAI, follo￿ll8 an invite from a member of the academic stsff,. rovln our communlcatlon Im Commvnitations Worker In autumn we launched the recruitment procedure for a Communic3tlons Worker, markin8 the first time that Statewotch has employed a dedicated member ol stall to work on ¢ornmunications. The successful candidate wa5 appointed in Decernber, to start developing a communication5 Strategy lor Statewotch at the beginning of 2024. The successful development and implementation ol that strategy Is 8 key oblective In our 2022-26 strategie plan, and will allow us to increase the reach, engagement wlth, and use of our work by different audiences. Pa8e 24 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Use of our resources Even without a dedltated plan or employee, many of the key flgures that we use to measure our reach continued to grow throughout 2023. The total number of vlslt9 to our webslte grew by 3% In 2023 Ito a total of 168,2321 compared to the previous year1162,9871- desplte the fact that due to circumstances beyond our control, our web51te faced signlflcant perlods of downtime In August, October and November. This downtime likely contrlbuted to a decrease In other web sta￿St1￿.. a 9% drop in the total number of vis1t0￿ (from 146,769 to 133,4861- a 3% drop in the number of page vlews Ifrorn 281,415 to 272,3601.. and a 13% drop In the numbei of flles downloaded from the slte (from 20.292 to 17,5861. Osje to changes in the way X (formerly Twtterl produces stadstlc5 and data, records of the number of new followers obtained every month are no langer avallable. However, between January and September we obtalned 715 new followers, a slightly higher amount than over the same period in 2022, Indlcating that we likely acquired some 900 new followers over the course of 2023. Over the course of the year the nurnber of subscrlber5 to our mailing Ilst increased by over 100, to a total of 11,114 by the end of 2023. Polity on reserves At year end our reserves stood at £9,530. Reserves are held to meet any unexpected shortfall In Income and to meet any necessary expendlture to protect or expand the trust's work. Trustees wlll endeavour to increase the reserves if Income permits. Increasln8 Staff wages Is also a prlorlty, subject to meeting our other legal cornmitments. Rlsk anal Staff develtspment and retentlon Statew3tch employees are ernployed part time and are hiBhly skilled in our speclallst field of work. Our priorltv 15 to retaln and develop current staff. In 2021 we irnplemented an across-the-board pay Increase of IO% and committed to intmduce a further IO% increase in 2022, funding permittlng. Thls was an important first step In brlnglng our Sala￿eS up to an adequate level for the sector. Revlew and rnonltor #thon to reduce our projected pension deflclt We have an action plan In place wlth the Pension5' Trust, our pension provlder, to reduce our def￿c￿ by paying additional annual contrlbutlons over tEn year5 2013 2023. The estlmate from the Pensions Trust of employer Ilablllty on wlthdrawal 15 £4,209 las at September 20231 and was £6,069 las at September 20221. Page 25 The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Trustees, Report Statement of tru5tees' responslbllltles The trustees (who are a150 the dlrector5 of The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the tru5tee5' report and the financial statements in accordance wlth applicable 13w and Unlted Kingdom Account5ne Standards Iunlted Kingdom Generally Accepted Atcountln@ Practicel, includlng FRS 102 The Financial Reportlllg Standard appllcable in the LtK and Republic of l¥eland" Company law requlre5 the trustees to prepare financl31 statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the finaneial stètements unless they are Satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of aff3ir5 of the charitable company and of the incomlng resources and appllcation of resources, Sncluding its income and expenditure, of the charltable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to., select suitable accountlng pollcies and apply them con51Stentlvi observe the method5 and princlples in the Charities SORP,. make ludgetnents and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent,. state whether appllcable accountlrig standards, comprlslng FRS 102 have been followed, subject to anv materlal departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and prepare the flnanclal statements on the going concern basss unless it is inappropriate to presumè that the charitable company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeplng proper accounting records that can dlsclosè with reasonable accuracv at any time the financial posltion of the charitable_company and enable them lo ensure that the financial 5taterrents comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responslble for safeguardlng the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. The trustee5 are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial informatlon included on the charitable company's webslte. Legislation governing the preparatlon and dissemSnation of financial statements may differ from legislatlon in other lurisdictlons. The financial statement5 on pages 29 to 43 were approved by.the trustees, and authorised for Issue on 31 Julv 2024 and signed on their behalf by.. jonathan Bloch Company secretsry and trustee Page 26 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known a5 Statewatch Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of The Libertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust ('the Company,) I report to the charity trustees (who are a150 Directors for the purpose of company lawl on my examinatlon of the accounts of the The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust I'the charltable compan￿} for the year ended 31 December 2023 which cornprlse the Statement ol Flnaneial Actlvityes, the Balance Sheet and related notes on page5 29 to 43. This report is made solely to the charlvs tiustees, as a body, In accordance with sethon 145 of the Chailtles Att 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I mlght state to the tharlty's trustees those matter5 1 am required to state to them In this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responslblllty to anyone other than the charity and the eharitvs trustee5 as a body, for my wurk, for thls report, or for the opinions I have formed. Responslbllltbes and bas15 of repoit As the charitvs trustees of The Libertarian Research and EducatSon Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Cornpanles Act 20061'the 2006 ACVI. Having satisfied myself that th& accounts of The Libertarlan Research and Educatlon T¥ust are not required to audlted under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eli6lble for Independent examinatlon, I report in respect of my examination of your charitvs accounts as carried out under sectlon 145 of the Charities Art 20111'the 2011 Act'l. In tairying out my examlnatlon I have followed the Directlons given by the Charity Commlsslon under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Att. An Independent examlnatlon does not Involve gatherlng all the evidence that would be requlred In an audit and consequently does not cover all the matters that an audltor considers in givln8 their opinlon on the financial statetnents. The planning and conrjuct of an audit goes beyond the Ilmited assurance that an Independent examination can provide. Consequently l express no opinion as to whether the flnanclal statements present a 'true and fairf vlew and my report Is Ilmited to those speclflc matters set out In the Independent examinerfs statement. Indèpenqlent examlnerfs statément Since The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust's gross income exceeded £250.000 your examlner must be a member of a body listed in sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act. I conflrm that l am qualified to undertake the examinatlon because l am a rnember of , whlch15 one of the115ted bodies. I have completed my examlnatSon. I conflrm that no matters have come to my attention in connection wlth the examlnation glving me cause to belleve.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect ol The Llbertarlan Researeh and Educatlon Trust as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records,. or 3. the accounts do not comply wlth the atcounting requ1rements of section 396 of the 20D6 Act other than any requlrement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, whlch15 not a matter consldeied as part of an Independent examlnation,. or Page 27 The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of The Llbertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust I'the Company'l 4. the accounts have not been prepared In accordance wlth the methods and prlnclples of the Statement of Recommended Practlce for accountln8 and reportln8 by charltles appllcable to charitles preparing thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Flnandal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FR5 1021. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to whlch attention should be drawn in this repori In order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. 7irn Sullivan FCA Fleld Sulllvan Llmlted 9 Hare & BSllet Road Blackheath SE3 ORB */2024 Pa8e 28 The Ilbertarlao Research and Edu¢atlonTrust known bs St3tewat£h staterne￿t of Flnanclal Actlvltle5 fortheyeai Ended 31 Detember 2023 Iln¢lvdln8 Income and Expendirure Account and Statement of Total Re¢o8nlsed Galns and losses) Total Unre5trfciÈd Restrfcted Unr•stikt•d Restiltttd 2D22 Nott IncomÈ4lld ElldovJmtntsfrc￿'. 169.198 129P48 298,546 13,6 122S7 14.807 17216 29,473 char￿•ble4Cl￿￿￿ts InvE&tmplltin¢orne T4iJllnr¢me 129.018 44,280 Exptnolture on.. 106.$531 (97.387 15.064 T4tèlexpendltwe 1118,8751 (97.387 15. etin(￿DeNt￿PenOit￿el Trènslersbe¢ween fun¢5 193.414 VQ.3231 11.646 2,646 t4etrnvement Infund5 118.373 193.414 170,3231 Reconclllèthn ¢ffJnds rot* frjndsbraught lorward 9.530 77,701 77.701 Totd fund5cairfedloTward 17 155.751 47.193 202,9M 9.530 The pèÈes 331¢ 431¢DM 4rtilltegral partofthestflfiintiil statpmpnts. The Llbertarlan Re5eJrch aod Edutaiion Trust knr*wn a$St8tewatch Statementof Fl*an¢lal A(tlvltles forthe Year Ended 31 Detember ZOZ3 Ilndudlngln￿me and ExpendltureAc¢ount and Stalemeni of Total Reco8nlsed Galns and Losses) Thq l￿d￿￿[￿akdOwn Iw20Zi 115hown lThnoté ly. ThenotesoThpa8e$33 t443 forman knte814 Part￿th￿st￿n￿ftC￿I$t*¢￿MlI. The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewateh (Reglstratlon number: 08480724) Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Note Flxed assèts Tangible assets li 1,200 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and In hand 12 18,613 211,363 2,875 16,577 13 229,976 19,452 C¥edltors', Amounts falllng due wlthln one year 14 124,0231 13,8521 Net Current as5et5 205,953 15,600 rotal assets less current Ilabllitles 207,153 15,61X) ProvlsloThs 15 14,2091 16,0701 Net asset5 202.944 9,530 Funds of the charitv: Restrlcted Income funds Restricted funds 47,193 2,152 Unrestrlcted Income funds Unrestricted funds 155,751 7,378 Total funds 17 202,944 9.530 For the financial year ending 31 December 2023 the charity was entitled to exemptlon from audlt under sectlon 477 of the Companles Act 20L% relaung to small companles. Directors, ¥esponsibllities'. The member5 have not ￿qUIred the tharlty to obtaln an audlt of Its accounts for the year In questiorn In accordance wlth section 476,. and The dlrectors acknowledge their responsibilltles for complying with the requlrerrents of the Act wlth respect to accoundng records and the preparatlon of accounts. The note5 on page5 33 to 43 form an Integral part of these financlal 5tatement5. Page 31 The Libertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch {Re8istration number: 084807241 Balance Sheet a5 at 31 December 2023 The flnancial statements on pages 29 to 43 were appioved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 31 Ju 2024 and signed on their behalf bv.. Jonathan Bloch Company secretary and trustee The note5 on pages 33 to 43 form an integral part of these flnantlal statements. Page 32 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 I Charlty status The cha￿ty is limited by guarantee, Incorporated in England and Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each ol the trustees Is liable to contrlbute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event ol liquidatlon. The address of its registered office is: 88 Fleet Street London EC4Y IOH These finandal statements were authorlsed for i55ue by the trustees on 29 July 2024. 2 A¢countlng pollcle5 Summary of slgnlflcant a¢¢ountln8 poll¢les and key a¢countlng estimates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financlal statements are set out below. These policies have been conslstently applled to all the years p￿Sented. unless otherwise stated. 5talement of compllante The flnanclal statements have been prepared In accordan￿ with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance wSth the Flnancial Reporting Stand3rd appllcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffeetive l January 20191 (Charities SORP IFRS 1021 Second edltion October 20191, the Flnancial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021. They also comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. Basis of preparation The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities ère initially recognised at historical cost or transactlon value unles5 Otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. Goln8 toncèrn In common with many similar organlsatlons who receSve the malorlty of thelr income frorn public fundin8, the viability ol The Libertarian Research and Education Trust is dependent on findin8 ¢ontinuSnB SOUr￿S ol funding, As set out in the trustee's report, the company's financial situation remains challenging, but the trustees are working to address these issues. Accordingly. the trustee5 believe it IS 3ppropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. Exemptlon from preparlng ? cash flow statement The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin I published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not Included a cash flow statement in these flnanaal st3ternents. Page 33 The Libertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known a5 Statewatch Notes to the Flnan¢lal Statements for the Year Ended 310ecember 2023 Judgements and key sources of estlmatlon uncert31nty In the application ol the ¢harity's accounting pollcies, the directos are réquired to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and Ilabilities that are not readily apparent from other source5. The estimates and assoclated assumptlons are based on historlcal experience and other factor5 that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlylng assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basls. Revisions to accountin8 estimates are recognised in the periods in which the estimate is revised where revisions affect5 only that period, or In the period of the revision and future perlods where the revlslons affects both current and future periods. Intome and endowments All income is reco8nlsed once the charity has entitlement to the Income. it is probable that the Income will be received and the arnount of the income recelvable can be measured reliably. Donotlons andlegocies Donations are recognised when the charlty has been notifled in writlng ol both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donatlon 15 subject to conditions that requlre a level of performance by the charitv before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income Is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those condltlons Is wholly wlthin the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reportlng perlod. Gn7llts recelvable Grants are recogn15ed when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any condltions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the Income is recognised as a liability and Included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. DeAerred Income Delerod income represents amounts recelved for future periods and is released to incomin8 resource5 in the period for whlch, It has been recelved. Such income is only deferred when.. The donor speclfies that the grant or donatSon must only be used in future accounting periods,. or . The donor has imposed conditlons whlch Must be Met before the charity has unconditional entitlement. Investment Income Divldends are recognlsed once the dlvSdend has been declared and notificatlon has been received of the dividend due. Page 34 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Expendlture All expenditure Is recognlsed once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure. It is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar cost5 to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central stall Costs alloeated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the 35set's use. Other sitpport C05t5 are allocated based on the spread ol staff costs. Churitoble o¢tivltles Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery ol its activities and 5ervice5 for Its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated dlrectly to such activlties and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support thern. Support costs Support cost5 include central functions and have been allocated to activity c05t categories on a basis COnSlStent wlth the use of resources, for example, allocatin8 property costs by floor areas, or per capita, stall Costs by the tlrne spent and other costs by thelr usage. Taxatlon The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 of the Fl#an¢e Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition ol a charitable company lor UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charlty is potentlally exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains recelved withln categorles covered by Ch3Pter 3 Part 11 ol the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Ch8r8eable Galns Act 1992, to the extent that such Incorne or gains are applled exclusively to charitable purposes. Tanglble flxed assets Indlvldual fixed assets costing £5CMJ or more are initially recorded at COSt, les5 any subsequent accumulated depreclatlon and subsequent accumulated Smpalrment losses. Trade debtors Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for rnerchandlse sold or seNlces performed In the ordSnary course of business. Trade debtors ère recognlsed InStlally at the transactlon prlce. They are subsequently measured at amortlsed cost using the eflectlve interest method, les5 provislon for impairment. A provislon for the impairment of trade debtors is establlshed when there is objectlve evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due accordifig to the orl8lnal terms of the recelvables. Cash and c35h equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprSse cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly Ilquld investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Pa6e 35 The Libertarlan Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewat¢h Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Borrowlngs Interest-bearlng borrowings are initially recorded at falr value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearin8 borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the dlfference between the proceeds, net of transaction cost5, and the amount due on redemption being recoghised as a charge to the Statement of Financlal Actlvities over the period of the relevant borrowing. Interest expense is reco8nlsed on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payablé and similar charges. Borrowlngs are classified as current liabilities unless the charity has an unconditional rlght to defer settlement of the liability for at le85t twelve months after the reporting date. Provisions Provisions are recognised when the charfty has an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that the charity wll be required to settle that obligation and a reliable estimate can be made ol the amount of the obligation. Fund Structure Unrestricted Intome funds are general fvnds that are available lor use at the trustees dlscretlon In furtherance of the objectives of the charity. Restricted Income funds ere those donated for use in a partleular area or lor speclfic purposes, the use of whlch Is restricted to that a￿8 or purpose. 3 In¢ome from donatlons and legacles Unrestrlcted Total 2023 Total 2022 General Restrlcted Don8tSons and legacies,. Committed glvlng Gift 3id reclaimed 6,707 1.195 6,707 1,195 11,003 1.254 Grants, Including tapital 8rants,. Garden Court 4.000 157.596 4,000 157,596 11,501 19,254 Open Soclety lllstitute Privacy International Fund for Global Human right5 11,501 19,254 17,216 Sodety 98.293 98,293 169.498 129,048 298,546 29,473 Page 36 The Libertarian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 4 Income from charltable actlvltles Llnrestrlcted Tota5 2023 Total 2022 General Servlce level agreement Fees and supplSes Other Income 7,101 366 6,208 7.101 366 12,540 540 6,208 1,727 13,675 13.675 14,807 S Investmeht Income Unrestrlcted funds General Total 2023 Interest receivable and similar income; Interest receivable on bank deposlts 68 68 6 Expenditure on charltable a¢tlvltles Total 2023 Total 2022 Note Staff costs Computer software and maintenan Printlng, postage and statlonery Trade subscription5 Sundries 67,950 3,731 287 69,497 5,856 216 1,321 15 1,173 195 Prolect costs Travel and subsistence Support costs 5,663 2,732 37,176 5,795 929 28.790 118,875 112,451 Page 37 The Llbertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Flnancial Statements forthe Year Ended 31 De¢ember 2023 7 Analysls of svpport costs Support costs Yotal 2023 Total 2022 Rent 9,55S 693 7,765 663 Insurance Accountancy Independent examinailon Consultancy Legal and professional Bènk charges Depreciatlon of office equlpment (Gainllloss on programme related investments 180 300 2,412 22.987 817 2,340 14,575 2,832 184 132 400 131 37,176 28,790 8 Trustees remuneration and expense5 No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have recelved any remuneration from the charity during the year. No trustees have recelved any reSmbursed èxpenses or any other benefits from the charlty during the year. Page 38 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 9 Staff cost5 The a8greg3te payroll costs were as follows.. 2023 2022 Staff costs durlnK the year werè: Wages and salarle5 Soclal 5ecudty costs Pension costs 65,207 153 69,448 293 2,392 198 15771 333 Other staff costs 67,950 69,497 The monthly average number of persons (including senior management I leadershlp team) employed by the charity during the year expressed 3s lull time equivalents was as follows.. 2023 No 2022 Charitable actiwties No employee received emoluments of more than £60,1J)O durtn8 the year. 10 Taxation The Charity Is a regSstered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. 11 Tanglble flxed assets Furniture and equipment Total Cost Additions 1,600 1.600 At 31 December 2023 1,600 1.600 Depfecl3tlon Ch3r8& lor the year 400 400 At 31 December 2023 400 400 Net book value At 31 Oecember 2023 1,200 1,200 Page 39 The LlbertHrian Research and Educatlon Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 12 Debtoys 2023 2022 Prepayment5 Accrued income 2,499 14,919 1,195 1.621 Other debtors 1,254 18,613 2,875 13 Cash and cash equlvalents 2023 2022 Cash at bank 211,363 16,577 14 CredStors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year 2023 2022 Other taxation and soci31 securlty Accruals Deferred Income 2,564 3,620 17.839 3,852 24,023 3,852 15 Provlslons Penslon contributions provislon Total At l January 2023 Ciedited to the statement of recognised 8ains and1055es 16.0701 1,861 16.0701 1.861 At 31 December 2023 14,2091 14,2091 16 Related party transattlons There were no related party transaction5 in the year. Page 40 The Libertarian Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Financial Statements forthe Year Ended 31 December 2023 17 Funds Balance at i January 2023 Incoming resourcès Aesources expended Balance at 31 De¢èmber 2023 Transfers Unrestrl¢ted Generol General Funds 7,378 183,241 132,2221 12,6461 155,751 Restricted Pl Project The Fund for Global Human Right5 Funders, 2,152 11,501 18.1911 5,462 19,254 121,9001 2.646 Civll Society 98,293 156.5621 41,731 2,152 129,048 186,6531 2,646 47,193 Total funds 9.530 312,289 1118,8751 202,944 Balance at 31 December 2022 Balance at I January 2022 Incomln8 resource5 Resources e¥pended Unrestrlcted Genergl General Funds 77,701 27,064 197,3871 7,378 RestrÈcted Pl Project 17,216 115.0641 2,152 Total funds 77,701 44.280 1112.4511 9,S30 Pa8e 41 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notestothe Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows.. ProtectSn8 Migrants Comrnunities by Future-Proofing the Immigration system Funder.. Privacy Internatlonal Summary.. In order to inform civil 50clety orBanlsat5on51 joumallsts and European and national parliamentary representatives obout EU lustlce and home affaSrs agencies, roles in thls complex Information network and its Impact on Individua15' r5ghts. this project produced an interactlve onllne'map, and a serles ol short briefing5 to explaln and critlcally analyse.. • the processlng of person31 data by Frontex, Europol and the EU Asylurn A8ency Sn the context of the Eu's 'interoperability' initiative, Including new roles and powers granted to the agenaes in relation to interoperable systems and how thls compares to the status quo ante as well as their more general data processing powers.. and the impact of that data pmcessing on fundamental rights. Transnational security policy, ciwc space and human rights Funder.. Funders Inltlatlve for Clvil Soclety Summary.. Investigating transnational securSty and counter-terrori5m obligations orlglnatlng from the UN Security Council, their Implementatlon by Internatlonal and regional Intergovemment31 organisations, and thelr Impacts and effetts on c5vic space and human rights at national level. Transparency on Al technolo8les In ml8ration.' Europe's techno-border Funder.. Euromed Rights Summary.. A study to provide an ove￿eW ol the Ilnks between European mlgratlon policies- namely spe¢iflc flles contslned In the so-called EU Pact on Migration 3nd Asylum, such as the Screening Regulatlon and the Use of 5ecurity-focused technologies, including Al. The study included a focus on Italy and Spain, as key ountries for the implementation of screenings of asylum applicants at external borders. Cwic space, security, and Migrants, Rights Research; the security playbook and migrants, rl8hts actlvism Funder.. Fund lor Global Human Rights Surnmary.. A project investigating how governments In Europe and beyond have used securfty narratlves and measures to crack down on mi8rantlrelugee rlghts work. Data exchange, exclusion and denlal at the borders Funder: Privacy International Summary.. This project Investigates the use ol secret evtdence in as￿UM and immi8ratlon proceeding5 111 the EU, and look5 at how data protection law may be used to provlde improved access to an effective remedy lor people in those proceedlngs. Page 42 The Llbertarlan Research and Education Trust known as Statewatch Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 18 Analy51s of net assets between funds Unrestrlcted lunds General Total funds at 31 December 2023 Restrlcted funds Tanglble fixed assets Current assets 1,200 188,245 124,0231 14,2091 1.200 229,976 124.0231 14,2091 41,731 Current Ilabllities Provlsloms Total net assets 161,213 41,731 202,944 Unrestilcted funds General Total funds at 31 December 2022 Aestrlcted funds Current assets Current liabilltles Promsions 17,3 13.8521 16.0701 2,152 19,452 13,8521 16,0701 Totsl ner assets 7.378 2,152 9,530 Page 43