Earlier this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the indefinite retention of the DNA profiles of individuals convicted of a criminal offence in Northern Ireland was a... Read more

GeneWatch UK has written to the Prime Minister and all ministers in the Government of Rwanda warning of the dangers of a universal DNA database. The letter follows reports that Rwanda is pla... Read more

India’s Congress Party has opposed the government’s proposed DNA databank bill, citing massive loopholes and a threat to privacy. Congress has called for withdrawal of the bill a... Read more

Read the Forensic Genetics Policy Initiative’s preliminary analysis of India’s DNA Bill in The Hindu. In short, important safeguards and a cost-benefit analysis are still lacking... Read more

Any Revision Should Fully Respect Right to Privacy The Constitutional Court’s decision on October 5, 2017 to strike down Kuwait’s overly broad DNA law is a positive step for the right to pri... Read more

The Forensic Genetics Policy Initiative report: Establishing Best Practice for Forensic DNA Databases is now available on: http://dnapolicyinitiative.org/report/ This report was developed by... Read more

Following public criticism of India’s draft DNA Bill for its lack of safeguards to protect privacy and human rights, the Department of Biotechnology held a two week consultation in Aug... Read more

Rhode Island’s DNA sampling bill, passed overwhelmingly by lawmakers in 2014 and signed into law by the then Governor Lincoln Chafee, expands the criteria for collecting DNA and entering it... Read more

Kuwait has become the only county in the world to make DNA testing mandatory for the whole population, including citizens and foreign residents. People who refuse to give samples will spend... Read more