A bus in Washington DC has is displaying an advert showing support for the former National Security Agency analyst-turned leaker, Edward Snowden.<br /><br />It is part of a campaign in the run-up to the re-opening of the US Congress in January.<br /><br />Anger at security surveillance practices have spurred on activists and diplomats alike to call a halt to what they see as an invasion of privacy.<br /><br />Carl Messineo from Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, the organisation behind the bus campaign explained: <br /><br />“It’s time to stop the NSA from seizing and searching my emails, my gmail, logging my telephone calls. I never signed up for this. The US citizenry does not want this. And I want the people who see the bus to know that there are millions of others thinking the exact same thing.”<br /><br />Meanwhile a United Nations committee has adopted a resolution to protect the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance. It follows reports that the US eavesdropped on foreign leaders including those of Brazil and Germany.<br /><br />“For the first time in the framework of the United Nations, this resolution unequivocally states that the same rights that people have off-line must also be protected online,” said Peter Wittig, Germany’s Ambassador to the United Nations as he addressed the UN’s Human Rights Committee. <br /><br />Edward Snowden has been granted limited asylum in Russia after leaking information about the NSA’s surveillance activities. His revelations have won him support both in the US and abroad.<br /><br />The UN’s resolution is expected to be adopted by the General Assembly next month.
